Events in Rome and surroundings: detail

From June 28 2008 to October 28 2008

Exibition in Rome - Egypt in Rome from history to myth - Hotel Lirico Rome

Where: Castel Sant'Angelo
Address: Lungotevere di Castello, 50
Phone: 06 90 28 74 55
Hours: Tue-sun h9-19



"Egypt in Rome from history to myth"

The exhibition aims to document the link between the two most ancient and powerful empires that ever existed, Rome and Ancient Egypt.

The high number of obelisks and many Roman artefacts show how Roman art was profoundly influenced by Egyptian art. The artists of the Renaissance also gleaned their inspiration from the ancient prophets, the Great Hermes Trismegisto for example, and the fascinating and mysterious hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt.

The Borgias wanted the story of Egyptian deities painted on the ceilings and walls in their rooms in the Vatican and Raphael used a semblance of Artemis Ephesia (thinking her to be Isis) on the ceiling of the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura.

An intense passion for Egypt was rife throughout the 18th century onwards and has continued on until the present day; the Americans wanted a pyramid on their dollar bill and the French unveiled the mysteries of the hieroglyphics.



Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo
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