In the Hermitage presented more than 400 exhibits about Rome XVI-XVIII centuries
On November 14, one of the main exhibitions of the season, Urbi et Orbi, opened in the Manege of the Small Hermitage. Baroque Rome and ancient Rome. The exposition was the first large-scale project in Russia dedicated to the image of the Eternal City in the XVI-XVIII centuries. This was reported by the journalist of “MK in St. Petersburg” Anna Korobitsina.
On November 14, one of the main exhibitions of the season, Urbi et Orbi, opened in the Manege of the Small Hermitage. Baroque Rome and ancient Rome. The exposition was the first large-scale project in Russia dedicated to the image of the Eternal City in the XVI-XVIII centuries. This was reported by the journalist of “MK in St. Petersburg” Anna Korobitsina.
Visitors will see more than 400 exhibits, and a significant part of them left the foundations for the first time. The exhibition is conceived as a visual encyclopedia: it is divided into two parts - solemn Rome with papal ceremonies and palaces, and artistic and free-thinking Rome.
The exposition presents antique sculptures, Renaissance frescoes, caravaggist paintings, terracotta sketches by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and drawings by Francesco Borromini, as well as engravings with views of the city. The space was decorated in the spirit of Roman Baroque: curved lines echo the brick vaults of the Manege, reminiscent of ancient baths.
