In the mid-17th century, Pope Innocent X commissioned Gian Lorenzo Bernini—Rome’s premiere Baroque sculptor—to redecorate two of the fountains in the city’s famous Piazza Navona.

The Vatican City is toughening punishments for people entering the place illegally, in light of the expected influx of ...

The villa's extravagant rooms, spread across two floors, are filled with famous works, including Canova's Venus Victrix, Bernini's sculptures David and Apollo and Daphne, and Caravaggio's "Boy ...

It’s the most boring and thankfully also the shortest month of the year. Don’t worry. There is plenty to perk you up and before you know it will be June! Visit the palace for free People who were born ...

Nearby, along Via Sant’Eustachio, I usually marvel at the window displays of goldsmith and jeweller Diego Percossi Papi, whose creations blend the traditional art of enamelling and carved stones with ...

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has announced the arrival of a 72-centimeter-tall sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) — the only work by the world-famous Baroque sculptor in the Netherlands. The ...

A man has caused minor damage at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican after jumping onto the main altar and knocking over 19th ...

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The most romantic accommodation at Bernini Palace Hotel is undoubtedly the Junior Suite overlooking the famous Brunelleschi Dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. A large open space with ...

The altar is located just under the basilica’s famous stone canopy, designed by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini ... front of Michelangelo’s Pieta sculpture, which was attacked with ...