Another landscape sketching event with the “Sketchcrawl Roma” group that I went on was at the wonderful Chiostro di Michelangelo. This is a group of Roman artists that meets monthly to sketch somewhere in the Eternal City. And as they often had, they arranged free admission! A couple of us stayed the whole day and then were thrown out by surprised guards when they decided to close a little early. They thought everyone was gone (it was a Saturday evening).
The Cloister was built in 1565 and is ascribed to Michelangelo. He actually probably just designed it and was not involved in the construction. The arcades are supported by 100 Travertine columns.
The full perimeter of Cloister is 320m. The fountain in the garden dates from 1695 and is surrounded by four cypresses of which one is thought to be planted by Michelangelo, and seven colossal heads of animals. Those are the Cyprus’s in my oil painting. The Carthusian monastery to which the cloister belonged was closed in 1870.
The garden, characterized by an enormous marble fountain, and the large cloister, where a section of lesser statues and various archaeological materials are exhibited, are part of the complex of the Museo Nazionale Romano delle Terme di Diocleziano (National Roman Museum of Diocletian Bath).
Notifications: If you would like to receive a newsletter email when I post new paintings, news, or travel adventures, including about my upcoming Camino book, please add your email address below. I’ll never share your email and it is easy to unsubscribe.
Originally published on https://stephangiannini.com/
Painted Journals 
Thanky you ! A very interesting place ! And the painting is very well done !
LikeLike