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Join this Caravaggio Rome tour for exclusive-access to an art restoration lab. In the lab, you’ll enjoy a relaxed aperitif with the master-artisans who have restored Caravaggio’s masterpieces. On your way, you’ll visit the churches which house Caravaggio’s most moving artworks in Rome — including ‘Madonna of Loreto’, which the team restored.
Discover the secrets of the tricky business of art restoration in this all-female, art restoration lab. They hold the honor of being one of two labs in the entire world who have restored three Caravaggio paintings. Hear their story of the public restoration of Caravaggio’s ‘Madonna of Loreto’ in the church of Sant’ Agostino. You’ll see the master artisans in action, restoring some of the current 16th century paintings in their workshop.
Before the lab, you’ll visit the church of Sant’ Agostino and see the ‘Madonna of Loreto’, one of the Caravaggio’s the lab restored. Then, you’ll visit the masterful St. Matthew series at San Luigi dei Francesi.
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Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Join this Caravaggio Rome tour for exclusive-access to an art restoration lab. In the lab, you’ll enjoy a relaxed aperitif with the master-artisans who have restored Caravaggio’s masterpieces. On your way, you’ll visit the churches which house Caravaggio’s most moving artworks in Rome — including ‘Madonna of Loreto’, which the team restored.
Discover the secrets of the tricky business of art restoration in this all-female, art restoration lab. They hold the honor of being one of two labs in the entire world who have restored three Caravaggio paintings. Hear their story of the public restoration of Caravaggio’s ‘Madonna of Loreto’ in the church of Sant’ Agostino. You’ll see the master artisans in action, restoring some of the current 16th century paintings in their workshop.
Before the lab, you’ll visit the church of Sant’ Agostino and see the ‘Madonna of Loreto’, one of the Caravaggio’s the lab restored. Then, you’ll visit the masterful St. Matthew series at San Luigi dei Francesi.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica S. Agostino, Piazza di S. Agostino, 00186 Rome Italy
Stand before Caravaggio’s amazing painting of St Mary of the pilgrims, most loved by Romans and most admired by visitors. This painting has been restored by the restorers of the lab we visit at the end of the tour
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Church of St. Louis of the French, Piazza San Luigi de’ Francesi, 00186 Rome Italy
Experience the compelling drama of Caravaggio’s series from the life of St. Matthew. Watch age, youth, poetry and pity, dance together in these moving works.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Roma Experience Tours, Via Oderisi da Gubbio 13A, 00146 Rome Italy
Enjoy VIP access to an art restoration lab and discover the secrets of the tricky business of art restoration. Meet the master artisan/scientists who’ve restored 3 Caravaggio paintings. Enjoy a complimentary aperitif at the tour’s close.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: Pantheon, Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Rome Italy
The Pantheon is the world’s best-preserved Roman Temple; a wholly unique monument, then and now.
