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Vespa Tunes XXIX - Autogrill, Francesco Guccini, 1983
Earlier this month Francesco Guccini died, aged eighty-six.
Aug 15
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August's Postcard from Rome
All photos taken on 2 August 2026
Aug 9
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July 2026
Extravagant Eclecticism: Glimpses of Quartiere Coppedè
Just outside the Aurelian Walls, pretty much equidistant from three delightful parks (Villa Borghese, Villa Ada, and Villa Torlonia), and firmly…
Jul 31
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Agnes Crawford
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A Vermeer in Rome: The Woman Reading a Letter at Palazzo Barberini
At present there is an exquisite Vermeer on display in Rome, on loan from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and gleaming in the quietly atmospheric gloom of…
Jul 29
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A newly accessible Etruscan treasure: The François Tomb at Villa Giulia
All photographs taken in July 2026 unless otherwise specified
Jul 26
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July's Postcard from Rome (and Ponza)
Last month I briefly fled the torpid heat of Rome for a Pontine foray in the company of Gillian Knows Best (because Ponza is one of many places of which…
Jul 12
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June 2026
"The Pinecone of St Peter's in Rome"
If you have visited the Vatican Museums you will almost certainly have noticed a giant bronze pinecone, one can hardly miss it.
Jun 30
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Agnes Crawford
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Some of my favourite views of Rome
13: the Pyramid of Gaius Cestius
Jun 29
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Piero di Cosimo's Santa Maria Maddalena, and the ineffable appeal of material history
La Maddalena di Piero di Cosimo: Arte, Storia e vite di donne nel Rinascimento Fiorentino, Palazzo Venezia, until 5 July 2026
Jun 22
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June's Postcard from Rome
Last Tuesday Italy celebrated the Festa della Repubblica, a national public holiday commemorating the referendum held on 2 June 1946.
Jun 10
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May 2026
Vespa Tunes XXVIII: Ma Come Fanno I Marinai, Lucio Dalla & Francesco De Gregori, 1978
I’ve found myself humming this song umpteen times over the past week.
May 31
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Bernini and the Barberini, an exhibition
Part 2: Non Plus Ultra, the pinnacle of the early Baroque at Saint Peter's Basilica
May 31
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