This week concludes my posts from my trip with our youngest daughter to Italy. As I have blogged over the last few weeks, I took a ton of pictures and have been posting just a select few to give you a flavor of the beauty both cities hold. My last post will have a representation of the art that the region is renowned for. Both the paintings and sculptures are so extensive in both cities, I’m sharing just a flavor. For the paintings I chose to share what one finds in the many cathedrals as a prime example of the lushness and vibrancy of the artwork. The “painting” captures are all from Rome whereas the sculpture captures are from both cities.
Starting with the paintings, you do see a vast quantity of individual pieces in the museums located in both cities, but I felt like the interior of any of the cathedrals represents the intensity and detail of the art work the region is famous for.
The detail and intricacy is mind blowing to me. The time and effort that was put forth with all of these makes one stop in awe with the visual impact.
When you look straight up into the domes that are almost everywhere, the detail, workmanship and sheer beauty leaves you breathless. Really focus in on all of the detail and you get the picture.
The sheer number of individual art pieces that comprise this ceiling tells the story. This work was years in the making. Which takes me to the Sistene Chapel at the Vatican. You’re not allowed to take photos and I respected that, but wish I could have to study the intricacy of each panel Michelangelo created. The years he spent painting that ceiling tells the story.
This captures the intricacy of the paintings with the sculptures which leads me into the next segment and that is sculptures. Again, you see the extreme attention to detail that boggles the mind when you think about the time and tools it took creating them.
Staying in Rome, the next two sculptures
Moving to Florence, I was excited to see Michelangelo’s David in person along with a lot of his other work. Not having the time or space to display everything, I chose some captures that represent a variety of work and not just his.
A number of the stories told by these sculptures do depict violence and warfare, but I stayed focused on the sheer beauty that was created in great detail.
This is just a sample of two statues in a long line of them in one of the museums.
I just wanted to give you a flavor of what we experienced as there is truly so much to take in from both cities. Thanks for letting me share some of the tidbits from my eight days with my daughter. I love art and history, which both cities are filled with!
Thoughts? As I have said before, everyone reacts to visual art techniques and looks differently, so I am not in the least offended by opinions.
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