Randomness of Rome
After the Borghese Museum, I was wondering through the park and came across these random statutes in the park. The expressions in the faces and gestures were great so snapped a couple of photos. If these were in Australia, you could probably build a museum around them but in Rome, they just don't cut it with the great masters.
Later on I would randomly pop into another church that I happened to be walking past. It just happened to have a Caravaggio piece in it that I wasn't aware of. (The irony was that originally in its place was a 'pieta' that Cardinal Borghese forcably acquired for his collection. Thus this was a 'substitute', another masterpiece). So yep Judy, another Caravaggio in context.
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Hi Matt,
Your discoveries in Rome continue to be fantastic. I wasn't aware of the Borghese museum, lucky for you to have found it.
I hope you do put some drawings on for us to view. Was David Briggs a teacher at Julian Ashton? You have such an advantage over the average tourist, in that your knowledge of engineering allows you to appreciate the architecture you encounter, and the art training gives you such a great insight into the artworks.
I look forward to the next installments.
Best wishes, Judy
Borghese was off the beaten path and funny as I was talking with some Italians and they thought it was pretty cool that I knew about it.
Engineering and art - a cool/bizaree combination and you are right, if I'm not drooling at the art factor, it is engineering.
David Briggs is a Julian Ashton teacher
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