The Casanatense library possesses a large number of works by architect Luigi Canina, distributed in various locations depending on the type of publication. Many of them have been digitised and are available for online consultation, all have been catalogued in SBN and...
by Angela Vicini Mastrangeli The solemn Vatican Corpus Christi procession at the time of Gregory XVI ‘There is certainly nothing in the whole world holier, more august, or more splendid than the renowned pomp and circumstance that is usually seen in the Vatican every...
On the occasion of an exhibition of “author’s books” held in the Casanatense at the end of the last century, a work by American engraver John Ross entitled Visible cities. These are 12 large engravings made with collographic technique, depicting various...
The dream of a more beautiful life “The aspiration to a more beautiful life has at all times had before it three paths to the distant goal. The first leads out of the world… The second was the path that leads to the improvement and perfection of the world...
The depiction of the cross, associated with Jesus’ death, is the culminating event of salvation history in which Christ offered himself to the Father for the sins of humanity. The cross, an instrument of ignominy and torment, becomes for Christians a symbol of...
by Martina Pugliesi L’Ultima Cena undoubtedly represents one of the fundamental moments of Christianity, enriched by a double significance: Jesus Christ announcing Judas’ betrayal and, through the act of breaking bread and sharing wine with the disciples,...
