When In Rome by Matthew Sturgis

When In Rome, 2000 years of Roman Sightseeing by Matthew Sturgis tells the story of what Rome’s visitors have looked at over the past two thousand years: the buildings, the statues, the paintings, the artefacts that have most impressed each generation of travellers from the time of the roman republic in the second century BC up to the present age. It is the history both of how Rome has changed with the centuries and of how the taste of those who have visited the city has changed with it. This hardback edition is beautifully illustrated with images, maps and photos of Rome and its antiquities. Sir John Soane travelled to Rome as part of a ‘Grand Tour’ in 1778 as a result of winning the Royal Academy’s King’s Travelling Scholarship. He considered it to be the best and most important time of his life, meeting contemporary Italian architects and antiquaries and carefully studying the glorious remains of Classical antiquity. Dimensions: 18x24cm. 279pages