The Renaissance art in Rome began to leave their mark around the second half of the fifteenth century. From Florence, recognized as the undisputed theater of the Renaissance, as to be called "the Cradle of the Renaissance", artists, painters, sculptors and architects move to Rome, where he will leave some of the world's most famous works. During this period the Popes in Rome become real patrons, it is thanks to funding granted by the clergy that artists such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Antonio da Sangallo, Pietro da Cortona, Bramante, and many others start to work, completing projects of great importance.
Rome during the Renaissance seemed like a real construction site, the city was in fact concentrated in the archaeological excavations that unearthed a large amount of historical artifacts dating back to ancient Rome as the famous Domus Aurea of Nero. Not only that, the Church paid great attention to the restoration of churches and monuments for which they were called the greatest architects and painters of the time. In particular, the palaces and churches of Rome were enriched with frescoes and decorations of rare beauty that you can still visiting in the city.
Among the most important artistic projects of the Renaissance in Rome we should mention the reconstruction and decoration of the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican palace chapel, dedicated to Pope Sixtus IV. Lorenzo the Magnificent for this ambitious project sent to Rome the most illustrious artists of the moment, including Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Cosimo Rosselli. Inside the Vatican Museums, in addition to the Sistine Chapel, you can also admire many examples of Roman Renaissance art, including masterpieces by Raphael, another protagonist of Renaissance art in Rome, who took up the creation of paintings and frescoes that are now preserved in the Rooms and Loggias of Raphael. If you are interested in art of the Renaissance, we suggest you also visit the Borghese Gallery, where are gathered important works by Raphael and Caravaggio.
Testimonials of Renaissance art are everywhere in Rome, Renaissance palaces such as Palazzo Farnese, built by Antonio da Sangallo and completed by Michelangelo, Palazzo Spada, Palace of the Chancellery, now the headquarters of the Tribunal of the Sacred Rota and the beautiful Palazzo Venezia. We suggest you also visit the churches of Rome such as the Renaissance church of Our Lady of the People, which contains the masterpieces of Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Caravaggio, the Church of St. Augustine, which contains a fresco by Raphael and the famous Madonna of the Pilgrims of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. We also remember the Renaissance facade of the Church of Rome's French Community by Giacomo della Porta and the Church of Our Lady of Peace, where you can admire the chapels designed by Sangallo, the "Sibyls" painted by Raphael, the frescoes by Baldassarre Peruzzi and especially the famous Chiostro del Bramante.
Among the other monuments of the Renaissance, we suggest you visit the Ponte Sisto, dedicated to Pope Sixtus IV, Via Giulia, the famous Roman road designed by Bramante, the Campidoglio Square and Campo dei Fiori, where you can admire the statue of Giordano Bruno.