Rome, Italy
Sisinnius Fresco in the Basilica San Clemente
A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.
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Rome, Italy
A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.