4 Stunning Ceilings in Rome You Must See (That Aren't the Sistine Chapel)

Heads up for your next trip to Rome! Think the Sistine Chapel is the only ceiling worth seeing? Think again.

1. Chiesa di Sant' Ignazio di Loyola

Chiesa di Sant' Ignazio di Loyola - ceiling
Chiesa di Sant' Ignazio di Loyola - Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash

2. Chiesa del Gesù

Chiesa del Gesù - ceiling
Chiesa del Gesù

3. Palazzo Barberini

Palazzo Barberini - Ceiling
Palazzo Barberini - Photo by Francesco Bianco on Unsplash

4. Pantheon

Pantheon - ceiling
Pantheon - Photo by Lode Lagrainge on Unsplash

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Jul 8, 2025
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4 Stunning Ceilings in Rome You Must See (That Aren't the Sistine Chapel)

Heads up for your next trip to Rome! Think the Sistine Chapel is the only ceiling worth seeing? Think again.

1. Chiesa di Sant' Ignazio di Loyola

Chiesa di Sant' Ignazio di Loyola - ceiling
Chiesa di Sant' Ignazio di Loyola - Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash

2. Chiesa del Gesù

Chiesa del Gesù - ceiling
Chiesa del Gesù

3. Palazzo Barberini

Palazzo Barberini - Ceiling
Palazzo Barberini - Photo by Francesco Bianco on Unsplash

4. Pantheon

Pantheon - ceiling
Pantheon - Photo by Lode Lagrainge on Unsplash

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Jun 24, 2025
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Non-Finito: The Art of Incompleteness

Here are a few of our favorites... Enjoy!

"Salvator Mundi” (1505) by Albrecht Dürer / Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

"Salvator Mundi” (1505) by Albrecht Dürer / Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

“Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist” (1528-1537) by Perino Del Vaga / Courtauld Gallery in London

oly Family with Saint John the Baptist” (1528-1537) by Perino Del Vaga / Courtauld Gallery in London

“Take your Son, Sir!” (1851–56) by Ford Madox Brown / Tate Britain in London

“Take your Son, Sir!” (1851–56) by Ford Madox Brown / Tate Britain in London

“Study of Mme Gautreau” (1884) by John Singer Sargent / Tate Britain in London

“Study of Mme Gautreau” (1884) by John Singer Sargent / Tate Britain in London

“The Entombment” (c. 1500–1501) by Michelangelo / National Gallery in London

“The Entombment” (c. 1500–1501) by Michelangelo / National Gallery in London
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