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The Great Fire of Rome (Latin: incendium magnum Romae) began on the 19th of July 64 AD. [1] The fire started in the merchant shops around Rome's chariot stadium, Circus Maximus . After six days, the fire was brought under control, but before the damage could be assessed, the fire reignited and burned for another three days.
847 – Borgo, Italy, the area around Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, was devastated by fire. 1041 – Fire destroys most of the old city of Bremen, Germany, including the cathedral. 1046 – A fire in Hildesheim, Germany, destroys parts of the city, including the cathedral. 1132 – In June, a huge fire in Hangzhou, China, destroyed 13,000 houses.
The painting was first exhibited in 1876 at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. It went on to tour Europe with stops in Vienna, Munich, Prague, Lviv, Berlin, Saint Petersburg, Poznań, Paris and London. It was met with critical acclaim by masters of academic art such as Hans Makart and Lawrence Alma-Tadema. [3]
The Fire in the Borgo is a painting created by the workshop of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael between 1514 and 1517. [1] Though it is assumed that Raphael did make the designs for the complex composition, the fresco was most likely painted by his assistant Giulio Romano .
The National Portrait Gallery partnered with the Michael Jackson Estate to produce the exhibition. Dr. Nicholas Cullinan is the show's director. Private collectors from around the world loaned the art pieces for the show, which also included new works made especially for Michael Jackson: On the Wall. [3] [4]
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While the western stretch of the Via Sacra which runs through the Forum follows the original ancient route of the road, the eastern stretch between the end of the forum and the Colosseum, which passes underneath the Arch of Titus, is a redirection of the road built after the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64. [2]