Today we are chatting with Anthony Lombardi, one of our Drawing Instructor’s on the program and finding out his secret Rome…
Name: Anthony Lombardi
What do you do? Painter and Drawing Instructor on the Rome Art Program
Where are you based? Rome, Italy
What’s your background? I have an MFA from City University of New York, Brooklyn College (NYC) and a BFA from University of Oregon State.
Any major shows and/or awards?
Beit Jala Municipality – En Plein Air Symposium 2014, Beit Jala Palestine
Hangzhou City Museum, Hangzhou, China
Fortezza del Basso, Florence
Fondazione Bevilacqua, Venice
When in rome… walk slowly!
What’s your favourite painting or drawing location? along the Tiber
Tell us a Secret About Rome: The Empire still exists.
Where is the best spot to relax? Villa Borghese
What do you always have in your bag when going around the city: A sketchpad and pen
You choose…
- Michelangelo’s Pieta or Canova’s Pauline Bonepart? Michelangelo’s Pieta
- Caravaggio’s Calling of ST Matthew or Raphael’s Transfiguration? Caravaggio’s Calling of ST Matthew
- Fellini’s La Dolce Vita or Wyler’s Roman Holiday? Fellini’s La Dolce Vita
You can find out more about Anthony and see examples of him work on his website
Quote from… Monty Python’s Life Of Brian
Reg: All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
PFJ Member: Brought peace?
Reg: Oh, peace? SHUT UP!