English Tea Rooms, Rome, Italy | Ruth Soller - Blog

English Tea Rooms, Rome, Italy, oil on linen, 14x11, $600

This is my oil painting of the English Tea Rooms in Rome, Italy as seen from the Spanish Steps. At the base of the Spanish Steps is a boat-shaped fountain by Bernini. The beautiful terra cotta English Tea Rooms building glowed in the morning sun. Ferns, palms, olive and persimmon trees grew on balconies and courtyards surrounding the Tea Rooms. What are your favorite sites in Rome?

Villa de Medici, Rome, Italy | Ruth Soller - Blog

Villa de Medici, oil on linen, 16x20, $1200


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On our last morning in Rome we walked along the Pincio above Piazza del Popolo where we came across Villa de Medici, a summer retreat for members of the Medici family of Florence. The beautiful building had also served as Academie Nationale de France and was stunningly framed with cascading fushia bouganvilia.