Mese: ottobre 2025

VISITING ROME IN JUBILEE 2025 / THE WONDERFUL “HEMISPHERES” OF TERZA LOGGIA IN THE VATICAN PALACES

  Terza Loggia (Third Loggia) is another stunning place in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, Rome. On its walls we admire maps of the modern world painted between 1560 and 1585. They include the wonderful Emispheres, the frescoes designed by Ignazio Danti (1582 ca). I recently had the opportunity to visit Terza Loggia (I… Read More VISITING ROME IN JUBILEE 2025 / THE WONDERFUL “HEMISPHERES” OF TERZA LOGGIA IN THE VATICAN PALACES

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FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #9

The artwork in the photo is made by © Roberto Alborghetti How might the photographic images I took for my project “Lacer/azioni” appear inside a house or a studio? Technology can help us imagine an answer to the question. In this series of images, here are some solutions. I think it is curious to think… Read More FROM STREET WALLS TO INTERIOR DESIGN: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPH AS ARTISTIC FURNISHING COMPLEMENT #9

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THIS SITE HAS REACHED 500.000 VIEWS! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AMAZING MILESTONE!

Thanks a lot to all of you for stopping by my WordPress site http://www.robertoalborghetti.com – The statistics counter, a few minutes ago, marked the milestone of 500,000! It is a wonderful result. These are beautiful numbers for which I thank you infinitely. Numbers are never “numbers”, especially when it comes to people. They always represent… Read More THIS SITE HAS REACHED 500.000 VIEWS! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE AMAZING MILESTONE!

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THE INVISIBLE WALL / CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF URBAN DECAY IN LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – IMAGE #1

© Roberto Alborghetti  In Locarno, a beautiful city in Italian-speaking Switzerland, I happened upon a wall that immediately caught my attention. It’s located near the cycle/pedestrian path that leads from Locarno to Ascona. The structure is close to a sports center and perhaps even forms part of it, being at the rear of the building.… Read More THE INVISIBLE WALL / CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF URBAN DECAY IN LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND – IMAGE #1

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PLACES / BARCELONA: THE WONDER OF THE GOTHIC CATHEDRAL (WITH THE 13 GEESE IN THE CLOISTER)

Another architectural marvel of Barcelona is the Cathedral, also known as La Seu, dedicated to the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, the city’s patron saint along with the Virgin of Mercy (La Mercè), whose feast day is September 24th. It is a beautiful example of 14th-century Catalan Gothic architecture. Although somewhat overshadowed by the Sagrada… Read More PLACES / BARCELONA: THE WONDER OF THE GOTHIC CATHEDRAL (WITH THE 13 GEESE IN THE CLOISTER)

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CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #12

© Roberto Alborghetti –  Close-up photography; it is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine creata o modificata digitalmente. This image may look like a painting depicting a sky that has shattered under the blows of the global warming. Or it could also be the reproduction of… Read More CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #12

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PLACES / THE FLOATING MARITIME EXHIBITION IN THE CANAL PORT DESIGNED BY LEONARDO DA VINCI IN CESENATICO (ITALY) – SHORT VIDEO

It’s a true open-air museum on the water. It doesn’t exhibit paintings or sculptures, but marvelous ancient boats, flapping their colorful sails. In Cesenatico (FC), the Maritime Museum, Italy’s only floating museum, is housed in the oldest and most characteristic stretch of the Porto Canale designed by Leonardo da Vinci. It’s one of the most… Read More PLACES / THE FLOATING MARITIME EXHIBITION IN THE CANAL PORT DESIGNED BY LEONARDO DA VINCI IN CESENATICO (ITALY) – SHORT VIDEO

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CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #11

© Roberto Alborghetti –  Close-up photography; it is not a digitally created, manipulated or enhanced image – Scatto fotografico a distanza ravvicinata; non è un’immagine creata o modificata digitalmente. This image may look like a painting depicting a sky that has shattered under the blows of the global warming. Or it could also be the reproduction of… Read More CRACKS, WHEN THE MATTER IS SHATTERED BY TIME (AND WEATHER): THE RAILWAY WARNING SIGN NEAR ROME #11

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