Publications

It's the last title published in the series Mirabilia Italiae directed by Salvatore Settis. More than 700 photographs by Ghigo Roli describe the most important monument in Genoa in each detail.

A beautiful book with more than 300 photographs that give credit to the importance of the Basilica di Assisi and its masterpieces. A tribute to Cimabue, Giotto, Simone Martini and Pietro Lorenzetti artworks.

A rich volume by David Rosand with several images by Ghigo Roli and other photographers. The book reveals Paolo Veronese's painting intelligence throughout all his extraordinary artistic life, from the beginnings in Verona (his hometown) till his Venetian triumphs.

A complete exploration of one of the most spectacular masterpieces of the Middle Age and Renaissance goldsmith's art: the silver dossal of St, John Baptistery in Florence. Volume edited by Timothy Verdon.

The book describes Palazzo Te, built between 1525 and 1536, in Mantua. This masterpiece, realised by the architect Giulio Romano is depicted in all its magnificence: its halls and rooms, its stuccos and the most spectacular frescoes such as those in the Camera of Psiche or that of the Giants.

Two books of the series "La storia in un rombo" dedicated to motorcycles. All these books, conceived and edited by Ghigo Roli, are characterised by a wide and new photographic campaign. All the models are described in every detail with accurate technical explanations.

The Royal Palace in Palermo, which today is the headquarters of the Regional Assembly of Sicily, hold several art treasures that Ghigo Roli's photographs bring to light in all their splendour.

The facsimile of the codex, kept at the Buonconsiglio Castle in Trento and realised by Veneto artists at the end of the XV century, shows several healing plants. Limited edition: 500 copies.

The book describes the trompe l'oeil, a painting technique that was used also by the Greek and the Romans and developed during the Renaissance, through great artists' masterpieces.  The book conteins several images by Ghigo Roli and other photographers.

The book is on cars from the origins till the Fifties. All the books of the series, conceived and edited by Ghigo Roli, are characterised by a wide photographic campaign. Several models are described in every detail and with accurate technical explanations.

Ghigo Roli's photos describe the district of Sassuolo and Casalgrande, two small towns in Emilia Romagna known for their tile industry. The photographer shows the geography and the industry, the craftmanship, the art and the architecture, the enogastronomy and the people.

Ghigo Roli's photographs describe  the frescoes in the Chapel of Vignola Castle for the first time. These frescoes, which were ordered to be done by Uguccione Contrari, were painted by the Maestro di Vignola, one of the most important representative of the late Gothic period in Emilia Romagna.

This important volume on wall painting describes the magnificent world of the great Baroque decoration in Italian churches and palaces during the Post Reformation period and the age of Enlightenment. Edited by Steffi Roettgen.

The series 360° is characterised by beautiful orbicular photographs. Ghigo Roli realised the photographic campaign for some titles, such as Toscana 360°, with the introduction by A. Paolucci, was rewarded with the Castiglioncello prize in 1996.

Dario Fo, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997, pays tribute to the Modena Cathedral, a very important Romanesque building and a World Heritage Site.

The series published by Hirmer Verlag, to which Ghigo Roli contributed by working in Northern Italy, shows the Italian frescoes from XIII till XIX century. The books are edited by the most important specialists (S. Roetggen, J. Poeschke, J. Kliemann and M. Rohlmann).

A complete monograph dedicated to Paolo Veneziano, the great protagonist of the Venetian art in the XIV century. A leader artist between the Byzantine period and the Gothic one. Text by Filippo Pedrocco.

The story of Cupid and Psyche, from the "Metamorphoses" by Apuleius, is shown through the most important European masterpieces, such as the works by Canova, Raffaello, David and Max Klinger. Edited by Sonia Cavicchioli.

In the series "Mirabilia Italiae", the four volumes on the St Francis Basilica present its whole artistic richness. Ghigo Roli worked in Assisi for four years and accomplished a campaign of about 2.000 photos on all the subjects, both inside and outside. Edited by Giorgio Bonsanti.

Ghigo Roli's images lead us in the discover of the main artworks and monuments in Milan.

"Modena" is one of the titles of the series "Grand Tour", that was created by Franco Maria Ricci to exalt the beauty and richness of the Italian artistic heritage. The book, to which Ghigo Roli contributed, discloses the treasures of the Emilian town.

A book on photography, edited by Ghigo Roli and with a text by Michele Smargiassi, that shows a selection of Giuseppe Michelini's images that were shot between the last decade of the XIX century and the beginnings of the XX century.

The facsimile of one of the richest Renaissance illuminated manuscripts which is kept at the Florence Central National Library. Limited edition: 500 copies.

In the series "Mirabilia Italiae", the two volumes on Modena Cathedral present its whole artistic richness. Ghigo Roli worked in the Emilian town for two years and accomplished a campaign of about 1.800 photos on all the subjects, both inside and outside.

Monograph dedicated to the XIII century painter, Cenni di Pepi, known as Cimabue. Edited by Luciano Bellosi.

In the series "Mirabilia Italiae", the volume on the Libreria Piccolomini presents the wonderful frescoes by Pinturicchio.

A book dedicated to Modena traditional cuisine and to the pleasure of conviviality.

The most detailed pictures of the vault frescoes in the Upper Basilica of St. Francis shot by Ghigo Roli just before the earthquake destroyed them in September 1997. Ghigo Roli had been working in the Basilica for a long time and his photos became the invaluable documentation for the restoration.

Ghigo Roli developed a photographic project on the Modena Apennines which  was then published in three books: one with landscape aerial images, one with portraits and the third on Romanesque Art. Texts by Giuseppe Pederiali and Francesco Guccini.

The facsimile of one of the most ancient and important illuminated manuscripts of the Divine Comedy, which dates back to the XIV century, at about 70 years from Dante Alighieri's death.

A book on Tunisia. The photos by Ghigo Roli describe its archeology and its towns, the desert and the craftmanship, the religion and its people.

A series of travel guides about some Italian regions. The photographic campaigns have been accomplished by Ghigo Roli.

Ghigo Roli contributed to the majority of the titles in the series "Itinerari", such as Valle d'Aosta, Parma e Piacenza, Valtellina, Cilento.

Ghigo Roli has worked with Bonechi publishing house for a long time. Among the travel books, "Ireland" is a monograph which is fully illustrated by him.

Ghigo Roli has realised complete photographic campaigns for travel guides of several publishers, as Istituto Geografico De Agostini, Gallimard, Dorling Kindersley, RCS.

Ghigo Roli has worked for some of the most important travel magazines.