Abstract
The article presents the unpublished letters of artist Anne Whitney that provides a missing link in understanding the overlooked developments in mid-century Rome. The author pertains that Whitney has produced a brilliant picture of an American sculptor who lived in Rome during the historic agitation that brought down the authority of the Papacy. The author relates that her letters has offered a detail insights into the artistic climate of the time, in which she has surveyed the contemporary scene from a remarkable part of nineteenth-century Rome. Furthermore, the author stresses that her sculpture, educated eye and poetic sensibility for historical detail has enriched the context of what the artists has experienced in Rome during that period.