From Augustus, to Mussolini, and now Bulgari, the long strange history of the Mausoleum of Augustus.
Nazi visual culture
Explore the concept of ‘Degenerate Art’, a term adopted by the Nazi Party in 1920s Germany to describe art that did not conform to their ideal vision of the world.
What is: Degenerate Art?
In Rome, murals were harnessed to the political agenda of 1930s Fascism, a one-party state led by an authoritarian ruler.
Murals and Public Art in 1930s Rome
The first of many buildings commissioned by Hitler, this was meant to seem timeless, like ancient ruins.
Paul Troost, House of (German) Art
The Nazis organized two exhibitions in 1937: one glorified “Aryan” art, and the other condemned everything else.
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