Posts Tagged ‘Italian Renaissance’
Raphael in New York
I was fortunate to be in New York this spring soon after the Raphael: Sublime Poetry exhibition launched at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art. I’m a long-time Met member, and I had asked my son to wait for my visit so we could see it together. It was extremely crowded when we went, but it…
Read MoreStunning Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice
On my last visit to Venice last month, I returned to a magical place – the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. This was founded in 1458, as part of the networks of “Scuole” that existed in the Venice of the time. To grace the grand halls of this space, Venetian painter Tintoretto was commissioned to…
Read MoreReason #5385 to love Rome: The Turtle Fountain
Rome’s Fontana delle tartarughe – the Turtle Fountain – is a beloved landmark in central Rome. Located on Piazza Mattei, in the neighborhood known as the Ghetto (for those of you wondering, this is where the name came from), it was built 1580-1588, during the Renaissance, by the architect/sculptor team of Giacomo della Porta and Taddeo…
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