Musei Capitolini launches Visea app for Tommaso Laureti frescoes
The Musei Capitolini in Rome have launched Visea, a multimedia application that allows visitors to explore the fresco cycle by Tommaso Laureti in the Sala dei Capitani of the Palazzo dei Conservatori. Painted between 1587 and 1594, the frescoes depict episodes from early Republican Rome as recounted by Livy in Ab Urbe Condita, including the Justice of Brutus, Horatius Cocles at the Sublician Bridge, Mucius Scaevola before Porsenna, and the Battle of Lake Regillus. The app reveals the chronological sequence of execution, painting groups, and technical methods used by the artist, from cartoon to plaster, as well as his revisions. Installed on a touch-less totem (designed with Covid-19 in mind), visitors activate it by moving their index finger without contact. The project aims to deepen understanding of the mural cycle through dynamic animation of images and text, covering execution techniques and detailed information about the depicted figures.
Key facts
- Visea is a multimedia app launched by the Musei Capitolini.
- It focuses on the fresco cycle by Tommaso Laureti in the Sala dei Capitani.
- The frescoes were painted between 1587 and 1594.
- They illustrate stories from early Republican Rome based on Livy's Ab Urbe Condita.
- Episodes include the Justice of Brutus, Horatius Cocles, Mucius Scaevola, and the Battle of Lake Regillus.
- The app shows the temporal sequence of execution and painting groups.
- It explains technical methods from cartoon to plaster and the artist's revisions.
- The totem uses touch-less technology activated by finger movement.
- The project was developed with consideration for the Covid-19 pandemic.
Entities
Artists
- Tommaso Laureti
Institutions
- Musei Capitolini
- Palazzo dei Conservatori
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Sala dei Capitani