Considering Immersive Art Rooms and Why We Love to Escape

Image: Giulio Romano, “Chamber of the Giants”(1532-34), fresco, Palazzo Te, Mantua, Italy (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons). Article by Filippo Lorenzin. Hyperallergic – August 22, 2021.

Trained by Raphael in Rome, Giulio Romano (1499–1546) was invited to work in Mantua, a strategically important city-state at the time, as an architect and painter. His most memorable project was Palazzo Te, a leisure palace commissioned by Federico Gonzaga II, the local ruler, and designed and built over 10 years, from 1524 to 1534. Located just outside the city’s walls, the building is regarded as one of the most precious examples of Mannerist architecture and is still a joy to visit since it retains most of the original wall decorations. The crowning jewel of the lot is the “Fall of the Giants” room where, thanks to astounding illusionistic frescos, viewers have the feeling that the surroundings are closing in on them. […]

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