Villa Wolkonsky

This building was once a monastery and now is a museum. We spent a short while inside mostly interested in the depictions of Rome inhabitants of the 1700-1800s. This is done from a series of ?clay lifelike scenes depicting the 1800s and some watercolours from the period by one artist. The “Roman Scenes” show a chemist’s, a room where a wine cart is stored, the courtyard of an inn where dancing is taking place, the inside of an inn, a square with a public scribe, and two pipers in front of a votive kiosk.The overall appearance of the buildings had not changed much. The street scenes "typico" of the time do provide an interesting view of the conditions prevalent at the time of the great wave of immigration to America and how the Lower East Side of Manhattan was accepted by them. Overall would not rate this museum highly enough to suggest for inclusion.

Museum site:
http://www.museodiromaintrastevere.it/en/il_mus…

We walked along a narrow street through the gate of Porta Settimiana in the old Roman walls to Villa FarnesinaRead more