Go ahead.
Judge me.
After a morning of being herded like this poor goat…
Base of a column in Il Duomo, Siena, Italy
And seeing endless but important, Pre-Renaissance art…
Maestà of Duccio, Siena, Italy, 1308 – 1311 Front of alter piece installed in Il Duomo, now in museum. New form of iconography, notice more human depiction, especially of Mary and Jesus. Also notice that hands of Mary and Jesus form a cross over the body of Jesus.Maria di Mose, 1285 -1296 Giovanni Piasano Il Duomo Museum, SienaSimone, 1285 – 1296 Giovanni Piasano Il Duomo Museum, SienaSt. Paul, Early Michelangelo, Il Duomo, Siena. Michelangelo was his own model (notice broken nose)
This is what I feel like…
Palazzo Pubblico Museum
Nothing a little Campari Orange can’t fix.
Sorry. Nothing profound today. I’m one exhausted lemming.
Thank you, Don. I have some better shots from my Nikon, but I just wanted to get this post up, so I used my iPhone photos.
I’ll try for a more serious post later.
I hate to admit this, but it reminds me of my visit to Beulah Grove Baptist Church. After 3 1/2 hours my “holy attentiveness” was spent. I had to go immediately for a pint….. Oh the shame! Sublime objects can only be absorbed by the gram, not the ton. Beautiful images and stunning artistry. The true genius is the person who thought to extract a human figure (and his garments!) from a block if stone.
Misty Ridge Musings 
Well earned!
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Thank you. Not sure I earned it, but I sure appreciated it.
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Nice picture of Sienna!
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Thank you, Don. I have some better shots from my Nikon, but I just wanted to get this post up, so I used my iPhone photos.
I’ll try for a more serious post later.
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We have all been there: the art! the heat! the exhaustion! Sip your drink! Maybe another!
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Thank you, Ed. It’s a relief to be absolved by an artist. It’s difficult not to feel guilty about getting exhausted looking at great art.
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You would have given me so much grief if I’d said this.
I won’t judge you though. 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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I hate to admit this, but it reminds me of my visit to Beulah Grove Baptist Church. After 3 1/2 hours my “holy attentiveness” was spent. I had to go immediately for a pint….. Oh the shame! Sublime objects can only be absorbed by the gram, not the ton. Beautiful images and stunning artistry. The true genius is the person who thought to extract a human figure (and his garments!) from a block if stone.
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I’m laughing out loud, Jeff. It’s exactly the same feeling. I really needed that Campari Orange. Just can’t handle the rarified air for too long.
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