this great italian theater: shifting from the document to the monument, by maria cristina misiti
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“This great Italian Theater”Maria Cristina Misiti
Biblioteca di Archeologia e Storia dell’Arte
Lisbona
20 maggio 2010
Crociera
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Courtyard of the college now this part of the building houses the oldest Classical High School of Rome
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The complex of the Collegio Romano
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Entrance main Stairway
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Motto of the Jesuit Order
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opening the door this is what you first see
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Large glass window in the smaller arm of the gallery; a view of the ceiling
Reading room illuminated by the window
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Detailed view of one of the ceiling roses Dragons and cherubs
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Second Reading room at the end of the XIX century
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Mythological bird: the phoenix that arises from the ashes with a laurel wreath crown
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A view from above (2° floor)
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Bust of Rocco Pagliara
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Painting with Masonic symbols
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