While we were in Trastevere, the suburb across the river from where we are staying, we called in to the Museum of Rome where there was an exhibition of some iconic shots, taken by fifteen of the best Czech photographers, documenting the fall of communism.
There was also a large exhibition of watercolours by Ettore Roesler Franz who created 120 watercolours between 1878 and 1896, documenting Rome in that period. His aim was to capture suburban views that were disappearing. We spent a pleasant hour looking at these watercolours - they were so well executed, and we also could recognise and relate to some of the views, in particular the view below of the Tiber close to where we are living. The riverside is quite changed after large embankments were created to deal with persistent flooding.
There is more informatin here. https://www.ettoreroeslerfranz.com/en/acquerelli/roma-sparita/
The site is really worth a visit.
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