Hidden masterpieces and unpublished revelations in Rome | EUROtoday

IIt is important to go up the voluptuous curve of the Via Veneto-the very one which crosses the characters of Dolce Vita – to achieve the enclosure of the Boncompagni Ludavisi palace in Rome. It is there, on the primary ground of the Villa Aurora, that we discover ourselves, head reversed, to ponder a trio of historical gods painted on the ceiling. Alongside Neptune and its marine mount, Pluto seems utterly bare, endowed with the muscular physique and huge darkish eyes of Michelangelo Merisi, says Caravaggio.

So far, there was just one method to uncover this Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto : be a buddy of the household, for instance Prince Nicolo (disappeared in 2018) or his American spouse, the ex-mannequin for Playboy Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludavisi. But, till July 6, no want …