Sunrise over Tiber Print

Sunrise over Tiberi - This is My Inspiration exactly of this place. The Picture created on canvas by oil, size .... What makes it so important, I myself also cannot understand, but it is of historical importance. Being in Rome I was attracted by several places: the Fontana de Trevi, the Park and the Villa Bordgia, the Leonardo da Vinci Museum, the Bonaventure Chapel And of course the Castle Snt. Angelo and the Bridge Snt. Angelo. So a bit of history: The Angel Bridge (Italian. Ponte Sant’Angelo) - a pedestrian bridge over the Tiber in Rome, built in 134–139. Roman emperor Adrian. The bridge connected the city center with Adriana's mausoleum and later became part of the castle of Sant'Angelo. Since the bridge led to the mausoleum of Hadrian, the Romans called it "Hadrian's Bridge" or "Elias Bridge". Lined with marble slabs. In 1450, the railing of the bridge could not withstand the influx of pilgrims, hurrying to the celebration of the Cathedral of St.. Peter, and fell into the river; many pilgrims perished. . In response, the Pope ordered to demolish the ancient triumphal arch, which allegedly blocked the exit from the bridge. C XVI century. It was the custom to hang the bodies of executed criminals on a bridge. At the same time, statues of the apostles Peter (Lorenzetto, 1530) and Paul (Paolo Romano, 1463) appeared on the bridge, to which ten more statues of angels were added at the suggestion of Bernini. Two statues of angels (originals) are kept in the church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte. According to some reports under the bridge there is a passage directly to the Vatican. That is, the Castle Sant'Angelo is connected to the Vatican.