tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69177488214906210242024-03-27T01:35:36.439-05:00Tomatoes From CanadaTomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.comBlogger968125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-28090597445528058082023-10-31T15:22:00.001-05:002023-10-31T15:22:54.585-05:00Open House at our local firehall<div style="text-align: center;"> All through May this year John and I passed the seemingly closed <span style="text-align: left;">Rue de Sévigné firehouse on our way to the Saint-Paul metro station. A poster advertised a June open-house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LmxwWaS65tNYWuAzdg842zLkfhdDemPs2aF0r8TmBG4l_jMHd_-FP_7igpqFo5mOGLwL3IQLDRsrEeFShAKmmmmOISJUSveqTw2jErCnOemnX_rj7drvxg3eC1Z8K6G5cxj_Jj9FajdT5wQOtqk7BVN0qeC__SDQljpL53kD7lZ7TRnwhlDVMDMD98s/s800/1%20PXL_20230609_115520913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LmxwWaS65tNYWuAzdg842zLkfhdDemPs2aF0r8TmBG4l_jMHd_-FP_7igpqFo5mOGLwL3IQLDRsrEeFShAKmmmmOISJUSveqTw2jErCnOemnX_rj7drvxg3eC1Z8K6G5cxj_Jj9FajdT5wQOtqk7BVN0qeC__SDQljpL53kD7lZ7TRnwhlDVMDMD98s/w309-h400/1%20PXL_20230609_115520913.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>Then on June 9th the door was open and we were treated to a knot of sapeur-pompiers gathered outside.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7S49W5ZMMNwVNkQnCzaKbuonH3_ahy4_PoC_g74Ed2oFTbuZa7TH66geD78Iksa7s-V1g5jCMPxGVF4l5IBCeaO7dC1XGriXd9iDUxARBtAMQu9bY87tdGsInEup4a2PyO56nDmACoflnMBfwh0iYvffAAKn69aZBTUuIADQQUuPRk7wIvXWahHTehY/s800/2%20PXL_20230613_111931242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7S49W5ZMMNwVNkQnCzaKbuonH3_ahy4_PoC_g74Ed2oFTbuZa7TH66geD78Iksa7s-V1g5jCMPxGVF4l5IBCeaO7dC1XGriXd9iDUxARBtAMQu9bY87tdGsInEup4a2PyO56nDmACoflnMBfwh0iYvffAAKn69aZBTUuIADQQUuPRk7wIvXWahHTehY/w309-h400/2%20PXL_20230613_111931242.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><span class="cGyruf fontBodyMedium RYaupb" jsan="7.cGyruf,7.fontBodyMedium,7.RYaupb,t-025mq-YBbPc" jstcache="78">Rue de Sévigné runs north from rue Saint-Antoine with the </span>Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis at its foot. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bNJMrNtDyadAG64d1HTzRAO-9bjMjEtEIk9tk6VlZ-BIZAx5ZnBM0sdQeAHY_CsP5Jx5XWiydWxSKjemrcRfTXMaKK_8ZRhuOwxWFpzz4rKCik-IOJ0PSmlnYixB6g2eY9_ZwzW2fidzY1SbdKmpkS6ZLGV-MKLILd1dMjWWBPESmukdovcmV_Wkfr0/s800/3%20PXL_20230621_081021473.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="722" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bNJMrNtDyadAG64d1HTzRAO-9bjMjEtEIk9tk6VlZ-BIZAx5ZnBM0sdQeAHY_CsP5Jx5XWiydWxSKjemrcRfTXMaKK_8ZRhuOwxWFpzz4rKCik-IOJ0PSmlnYixB6g2eY9_ZwzW2fidzY1SbdKmpkS6ZLGV-MKLILd1dMjWWBPESmukdovcmV_Wkfr0/w361-h400/3%20PXL_20230621_081021473.jpg" width="361" /></a></div>On June 17th we found a fire vehicle parked by the firehall and the open house underway.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkfQnbiOY87WD4g-tTftUXdRjJLaeOPh30rVJmReutmt1RF6oGcB47CtpoHESQfj3dzvOwxz5aeq6DhRSu4aBFQtQF7G7g42jOx5x0Bw0pE1dfWP1Wd1pewIuy_2civJ0i05WS7KxSj8yzJoaNEKXv6K6yOLgQRrEYCeGStchJ_Ofh0DOuw4vr5RLl88/s800/4%20original_fb755dff-8261-4dbb-a60b-7bd6037b83ba_PXL_20230617_105646229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkfQnbiOY87WD4g-tTftUXdRjJLaeOPh30rVJmReutmt1RF6oGcB47CtpoHESQfj3dzvOwxz5aeq6DhRSu4aBFQtQF7G7g42jOx5x0Bw0pE1dfWP1Wd1pewIuy_2civJ0i05WS7KxSj8yzJoaNEKXv6K6yOLgQRrEYCeGStchJ_Ofh0DOuw4vr5RLl88/w320-h400/4%20original_fb755dff-8261-4dbb-a60b-7bd6037b83ba_PXL_20230617_105646229.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A young fireman was helping kids climb into the cab of the fire truck and and try out the seat and steering wheel.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBfkawT1ut5gmmgW8-b5w9tsyyNCqDZ65B0gwu1uRNV7QGb2xi4suiYZTu9_1k2qu3yD4fRr2-GLTniTeDtC-fyTeP99DbEVlEdfhiqa1vXzFuZCcXxvSfoinucxpnPoVqi52J8LZoiaEdSl4MVViD0_KrnBj-zImxVYf4nCK-Q68KPDZ7b3hZwcZqhg/s800/5%20PXL_20230617_105815727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBfkawT1ut5gmmgW8-b5w9tsyyNCqDZ65B0gwu1uRNV7QGb2xi4suiYZTu9_1k2qu3yD4fRr2-GLTniTeDtC-fyTeP99DbEVlEdfhiqa1vXzFuZCcXxvSfoinucxpnPoVqi52J8LZoiaEdSl4MVViD0_KrnBj-zImxVYf4nCK-Q68KPDZ7b3hZwcZqhg/w309-h400/5%20PXL_20230617_105815727.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>This little visitor, in his own fireman suit, was thrilled to find himself behind the steering wheel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kz8xHswE8sN8JcmAn4G1DVMl-qfSt7jyuiFCSGXufg7aOuadPd4hs1ZZkVh8M71qHJOd_CXR-638Ldc1X1pQa1B5RbZafnPPfM2WfGJmO1Srmnda4IncuZwW2X8EMX27uYENFXelxKh5t3lmuGrQmGN7aguqMGYLHIOJEUU-VDTIuHFD-yKfMd51T7w/w309-h400/7%20original_a76734d8-7a95-4c66-9607-e8aa9338c942_PXL_20230618_083432043.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>and firemen helped the kids hold and point them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7nNVtF6UHAD_xOjpyCIaCqcAMUL-1w-8vpY99LxPVnS0zCW3quQGvCJmkY8H_mtiRbunMPCDo5u0_n9hZdMf9kf3NP8N0OJYBft0jOhrHrCRA0PfMjm8B7-CtM4Net6lNnoO5h9yB5lmV8_Io5io24x3L_1MsGDJCnVFOSygM29rRLgbBvyaVadoaf0/s800/8%20original_064e4e77-df40-48cf-903c-263016a07d31_PXL_20230617_104411818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7nNVtF6UHAD_xOjpyCIaCqcAMUL-1w-8vpY99LxPVnS0zCW3quQGvCJmkY8H_mtiRbunMPCDo5u0_n9hZdMf9kf3NP8N0OJYBft0jOhrHrCRA0PfMjm8B7-CtM4Net6lNnoO5h9yB5lmV8_Io5io24x3L_1MsGDJCnVFOSygM29rRLgbBvyaVadoaf0/w320-h400/8%20original_064e4e77-df40-48cf-903c-263016a07d31_PXL_20230617_104411818.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This lad was being shown how to adjust the nozzle, changing the water from a jet to a spray.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JoWAW2z3b8v3D11ywdeUBpUfg1xq8paDA4e_utcScjlg860EatoYhyjMBHOvrCGI-kS-T_Zw1PYdOqNT8GkYMP6YMq_Y0P6bRgjV-4w8fUdhUg1ArKR4_XKt06ww8LILVoGsU4N9PGkeqyTgWFYUMugz0mKHeNEAvJGlzaKnK7PFXy865l05Z6Lk9Os/s900/10%20PXL_20230618_083320905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="900" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JoWAW2z3b8v3D11ywdeUBpUfg1xq8paDA4e_utcScjlg860EatoYhyjMBHOvrCGI-kS-T_Zw1PYdOqNT8GkYMP6YMq_Y0P6bRgjV-4w8fUdhUg1ArKR4_XKt06ww8LILVoGsU4N9PGkeqyTgWFYUMugz0mKHeNEAvJGlzaKnK7PFXy865l05Z6Lk9Os/w400-h234/10%20PXL_20230618_083320905.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A favourite activity was to climb, in the company of a real fireman, the ladder extending from the roof of a fire truck to a high window across the courtyard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpKCUJsJzC4oKh5it3UEtAS97oZnV2-xNOAwgX_I9MzQGJzyKr-oSIWPH9PTf6xFX8O8N4sTLLDuaCqbKfWPx2W9OcC2dPNFxe8F_6vjFzH5JS3M2tXFyMIXYubNNlPQpdaS5G53-z2TgHPtwitLzEFYbJ5MaTZ6p_hvOrXTC49fz3dJ67nZIq6Ff_w0/s800/11%20PXL_20230617_104437298.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpKCUJsJzC4oKh5it3UEtAS97oZnV2-xNOAwgX_I9MzQGJzyKr-oSIWPH9PTf6xFX8O8N4sTLLDuaCqbKfWPx2W9OcC2dPNFxe8F_6vjFzH5JS3M2tXFyMIXYubNNlPQpdaS5G53-z2TgHPtwitLzEFYbJ5MaTZ6p_hvOrXTC49fz3dJ67nZIq6Ff_w0/w400-h400/11%20PXL_20230617_104437298.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This young lady was eager to try.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiom_lnkvXAN9jqjKrHywQa3NK2FGeT1psrrrOIXQSYQ8je3f3Zhn980ChIDw56HCot3Jh_kuPQoOTnrcFMXmRz32FI2zJ4P_THi-kOTcmF28oIjji2HN-Pbb3G3RkGWQnERv6CCR-bIlYKmA7ZYxuDneKpDWV-AjfNrenUfKHcAhi7NojCuJRpKJEzgI/s801/12%20PXL_20230617_105403425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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What a treat for all.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtosOvStmzh8GLfEloFinUjHPciMxC_iYi-UhADIRXwVUmlz1Tujsr1ZH4X79mJDo8PIorlJB46_GHeeJOKmoeWkljYfSUw4QAMSHC6SeHXIX5Kuadn1Zocl7XctY7K3Jjl3EAOshtWENZjKwp7Mg5HTMEjdm5mCKFU0c9KqJOmyl_V2V8jhNGO02PVn8/s800/14%20original_d39aeee4-4aa7-41bf-980f-f5845f839c3a_PXL_20230618_084237658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="696" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtosOvStmzh8GLfEloFinUjHPciMxC_iYi-UhADIRXwVUmlz1Tujsr1ZH4X79mJDo8PIorlJB46_GHeeJOKmoeWkljYfSUw4QAMSHC6SeHXIX5Kuadn1Zocl7XctY7K3Jjl3EAOshtWENZjKwp7Mg5HTMEjdm5mCKFU0c9KqJOmyl_V2V8jhNGO02PVn8/w348-h400/14%20original_d39aeee4-4aa7-41bf-980f-f5845f839c3a_PXL_20230618_084237658.jpg" width="348" /></a></div>In the next courtyard of the station excited young visitors had room to run wild. We too were thrilled to visit the open house again. An unusual Paris must-see.</div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-91615743272163486262023-10-29T16:28:00.003-05:002023-10-29T16:28:35.517-05:00The best photobook store in Paris<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tucked behind Saint-Germain-de-Prés and around the corner from Deux Magots you will find Delpire & Company.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6rp_NosQFJzH7Hl9XUve0Os7IerMgr3SWoSRHvq9BC7iNCm_72E-TyDv3tCbZVgBZj2LpP60eTMVSqQkiDfsSAkRZIXEoza7Dwco5o0o5ySd-CjXHPu_rcj0x4S1aFZYILWydtwCf0DXCDTEIbk-LsJcbUPKgOtjq9xss2nW1jZI_DVHMazhSgRs6Zo/s800/1%20Depire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6rp_NosQFJzH7Hl9XUve0Os7IerMgr3SWoSRHvq9BC7iNCm_72E-TyDv3tCbZVgBZj2LpP60eTMVSqQkiDfsSAkRZIXEoza7Dwco5o0o5ySd-CjXHPu_rcj0x4S1aFZYILWydtwCf0DXCDTEIbk-LsJcbUPKgOtjq9xss2nW1jZI_DVHMazhSgRs6Zo/w400-h400/1%20Depire.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill and I think it is the best photo book store in Paris.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7kiRTcNQVt6FKdE142piL5fGFhnrxJxPPvymPiyt_p7p5QWnmsj1mBysGE52V1Rq3sYD78HezcunTK7eHnLK2zaKGnUkj9mqX7cTd9I9J40AoEA83w0dFXJQ7kykV9CQDcfpxA1qdqg8QKDrax5QD-pLQ3x-0CkJVwkQPGI-q8N5BgP5PwZ_JMSMBWU/s800/14%20Depire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7kiRTcNQVt6FKdE142piL5fGFhnrxJxPPvymPiyt_p7p5QWnmsj1mBysGE52V1Rq3sYD78HezcunTK7eHnLK2zaKGnUkj9mqX7cTd9I9J40AoEA83w0dFXJQ7kykV9CQDcfpxA1qdqg8QKDrax5QD-pLQ3x-0CkJVwkQPGI-q8N5BgP5PwZ_JMSMBWU/w320-h400/14%20Depire.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The window caught our attention right away. It looked fresh and had books we hadn't seen elsewhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25IRrjx4QlbWNp_JxW0lw7QF-LkxyxQvOqwrJN8pd8bYYzIRyjaWGyTdGUmwm3MRpjqPPqG-TC7EKqoTiBan4xXTve2Qeczd-S7bcARclCs1C5AAD3U_JKid6Saut6x1qciDkYTOp_0C8VXf_5DcJVZlb7V5milUUITvXcAqMLNSoEPP1rWV5SG8s3qk/s800/3%20The%CC%81ophile%20(TAY-o-feel)%20Calot,%20Directeur%20de%20la%20Librairie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25IRrjx4QlbWNp_JxW0lw7QF-LkxyxQvOqwrJN8pd8bYYzIRyjaWGyTdGUmwm3MRpjqPPqG-TC7EKqoTiBan4xXTve2Qeczd-S7bcARclCs1C5AAD3U_JKid6Saut6x1qciDkYTOp_0C8VXf_5DcJVZlb7V5milUUITvXcAqMLNSoEPP1rWV5SG8s3qk/w400-h400/3%20The%CC%81ophile%20(TAY-o-feel)%20Calot,%20Directeur%20de%20la%20Librairie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Théophile Calot, the shop's <b>directeur</b>, made us welcome. He speaks perfect english and he knows his books.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvMs5JmW_rUvjkgGQO7_e3QgeihKPb_KMaGKHYyNF2heA3X9BZsfi8weW3Hz9w5DosOY2JA0BFz4WWVGHHj-O1KLteHFC90798K6kj9bGjXJHQYpTUAfWHyE49XN_D09_JT3bGrsndTfhn22f_AW_e05k7Uas2iJ0pJ5RRpaRSC4OB_8MrMoJGI9hxV8/s800/4%20Depire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvMs5JmW_rUvjkgGQO7_e3QgeihKPb_KMaGKHYyNF2heA3X9BZsfi8weW3Hz9w5DosOY2JA0BFz4WWVGHHj-O1KLteHFC90798K6kj9bGjXJHQYpTUAfWHyE49XN_D09_JT3bGrsndTfhn22f_AW_e05k7Uas2iJ0pJ5RRpaRSC4OB_8MrMoJGI9hxV8/w384-h400/4%20Depire.jpg" width="384" /></a></div>We visited in spring 2023. We liked their exhibition <b>Wolfgang Tillmans: Books Are Liquids</b>: first editions, posters, postcards and other ephemera.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmew9F-IVhBt8kJUeJJqiOcUqMD1WJHjBhRTzL2mL28E03NWQ_tJ7uMb2ZciPN3F23myTLSiwoZN0So5rTbHonM4jPQJi1TZAIVoJH89ZF3405n-q5LR7qCrL8nlbj1iBakkNZ3jt09Of561-fIKP3bcAUoedoNcm-b7C5jVWh73NebFG_s0dQ4OO6sE/s800/5%20Depire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmew9F-IVhBt8kJUeJJqiOcUqMD1WJHjBhRTzL2mL28E03NWQ_tJ7uMb2ZciPN3F23myTLSiwoZN0So5rTbHonM4jPQJi1TZAIVoJH89ZF3405n-q5LR7qCrL8nlbj1iBakkNZ3jt09Of561-fIKP3bcAUoedoNcm-b7C5jVWh73NebFG_s0dQ4OO6sE/w400-h400/5%20Depire.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This table was covered in treasures. I liked the polite sign.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin08KxKB0Zovm9k-5iReYLM47pvygbNiYqNmyerICsvEqraHCNaZ2r9aZsM1s5xqVkrlxtWHFJoaryuEO9mLFbGHEqy5eU6xlh42Vcswe2zt4yXXZ3j9c5zRKTFh38CDWJazRzUHqicuIOAs_XY7D70edgKyd9MmzUI_Lvkhym1Lo_igvtdwtqMc2RzV8/s800/6%20Depire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="759" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin08KxKB0Zovm9k-5iReYLM47pvygbNiYqNmyerICsvEqraHCNaZ2r9aZsM1s5xqVkrlxtWHFJoaryuEO9mLFbGHEqy5eU6xlh42Vcswe2zt4yXXZ3j9c5zRKTFh38CDWJazRzUHqicuIOAs_XY7D70edgKyd9MmzUI_Lvkhym1Lo_igvtdwtqMc2RzV8/w380-h400/6%20Depire.jpg" width="380" /></a></div>Here is the Tillmans table from another angle. That's Calot being interviewed at the back of the shop.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcWhBPqVg_lSE0bwILOR_T2uHUNllmOhwTuou8boHuArytbE4y9WwsM8DZ2ExrGZx0YmT5fb24kqCgBPF7nH5_UwvrDA1IyaiX-i6bsCqL3BF3FBJZbaLCctN2miwmLqEPqKxeVoYgiLnBsx9Ooz4kcrCjLoV-gh7ClXkCGa3LYMCrRG_bOB-t-YeR_A/s800/7%20Depire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcWhBPqVg_lSE0bwILOR_T2uHUNllmOhwTuou8boHuArytbE4y9WwsM8DZ2ExrGZx0YmT5fb24kqCgBPF7nH5_UwvrDA1IyaiX-i6bsCqL3BF3FBJZbaLCctN2miwmLqEPqKxeVoYgiLnBsx9Ooz4kcrCjLoV-gh7ClXkCGa3LYMCrRG_bOB-t-YeR_A/w400-h400/7%20Depire.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Tillmans table again with his posters on the wall behind.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4ouNelGx0tp_gM2zlvpOwUoXJDr1V108VsbUIN_5rQPslp_t0Ndo2m56p-kD-dHi8hWT_QECCqeIZQ3PfGK_boe2u1fiRndnyHeV_iAgnOJsHXBSuJKs5p1QNDksWjDfGi7fd2rgSeQZsAJ3qRCPkiXjecI8_rswanxR0qqGHuAzfPlZqGRvRyfCDyU/s900/8%20Depire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4ouNelGx0tp_gM2zlvpOwUoXJDr1V108VsbUIN_5rQPslp_t0Ndo2m56p-kD-dHi8hWT_QECCqeIZQ3PfGK_boe2u1fiRndnyHeV_iAgnOJsHXBSuJKs5p1QNDksWjDfGi7fd2rgSeQZsAJ3qRCPkiXjecI8_rswanxR0qqGHuAzfPlZqGRvRyfCDyU/w400-h300/8%20Depire.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The table in front of the posters had some interesting books.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAjlFc9G6Xdp_E9p7KeMhbolasJh_qQMuQ1tMbqDQORPnk_7XnEDsfVm147xum_29sU0M_OC4Trn2er2-bS9fvlQRz0chyphenhyphenO5o6B_NinB4vbYnKhCogz4RbZN2OjS0kUxw5R53RkhYxpzSMNGVEkVnzxkb4AsYNPK6BXteLtCHnrPa9cGIxjBWeMKJ3v0/s800/9%20Folded%20by%20Zoran%20Shekerov.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="730" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAjlFc9G6Xdp_E9p7KeMhbolasJh_qQMuQ1tMbqDQORPnk_7XnEDsfVm147xum_29sU0M_OC4Trn2er2-bS9fvlQRz0chyphenhyphenO5o6B_NinB4vbYnKhCogz4RbZN2OjS0kUxw5R53RkhYxpzSMNGVEkVnzxkb4AsYNPK6BXteLtCHnrPa9cGIxjBWeMKJ3v0/w365-h400/9%20Folded%20by%20Zoran%20Shekerov.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I take pictures of books so I can look them up online. Didn't notice there were no words on the cover of this book of Turkish wrestlers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZFCqXayr80J5XtoSbyUG2UlsoYgafC3Q5T-NwVKhhDjKIIljv9B0yZExUCAGKRWLMwmwcbp2JxnNlFcNHFy7Lc0TumI8CHOI_0koAXIdaqbQlqzaZoXhHUxf3-YdF1hwiqDJBMx72Z62cr9MvdY9T4ulUW_rqLJauxAVI338vZCH4Vh3eb0olGkXj3M/s800/10%20Folded%20by%20Zoran%20Shekerov.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZFCqXayr80J5XtoSbyUG2UlsoYgafC3Q5T-NwVKhhDjKIIljv9B0yZExUCAGKRWLMwmwcbp2JxnNlFcNHFy7Lc0TumI8CHOI_0koAXIdaqbQlqzaZoXhHUxf3-YdF1hwiqDJBMx72Z62cr9MvdY9T4ulUW_rqLJauxAVI338vZCH4Vh3eb0olGkXj3M/w300-h400/10%20Folded%20by%20Zoran%20Shekerov.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>On our next visit I found the photographer's name, Zoran Shekerov. I now follow him on Instagram.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YMPNeYTfDOF3DAz__SBg3Rv50m1Wuy2YFM3b4emrEgk6dAJZgjgx10mwI4A9Ul2grjqCLxvh27h47t27er26x9sD5PLEKFeMwFyKyxg6ak_STa9nSpnidcmFVFuRwQElivsfaV9TiGMHpFcUH0CU_c3PkI0F7jPUM1S4J4zd1GhIrt0RoCDzDfeu6ac/s800/11%20Jack%20Pierson%20Less%20and%20More%2050%20euros.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="672" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YMPNeYTfDOF3DAz__SBg3Rv50m1Wuy2YFM3b4emrEgk6dAJZgjgx10mwI4A9Ul2grjqCLxvh27h47t27er26x9sD5PLEKFeMwFyKyxg6ak_STa9nSpnidcmFVFuRwQElivsfaV9TiGMHpFcUH0CU_c3PkI0F7jPUM1S4J4zd1GhIrt0RoCDzDfeu6ac/w336-h400/11%20Jack%20Pierson%20Less%20and%20More%2050%20euros.jpg" width="336" /></a></div>Do you know Jack Pierson? This monograph covers his whole career. Nice book.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7946kvYzOjTzgYLXUt1lZJOvtbs_N4yYLeRlt8IuFRdOCT5RdH64OM8kyxp5Jk9ioPgV2y9Pb8XNx22QzQxxue8OauHwbdVrdwjocJtPckgQLw4RSxzRhTry1jIf7yLTqiKMaLGpCxXImySeoDINr9-jnfkcgYztwXNYoIRRC3GKV4eN4WnhvaYMdYjo/s800/13%20Depire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7946kvYzOjTzgYLXUt1lZJOvtbs_N4yYLeRlt8IuFRdOCT5RdH64OM8kyxp5Jk9ioPgV2y9Pb8XNx22QzQxxue8OauHwbdVrdwjocJtPckgQLw4RSxzRhTry1jIf7yLTqiKMaLGpCxXImySeoDINr9-jnfkcgYztwXNYoIRRC3GKV4eN4WnhvaYMdYjo/w400-h400/13%20Depire.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On the opposite wall some Tillmans vinyl LPs with his photos on the cover. Collectable.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWPodToAIBn3u_4Bss4uMEDHLEJ5l9qoeuHRenJjZW7m7Y6qPvEKG0Giunb8H5rpkqhiJ3D1uN-RwVnoxNzTnTKTur00a1lWnUYB7zwOyxVTZWVbwxXJDTvRIKEWucF2P0CZdX5_5SZ_ATSVNsIn39UayaZMVQ1zVB8OnHWH1z_-W8kXOs23hzjGQzio/s800/Delpire%20&%20Co.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWPodToAIBn3u_4Bss4uMEDHLEJ5l9qoeuHRenJjZW7m7Y6qPvEKG0Giunb8H5rpkqhiJ3D1uN-RwVnoxNzTnTKTur00a1lWnUYB7zwOyxVTZWVbwxXJDTvRIKEWucF2P0CZdX5_5SZ_ATSVNsIn39UayaZMVQ1zVB8OnHWH1z_-W8kXOs23hzjGQzio/w400-h400/Delpire%20&%20Co.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We returned to Delpire & Co. a half dozen times in our two month stay in Paris. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtscd44VUGerZc91iISbnNtWqVpZBqG_LJAqSfku2tG9PsF2NyBwB8tXoLqvR6QPTwp7T7MfnqFVOrIqYjlz7yY-E-g1nVnVzZv6FDK1NXNUqZNp-1Kih_HYBtzrRKJHDG2Xfeg7t5TnxmvErWCSfKQLJXx0yJnRuRpjRb5nwBFxs6mQW1EshlHpUO1o/s800/2%20Depire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtscd44VUGerZc91iISbnNtWqVpZBqG_LJAqSfku2tG9PsF2NyBwB8tXoLqvR6QPTwp7T7MfnqFVOrIqYjlz7yY-E-g1nVnVzZv6FDK1NXNUqZNp-1Kih_HYBtzrRKJHDG2Xfeg7t5TnxmvErWCSfKQLJXx0yJnRuRpjRb5nwBFxs6mQW1EshlHpUO1o/w320-h400/2%20Depire.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We came away with only one book but it is a good book and it fit in our carry-on.</div></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-29086121449710472732023-10-28T17:59:00.003-05:002023-10-28T22:42:30.673-05:00Our Paris Bookstores<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaENISiNXsDCK5MhY3M1NaKBFQEom9iythmfq5MfAbDtgyDz8ZPd_GAkztXC3FUffSLzci9jNMBMjIi8f-yZj6WKjoF3hIHh_0zOxXKLMLbmB810S4SBYONSmXNevshOsEbuhGFlnaHG-69Gc7bU8WPBvI2bjLoGSdd1-myEi0Vmvtc3e-4mSDjmDaBY/s800/1%20San%20Francisco%20Books.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaENISiNXsDCK5MhY3M1NaKBFQEom9iythmfq5MfAbDtgyDz8ZPd_GAkztXC3FUffSLzci9jNMBMjIi8f-yZj6WKjoF3hIHh_0zOxXKLMLbmB810S4SBYONSmXNevshOsEbuhGFlnaHG-69Gc7bU8WPBvI2bjLoGSdd1-myEi0Vmvtc3e-4mSDjmDaBY/w400-h400/1%20San%20Francisco%20Books.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>When Bill and I need new books to read in Paris we take the Metro to <b>San Francisco Books</b>, on the Left Bank, for paperbacks and the odd collectable.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_xtAmx-V83Ti7q1xRPMiMwFgk8w5pxzq5p3zpZuGzWb-y_hBHIgQeyvBhuA9P5CdS4Ees_Afn7ghdy1Etk3_u_t2mA5_CSnj6Bhjhk2HJeo7XkGJnjx9k_hHQ8Fk2nUPUnyNIAwYHxYTY-7v2CMWNmi8WH3eOoE3a2oK_l8mlb2pgyFPXqN670mdNFI/s800/2%20PXL_20230520_095922303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBm4g9E2qxcf-wBL9TMUlOgD5_6SMxbPONFnJSXLOYsgeEG8PIGXM4xlouNEzRuopipUuJxj1tQ71HMQXj2FKLT-HqP3Od1_JynSFiY9ZRen04pwq_oc9aLA1Jx2bwdwN1AmtG3Rgwwvq5G4E2iEX7UU12UAsHWqF_SNI1LU38gbfnoYP2u9OUL1jwI2k/s803/4%20PXL_20230516_083533600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="803" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBm4g9E2qxcf-wBL9TMUlOgD5_6SMxbPONFnJSXLOYsgeEG8PIGXM4xlouNEzRuopipUuJxj1tQ71HMQXj2FKLT-HqP3Od1_JynSFiY9ZRen04pwq_oc9aLA1Jx2bwdwN1AmtG3Rgwwvq5G4E2iEX7UU12UAsHWqF_SNI1LU38gbfnoYP2u9OUL1jwI2k/w400-h399/4%20PXL_20230516_083533600.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>La Chambre Claire</b>, our fave photo bookstore from our last trip, has a new Left Bank location, <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnrhVnZX-uuHzAU8Hu_mGtW3xLaEWhAuHC9qeahcxJj7C53WbduzC0oQ4jYXw57B6VnFlhcQL_fqb4s7EIQWR2P7vC6CA0rWPrUydTIxV0DsRg_1LlkduV0W048oUDprElp90xzLQUH9lL_vGspjjhiXI-cGttE38IZsP0c-O14rc-TXPTjN5OgI881k/s800/5%20PXL_20230516_092629533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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For lovers of photo books it is a destination.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTXfrrSF_XJqa8v9KijD3XiwdFPtxWOdGCFz3Q4C5UAsgV7pNTA7ay-vY9gTn9jQ6pfLqyyPAZP0PCnX7KbOMy4S8Oab2i1WGa_h7ZszKx5oL3EsatTYl2KditJnaaDFAhFizwuz-i1E-K4rc-nm8AWTjrSTzhI4CM-HF0Xf7yJHO4nGGs1mxUD9DyRM/s800/6%20PXL_20230516_091005680.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTXfrrSF_XJqa8v9KijD3XiwdFPtxWOdGCFz3Q4C5UAsgV7pNTA7ay-vY9gTn9jQ6pfLqyyPAZP0PCnX7KbOMy4S8Oab2i1WGa_h7ZszKx5oL3EsatTYl2KditJnaaDFAhFizwuz-i1E-K4rc-nm8AWTjrSTzhI4CM-HF0Xf7yJHO4nGGs1mxUD9DyRM/w400-h400/6%20PXL_20230516_091005680.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A strong collection of new books and older titles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvh2LPd-7T8yujDDwHEi9IcyraX72tZ0LcmEZ31OGUO6q_5BWPygoPzXXmTD22HD0inI2o__tZv2lqey6sd_7gP9triqeoo0XZ_Oi4Ph9Tph8CN0gL16bgmzAVQJGpGdXC28GNON5HpnYloCH2s0gfK8VB20UeuuQ3FE7VR1YurKMq-aaJ0PbPEAOad8/s800/7%20PXL_20230606_160527356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="667" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvh2LPd-7T8yujDDwHEi9IcyraX72tZ0LcmEZ31OGUO6q_5BWPygoPzXXmTD22HD0inI2o__tZv2lqey6sd_7gP9triqeoo0XZ_Oi4Ph9Tph8CN0gL16bgmzAVQJGpGdXC28GNON5HpnYloCH2s0gfK8VB20UeuuQ3FE7VR1YurKMq-aaJ0PbPEAOad8/w334-h400/7%20PXL_20230606_160527356.jpg" width="334" /></a></div>The best art book store in Paris has to be <b>Yvon Lambert</b> in the Haut Marais. We dropped in several times a week.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXgizhf5nfPK-Ta9WYl2wK8uW-S19pb5sJ-P7PEKcZ0Ug3UhueQ1VAgyE564a1kJr9OxgPxZ91RL7NhudUiJvH96cj3wxVl4Ka8PxEHfnojvOuET8i9qaXm5lDvT7ZCx_kozcIDa9Wq6z7AmaJExrh3NaeXOdmpORZaESZvdsggffz0tMdfHuhwoYOt4/s800/8%20PXL_20230606_160737330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXgizhf5nfPK-Ta9WYl2wK8uW-S19pb5sJ-P7PEKcZ0Ug3UhueQ1VAgyE564a1kJr9OxgPxZ91RL7NhudUiJvH96cj3wxVl4Ka8PxEHfnojvOuET8i9qaXm5lDvT7ZCx_kozcIDa9Wq6z7AmaJExrh3NaeXOdmpORZaESZvdsggffz0tMdfHuhwoYOt4/w300-h400/8%20PXL_20230606_160737330.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>We always found books we didn't see anywhere else.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZk9LRlyNpH9aveqk7bOr7cbRg18mZbpJzvkcZXXI9CUZybUxTjpNp9NrPaV9AZMSPCuo5CCKM_NRBe5z4WxzaP8xhAQswkfHO4171v1VUymUqdOKR4GaDRip6Flj3OCV-9BA1zF1HGjQsdYJR9LjTIDR3uWeozkOtb747dNY_qUz9QvJ2kCD6IWI26I/s800/9%20PXL_20230522_101513128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="684" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aIqggGWY8Gd95miQghCK7ATCIBbsK0mHRnip-YF81gNqtg5-5mh8a51dNMdiFRCSbcvUPyMfQiLZnsYLjKWsfasc2qxVaYxNHoFH_PRMIX_XSp6ZOibaxIbkbb8LcLt6fdge7pNtWtqiLSQIfn38BIPfiqL4AsWyInO-VSEz47JMHLrNO-Bx3HPCPy4/w343-h400/11%20PXL_20230613_082618139.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You will find their books in English in the back of the shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpy600S8mS_eXY8xxEx3SDFF-lzmpvM8PpJ7pOJIyfXouuIOLxtb6vpjvumjyWetH38kp8qy7ceBGwBx2tHEI4Qipng8HEjrDxoMDukTFstK1Tx_TwaSPmqbkUsR8LwypL2aLXws4zAo6C3GbjosQdywT21vYzYZuDgfFYBPe0GSQYnZmuTU5lWzxFiQ/s800/13%20Livres%20et%20Jeux%20Anciens%20Vente.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpy600S8mS_eXY8xxEx3SDFF-lzmpvM8PpJ7pOJIyfXouuIOLxtb6vpjvumjyWetH38kp8qy7ceBGwBx2tHEI4Qipng8HEjrDxoMDukTFstK1Tx_TwaSPmqbkUsR8LwypL2aLXws4zAo6C3GbjosQdywT21vYzYZuDgfFYBPe0GSQYnZmuTU5lWzxFiQ/w400-h400/13%20Livres%20et%20Jeux%20Anciens%20Vente.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We were intrigued by <b>Livres et Jeux Anciens Vente</b>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfdolqlz0Aedc0EQIRX30BYKRbqSWaCqN6tqmidsk95rnSC4zIfZgBDSLMnxW5E0X0kdFimILEr_a7XjdPsWYUQdD5SCWo2Upfear6yHB01cunFi1rnedjnS_fFBpQ34jo7G56p8vun1ZEoMceHtyLTwUw6tOvhZR4YAhge6rShhwznL1KtIRAtDMRBo/w350-h400/15%20Livres%20et%20Jeux%20Anciens%20Vente.jpg" width="350" /></a></div>Next time we'll set aside a morning for an extended browse.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcEb6_Tu9r8EUzKG_OHUGDR9nMeCJdyiBQUzW4gcnhr6EjpSr1jJth2LKVfsEEqlPdMg_SjKvs2cXi884ZL0grv0S2uUMazuLuQwf4tDc-CDq9E8K-e0XBIPospWnpl1tdvrq2AR5A8c1OPyew0tW2nDljxDccyKr6whuP5CO3rdzCPNq21nGiZi_vgM/s800/16%20Left%20Bank%20closed%20shop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcEb6_Tu9r8EUzKG_OHUGDR9nMeCJdyiBQUzW4gcnhr6EjpSr1jJth2LKVfsEEqlPdMg_SjKvs2cXi884ZL0grv0S2uUMazuLuQwf4tDc-CDq9E8K-e0XBIPospWnpl1tdvrq2AR5A8c1OPyew0tW2nDljxDccyKr6whuP5CO3rdzCPNq21nGiZi_vgM/w309-h400/16%20Left%20Bank%20closed%20shop.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><b>Le Livre Penseur</b> was also closed. Such a charming window! I'm particularly intrigued by that painting on the left of a fox talking to a nightingale.<br /></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-84086840120496925812023-10-23T10:21:00.017-05:002023-10-23T20:43:29.822-05:00Christie's Auction Preview<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Last June, John and I were lucky enough to see great art on view at an auction preview at Christie's showrooms at the bottom of Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiiFt_-nUbLO0ti0lq2pw5Udq9pW1kGpxh0ci45KQdClNT7q0tftHWt_5ofZFPH5FIVLsiOXdU6zOamGBc5c5ULn_Uqn1pGdRzfodJ3sU7lBwBVvrv7mXqO0wlz7m_u4H4XkTooEo_3If2nKY0nfl8XpDg2kUzBz-9WSFLuT3yqsa1FaaSNNEl13odXc/s800/1%20Christies%20Auction%20showrooms.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="645" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiiFt_-nUbLO0ti0lq2pw5Udq9pW1kGpxh0ci45KQdClNT7q0tftHWt_5ofZFPH5FIVLsiOXdU6zOamGBc5c5ULn_Uqn1pGdRzfodJ3sU7lBwBVvrv7mXqO0wlz7m_u4H4XkTooEo_3If2nKY0nfl8XpDg2kUzBz-9WSFLuT3yqsa1FaaSNNEl13odXc/w323-h400/1%20Christies%20Auction%20showrooms.jpg" width="323" /></a></div>We recorded Christie's estimates for works that we liked and then checked the prices that were realized later on-line. Our idea of fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54NbLK-dnRMQ7vYO8XV52GEAggy9uhGXQbGZ_kOZrre3a5lsPaoXBVDZXInI_2q9ddW2Wm56nZFS0Y1EC5HQV2v9IQ5M-sG6uQtgLosOQAiIUYrHLT_wgx1-Rq7jqL6tIQl05mpU_DnBejbDvn2QupvhXx1TJDg8-YGIkWjW_gUyy-MMwFryWaEgvxX4/s800/2%20Robert%20Mapplethorpe,%20Self%20portrait,%201985.%20Estimate%2060,000-80,000%20euros.%20Realized%2075,000%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="725" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54NbLK-dnRMQ7vYO8XV52GEAggy9uhGXQbGZ_kOZrre3a5lsPaoXBVDZXInI_2q9ddW2Wm56nZFS0Y1EC5HQV2v9IQ5M-sG6uQtgLosOQAiIUYrHLT_wgx1-Rq7jqL6tIQl05mpU_DnBejbDvn2QupvhXx1TJDg8-YGIkWjW_gUyy-MMwFryWaEgvxX4/w363-h400/2%20Robert%20Mapplethorpe,%20Self%20portrait,%201985.%20Estimate%2060,000-80,000%20euros.%20Realized%2075,000%20euros..jpg" width="363" /></a></div> Robert Mapplethorpe, Self portrait, 1985.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Estimate 60,000-80,000 euros. Realized 75,000 euros.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RfqUONWeQntIIdVpNVrxGRefGuWJVT4x_fYzUw2g_lA0vQDqblF5F3bHW761Po5rBRrZqU1Qm6Bi-Y3BVZZvt322HP9Z3gG3ORD6kFYbsL-Egu1M3oSuChfdzUGY-9kvlR7SRcrWV3lV5gTsofpxq8nVxSbT4053Em3GhGn3ChEANXlqogiwESgDMm0/s900/3%20Adrian%20Ghenie,%20Untitled%20(Self-portrait),%202007.%20Estimate%2020,000-30,000.%20Realized%2018,900%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RfqUONWeQntIIdVpNVrxGRefGuWJVT4x_fYzUw2g_lA0vQDqblF5F3bHW761Po5rBRrZqU1Qm6Bi-Y3BVZZvt322HP9Z3gG3ORD6kFYbsL-Egu1M3oSuChfdzUGY-9kvlR7SRcrWV3lV5gTsofpxq8nVxSbT4053Em3GhGn3ChEANXlqogiwESgDMm0/w400-h213/3%20Adrian%20Ghenie,%20Untitled%20(Self-portrait),%202007.%20Estimate%2020,000-30,000.%20Realized%2018,900%20euros..jpg" width="400" /></a><div>Adrian Ghenie, Untitled (Self-portrait), 2007. </div><div>Estimate 20,000-30,000. Realized 18,900 euros.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwnuHUHLAuhSE-bihtSbDcOpzTc873VMfvYotunNGyMZDVKrou9JeluwD2ECOHJLglVSexgR5ThD2GiIEirp1fgRGSarUYKhy8js06KU5JkvAiUyK146E49Z0HWPLLZFLptSibmMKC0I3m1CDknuIeEKrAd4ExaZEx5L5RuuEnejVyXqfyaAig6grjM8/s800/4%20Alighiero%20Boetti,%20Talvolta%20sole%20talvolta%20luna%20(Sometimes%20sun,%20Sometimes%20moon).%20Estimate%2025,000-35,000.%20Realized%2063,000..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="779" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwnuHUHLAuhSE-bihtSbDcOpzTc873VMfvYotunNGyMZDVKrou9JeluwD2ECOHJLglVSexgR5ThD2GiIEirp1fgRGSarUYKhy8js06KU5JkvAiUyK146E49Z0HWPLLZFLptSibmMKC0I3m1CDknuIeEKrAd4ExaZEx5L5RuuEnejVyXqfyaAig6grjM8/w390-h400/4%20Alighiero%20Boetti,%20Talvolta%20sole%20talvolta%20luna%20(Sometimes%20sun,%20Sometimes%20moon).%20Estimate%2025,000-35,000.%20Realized%2063,000..jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div>Alighiero Boetti, Talvolta sole talvolta luna (Sometimes sun, Sometimes moon). Estimate 25,000-35,000. Realized 63,000 euros.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjFQPi_fsq3uryZMidC4rfvoOamZSkzMpVPLjg7dyeWf3t8uvq2qNBPuntmahlksWMfMkm42R9gu1cxSAwJ0Hzinn9nd1HF1qhIcCS9XYTO54ovEUx996wJdNh3n_-RLFHdetrmvAc7HfVa_VMW1OODFq0beY2C4_aO3-FgjhP3gxSQVNJhHOxsrTrNo/s800/5%20Alighiero%20Boetti,%20Talvolta%20sole%20talvolta%20luna%20(Sometimes%20sun,%20Sometimes%20moon),%20detail.%20Estimate%2025,000-35,000.%20Realized%2063,000..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="779" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjFQPi_fsq3uryZMidC4rfvoOamZSkzMpVPLjg7dyeWf3t8uvq2qNBPuntmahlksWMfMkm42R9gu1cxSAwJ0Hzinn9nd1HF1qhIcCS9XYTO54ovEUx996wJdNh3n_-RLFHdetrmvAc7HfVa_VMW1OODFq0beY2C4_aO3-FgjhP3gxSQVNJhHOxsrTrNo/w390-h400/5%20Alighiero%20Boetti,%20Talvolta%20sole%20talvolta%20luna%20(Sometimes%20sun,%20Sometimes%20moon),%20detail.%20Estimate%2025,000-35,000.%20Realized%2063,000..jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Detail of the above fabric work.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaMKnwNqb_u6wWTFeXAYWYNVxpV36HDlWyAPCb4-qdomPcJzMuRcnjGG4U-rT4VQaMthJ0gf3HsjCV-5jxWBfyifdx8j5DmYC6-Xxj8pvG634EQf4DJiVFToPWjRATrRcWHxDVpBBeYxyt00pN1qFaL_9n4cisDCaWpZyexykIAJsjyRcYAPy-aXiyu8/s800/6%20Walter%20%20Swennen,%20Sans%20%20Titre,%201957.%20Estimate%202,000-3,000%20euros.%20Realized%201,260%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="652" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaMKnwNqb_u6wWTFeXAYWYNVxpV36HDlWyAPCb4-qdomPcJzMuRcnjGG4U-rT4VQaMthJ0gf3HsjCV-5jxWBfyifdx8j5DmYC6-Xxj8pvG634EQf4DJiVFToPWjRATrRcWHxDVpBBeYxyt00pN1qFaL_9n4cisDCaWpZyexykIAJsjyRcYAPy-aXiyu8/w326-h400/6%20Walter%20%20Swennen,%20Sans%20%20Titre,%201957.%20Estimate%202,000-3,000%20euros.%20Realized%201,260%20euros..jpg" width="326" /></a><div>Walter Swennen, Sans Titre, 1957.</div><div> Estimate 2,000-3,000 euros. Realized 1,260 euros.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQGTRkI1CXsu8XvkCFYH0hs7cCG31nyLRds5UtPDGw6hemtwekMjqNuZszjIyiz8bqND8VgmM_cu_cC1uEZcZD7L-CWuBCl1ufx1gbmSaFADkU1TmNpgaoFV-cIeKr_dva_P5_Y6Q44Sc2O4Lk1AZ65kUZ3FqMK0zU3ewip1lKeLjuzjxoTiLCfIPbLs/s800/7%20Meret%20Oppenheim,%20Agate%20top,%20green%20and%20yellow%20with%20reddish%20edge),%201975.%20Estimate%204,000-6,000%20euros.%20Realized%2027,720%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQGTRkI1CXsu8XvkCFYH0hs7cCG31nyLRds5UtPDGw6hemtwekMjqNuZszjIyiz8bqND8VgmM_cu_cC1uEZcZD7L-CWuBCl1ufx1gbmSaFADkU1TmNpgaoFV-cIeKr_dva_P5_Y6Q44Sc2O4Lk1AZ65kUZ3FqMK0zU3ewip1lKeLjuzjxoTiLCfIPbLs/w386-h400/7%20Meret%20Oppenheim,%20Agate%20top,%20green%20and%20yellow%20with%20reddish%20edge),%201975.%20Estimate%204,000-6,000%20euros.%20Realized%2027,720%20euros..jpg" width="386" /></a><div>Meret Oppenheim, Agate (top, green and yellow with reddish edge), 1975. Estimate 4,000-6,000 euros. Realized 27,720 euros.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQqrWB_jvilGAc_Sm0oBbTFsp6dgSYJokjNKbvKtQVUzbXFtaCFkQBdhxuQmYI1Ux8dAIjr0SIB6BlgxRM88BJ8gl7fn7ZgNVBY9PD0m49MI8diO8teN2yX21e2BQl_VDpjZ9nVRqYdNWMkXxLR7G-xkz_94vxvGN6jRTQahmRzDcEXKU4keD4mf9euM/s800/8%20Adam%20Fuss%20Untitled%20(Sunflower),%201993.%20Estimate%204,000-6,000%20euros.%20Realized%2018,900..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="632" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQqrWB_jvilGAc_Sm0oBbTFsp6dgSYJokjNKbvKtQVUzbXFtaCFkQBdhxuQmYI1Ux8dAIjr0SIB6BlgxRM88BJ8gl7fn7ZgNVBY9PD0m49MI8diO8teN2yX21e2BQl_VDpjZ9nVRqYdNWMkXxLR7G-xkz_94vxvGN6jRTQahmRzDcEXKU4keD4mf9euM/w316-h400/8%20Adam%20Fuss%20Untitled%20(Sunflower),%201993.%20Estimate%204,000-6,000%20euros.%20Realized%2018,900..jpg" width="316" /></a><div>Adam Fuss Untitled (Sunflower), 1993.</div><div>Estimate 4,000-6,000 euros. Realized 18,900 euros.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPyAL-_blZ6uz5lAaXk-ZktEAFtjqClMsXh_4OWUeo1Yrx9qYTBD3xDu5X6EYbQU1q77BlrpMSrc3xDhpZ6kfDwmDnXgw2_aRc1sJtaBM_OsEFmae1F8ooL-0CzQARJK-xfb1L3QpAHJpB6iXT5ayk5nvVWvN0hs0wVl4YHZyRAv-Tk4__USjV1JS1hQ/s800/9%20Sam%20Francis,%20Sans%20Titre,%201982.%20Estimate%2012,000-18,000.%20Realized%2022,680%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPyAL-_blZ6uz5lAaXk-ZktEAFtjqClMsXh_4OWUeo1Yrx9qYTBD3xDu5X6EYbQU1q77BlrpMSrc3xDhpZ6kfDwmDnXgw2_aRc1sJtaBM_OsEFmae1F8ooL-0CzQARJK-xfb1L3QpAHJpB6iXT5ayk5nvVWvN0hs0wVl4YHZyRAv-Tk4__USjV1JS1hQ/w350-h400/9%20Sam%20Francis,%20Sans%20Titre,%201982.%20Estimate%2012,000-18,000.%20Realized%2022,680%20euros..jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div>Sam Francis, Sans Titre, 1982. Estimate 12,000-18,000 euros. Realized 22,680 euros.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1JxI_KKRreJF5iXNoTmTsiIuKge9yyTDWZ2Opnmo1UsNvLXROa68Y4E0o-nFIMrVAnylGCwQax3pCjm5DBrYrTAW0_yUelyzyiFhOC0lE1jZK6f5h6RPEJ0Fje0c-otJu-Zxx67IZOTx_OO76VFy0Ro5JGhybZoSV-noNIUMO0uy_113lW8yU1g3ZEg/s800/10%20Cindy%20Sherman%20Untitled%20(Lucile%20Ball),%201975.%20Estimate%207000-9,000%20euros.%20Realized%2012,600%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="629" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1JxI_KKRreJF5iXNoTmTsiIuKge9yyTDWZ2Opnmo1UsNvLXROa68Y4E0o-nFIMrVAnylGCwQax3pCjm5DBrYrTAW0_yUelyzyiFhOC0lE1jZK6f5h6RPEJ0Fje0c-otJu-Zxx67IZOTx_OO76VFy0Ro5JGhybZoSV-noNIUMO0uy_113lW8yU1g3ZEg/w315-h400/10%20Cindy%20Sherman%20Untitled%20(Lucile%20Ball),%201975.%20Estimate%207000-9,000%20euros.%20Realized%2012,600%20euros..jpg" width="315" /></a></div>Cindy Sherman Untitled (Lucile Ball), 1975.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Estimate 7000-9,000 euros. Realized 12,600 euros.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RTWY87NXUoQji1cGatCqWzJ_rr0yO-Rd9eWUSzc-27ZKgsq2KUsrts3hNK9cYcqG6Ev2TqazGAYNXMd_jlk23YTmFW6KE-zWmEvxIKhOcjXos8YbapiS3ocvyGW9Uq1-2Llg6NxCmOizTbvgkKl3IAFDwb5VoNFKHl4SyIMKMYKKIjzVr1cdgppokmY/s900/11%20Irving%20Penn,%20Two%20Men%20Fishing%20from%20a%20Boat%20(The%20Marne),%201966.%20.%20Realized%20%2011,340%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="900" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RTWY87NXUoQji1cGatCqWzJ_rr0yO-Rd9eWUSzc-27ZKgsq2KUsrts3hNK9cYcqG6Ev2TqazGAYNXMd_jlk23YTmFW6KE-zWmEvxIKhOcjXos8YbapiS3ocvyGW9Uq1-2Llg6NxCmOizTbvgkKl3IAFDwb5VoNFKHl4SyIMKMYKKIjzVr1cdgppokmY/w400-h316/11%20Irving%20Penn,%20Two%20Men%20Fishing%20from%20a%20Boat%20(The%20Marne),%201966.%20.%20Realized%20%2011,340%20euros..jpg" width="400" /></a><div>Irving Penn, Two Men Fishing from a Boat (The Marne), 1966. Estimate 10,000-15,000 euros. Realized 11,340 euros.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRfH-KDi2UAb7lnf1hg8HG_hy2mO7WcK_9Wq6ugTyDEHxOZb7nTDGD_S9xJMsr8uD_b3G7ejTuUx7irCFYVYQsgMuBgh74faf1rNjMW0x6UT6-B1O__xw5jWYdQQiNdj1SHx0P_iTJ5xotj1caEOrTaXqM5HINDbFx_2XyLkaLv617fxzQDo3ft-sPWo/s800/12%20George%20Hoyningen-Huene,%20Portrait%20of%20Horst,%20Paris,%20Vogue,%201931.%20Estimate%205000-7,000%20euros%20.%20Realized%209,450%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnRfH-KDi2UAb7lnf1hg8HG_hy2mO7WcK_9Wq6ugTyDEHxOZb7nTDGD_S9xJMsr8uD_b3G7ejTuUx7irCFYVYQsgMuBgh74faf1rNjMW0x6UT6-B1O__xw5jWYdQQiNdj1SHx0P_iTJ5xotj1caEOrTaXqM5HINDbFx_2XyLkaLv617fxzQDo3ft-sPWo/w386-h400/12%20George%20Hoyningen-Huene,%20Portrait%20of%20Horst,%20Paris,%20Vogue,%201931.%20Estimate%205000-7,000%20euros%20.%20Realized%209,450%20euros..jpg" width="386" /></a><div>George Hoyningen-Huene, Portrait of Horst, Paris, Vogue, 1931. Estimate 5000-7,000 euros. Realized 9,450 euros.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ2FsaSzbYU5E96xXQwhLt_M7UkjIN-J5NZ4YW8EpxQ37LyMnZAEiO1dZ1BLTiG97GOEgYx3Mh_EOSD0crZdaystGPAmHI5-FsSk6ZEJ7NyS2wjjU1MAKbmICCoOdBSWFQeBP_DY8HJlbTF0mihyuPiWHjuYqTClNOJ9fKM7Tmh5XtbyePykQ6BPUEYY/s900/13%20Dwande%20Michals,%20Constantine's%20Dream,%202003.%20Estimate%206,000-8,000%20euros.%20Realized%206,300%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="900" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ2FsaSzbYU5E96xXQwhLt_M7UkjIN-J5NZ4YW8EpxQ37LyMnZAEiO1dZ1BLTiG97GOEgYx3Mh_EOSD0crZdaystGPAmHI5-FsSk6ZEJ7NyS2wjjU1MAKbmICCoOdBSWFQeBP_DY8HJlbTF0mihyuPiWHjuYqTClNOJ9fKM7Tmh5XtbyePykQ6BPUEYY/w400-h343/13%20Dwande%20Michals,%20Constantine's%20Dream,%202003.%20Estimate%206,000-8,000%20euros.%20Realized%206,300%20euros..jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Duane Michals, Constantine's Dream, 2003. </div><div>Estimate 6,000-8,000 euros. Realized 6,300 euros.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqDEV2qwVbSqAyxerjSBjbqBV4nteEdoCRe4w3q9lgA3zBGtr9c48zp5rWOBN7eR7KU0_de-rVekYl7yX0B08Q3Mx__ai1utRbBdcqkMxBH22WcKhNhzI3GoxQi3qTi_WAYShbrdpM2_KZTIXKnH3lb8FY73_FgC3YyUd2XkhK_SJc-wphtjgkTG-w5s/s900/14%20Dwande%20Michals,%20Constantine's%20Dream,%20detail,%202003.%20Estimate%206,000-8,000%20euros.%20Realized%206,300%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="900" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqDEV2qwVbSqAyxerjSBjbqBV4nteEdoCRe4w3q9lgA3zBGtr9c48zp5rWOBN7eR7KU0_de-rVekYl7yX0B08Q3Mx__ai1utRbBdcqkMxBH22WcKhNhzI3GoxQi3qTi_WAYShbrdpM2_KZTIXKnH3lb8FY73_FgC3YyUd2XkhK_SJc-wphtjgkTG-w5s/w400-h281/14%20Dwande%20Michals,%20Constantine's%20Dream,%20detail,%202003.%20Estimate%206,000-8,000%20euros.%20Realized%206,300%20euros..jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Duane Michals, Constantine's Dream (detail).</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNLM3emY3cY1twbEUPqhTyZ_lD_z_H0XpRl3W3kBoggYaCScav7g0kAH4KivE7XKvzxc3sPx4dDik-yB9eiObcA0HL50PGahBav-BLt2xN7ZtgcotggqfsAYmc9bIwlaxjFqZb8i9gL_gPtD8rHz21xAxIcYrKNvrrCFNU9IKz0wg94M_BB91RqK2g1o/s900/15%20Peter%20Beard,%20Loliondo%20Lion%20Charge%20(for%20'The%20End%20of%20the%20Game'),%201964.%20Estimate%2018,000-25,000%20euros.%20Realized%2021,420%20euros.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="900" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNLM3emY3cY1twbEUPqhTyZ_lD_z_H0XpRl3W3kBoggYaCScav7g0kAH4KivE7XKvzxc3sPx4dDik-yB9eiObcA0HL50PGahBav-BLt2xN7ZtgcotggqfsAYmc9bIwlaxjFqZb8i9gL_gPtD8rHz21xAxIcYrKNvrrCFNU9IKz0wg94M_BB91RqK2g1o/w400-h333/15%20Peter%20Beard,%20Loliondo%20Lion%20Charge%20(for%20'The%20End%20of%20the%20Game'),%201964.%20Estimate%2018,000-25,000%20euros.%20Realized%2021,420%20euros.jpg" width="400" /></a><div>Peter Beard, Loliondo Lion Charge (for 'The End of the Game'), 1964. Estimate 18,000-25,000 euros. Realized 21,420 euros</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-SRVpr3fBYKO-T2s9LnPTRSW9k88QxDtvjQLHgM1UgnvB5nt5TS2kZFqdb_pGvGyUDcsB36ZlLdmJDPk-_0BxALOlMr3Tww_uauEEdRJPo3cbYMiIXg4hBezc4Fe7vfvP5cSvg1qeIa2C_tWqA6uP5xC-B9FR8SlHaJap7YkGia3Pm5O7dMiBwVUCG4/s900/16%20Wilfredo%20Lam%20(1902-1982),%20Damballah,%20Estimate%20800,000-1,200,000%20euros.%20.%20Realized%20%20856,800%20euros..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="900" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-SRVpr3fBYKO-T2s9LnPTRSW9k88QxDtvjQLHgM1UgnvB5nt5TS2kZFqdb_pGvGyUDcsB36ZlLdmJDPk-_0BxALOlMr3Tww_uauEEdRJPo3cbYMiIXg4hBezc4Fe7vfvP5cSvg1qeIa2C_tWqA6uP5xC-B9FR8SlHaJap7YkGia3Pm5O7dMiBwVUCG4/w400-h336/16%20Wilfredo%20Lam%20(1902-1982),%20Damballah,%20Estimate%20800,000-1,200,000%20euros.%20.%20Realized%20%20856,800%20euros..jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Wilfredo Lam (1902-1982), Damballah. Estimate 800,000-1,200,000 euros. Realized 856,800 euros. </div><div>* * *</div><div>Paris tip: do look for auction previews. They make for fun and unusual art viewing.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-59553187025937633942023-10-17T16:07:00.031-05:002023-10-18T22:14:43.460-05:00Edgar Degas at the Bibliothèque nationale<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bill and I have enjoyed many visits to the Palais-Royal, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ddsRWhU-W8ZeYzhDLyH5d-vkLaTcRjXD45V-XHPz5SnewVRVpobB5vADibe2HnGoWhwu1gn7SRw1uVRCbympjPKRcA_hzXp3tltcOLHOVUetDnGo-K-0Ive-qJ58LPuIjfUz2yVneyI_-YUxhgowMiRkZXYG7KHzFnuS_HBuB153wpuZxLFj3ejCYHA/s800/1%20Palais%20Royal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ddsRWhU-W8ZeYzhDLyH5d-vkLaTcRjXD45V-XHPz5SnewVRVpobB5vADibe2HnGoWhwu1gn7SRw1uVRCbympjPKRcA_hzXp3tltcOLHOVUetDnGo-K-0Ive-qJ58LPuIjfUz2yVneyI_-YUxhgowMiRkZXYG7KHzFnuS_HBuB153wpuZxLFj3ejCYHA/w400-h400/1%20Palais%20Royal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>having no idea that a few steps to the north is the wonderful Richelieu site of the National Library of France</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24dS1brRrHL7pD8TVDEQd2geTKJwH2t3uXCJ_jH617tuHXYHzNwEIap9rezpYwHBDYmTLkWFkkfGNQ1IGejmrpw6qDloC1NgYOWjoPeOyztthamXGdq6Ueymt1RRrFxNRR-ynk0EMYvddPLkiGoSf840ULIdnVD4Hcp5HPZuWn_MUjXXRUXgmBfr8vSU/s800/2%20Biblioteche%20National%20room.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="676" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24dS1brRrHL7pD8TVDEQd2geTKJwH2t3uXCJ_jH617tuHXYHzNwEIap9rezpYwHBDYmTLkWFkkfGNQ1IGejmrpw6qDloC1NgYOWjoPeOyztthamXGdq6Ueymt1RRrFxNRR-ynk0EMYvddPLkiGoSf840ULIdnVD4Hcp5HPZuWn_MUjXXRUXgmBfr8vSU/w338-h400/2%20Biblioteche%20National%20room.jpg" width="338" /></a></div>with its unforgettable Oval reading room. The library is open to all, desks and computers can be reserved.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqltrtph1WhCDyDvNPCZyZZZPqymKmX4zZC5JlgVnxOwhqPXqnT4Ust-R_y98vv3eCMxkXAz1m2gmp0qlwbVEcfQOts7oflWk6T5OHezCeZbBZqS8BEFs1ozl4JN9_akpsn4BRMCzJSaKQqCDXl6E6oRQZOdlFXT4_Eo6kLgtkTL9HlDVZ1FjAdWGGXY/s800/3%20Biblioteche%20National%20greeter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqltrtph1WhCDyDvNPCZyZZZPqymKmX4zZC5JlgVnxOwhqPXqnT4Ust-R_y98vv3eCMxkXAz1m2gmp0qlwbVEcfQOts7oflWk6T5OHezCeZbBZqS8BEFs1ozl4JN9_akpsn4BRMCzJSaKQqCDXl6E6oRQZOdlFXT4_Eo6kLgtkTL9HlDVZ1FjAdWGGXY/w356-h400/3%20Biblioteche%20National%20greeter.jpg" width="356" /></a></div>As we entered we got a friendly smile from behind a low, unthreatening desk.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExfn6Wwp9LKr6gxbDraJInmUqfjcmgoUfb2MJdyw7brP5SiCVPszFTvETMMQJ2WPfLONawDzM1g-0_vMnKb69u9018tFFCWZWxjJRwuUcLGAgcdkt4n8LhEwZRC_Kc5eZ8EnTo7KdK7T6dgZCqyW-Iu6bvadkDTc7uvFOGJFXyIGZdoqBlFx-3v8h63A/s800/4%20Biblioteche%20National%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExfn6Wwp9LKr6gxbDraJInmUqfjcmgoUfb2MJdyw7brP5SiCVPszFTvETMMQJ2WPfLONawDzM1g-0_vMnKb69u9018tFFCWZWxjJRwuUcLGAgcdkt4n8LhEwZRC_Kc5eZ8EnTo7KdK7T6dgZCqyW-Iu6bvadkDTc7uvFOGJFXyIGZdoqBlFx-3v8h63A/w400-h400/4%20Biblioteche%20National%20Bill.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Library staff have placed fabulous art books out to ensnare and enchant. Imagine spending hours here on a rainy day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7OQ4ulfCJSl5BVrdx1wnxoRlDry_ixxmpxJLhBA9JAcTWoLG2N23eCBXTV01dJbLzFW95oUVxSfch7s_qqiMHwJS9pmtKoiQU8AovvVRhPdtH5bin-wKm-CLxcHFxaoWIBcDdzy-uj7-LjPIpnaXSejuu20iCeRkIDKSJU6hdQHDE6MM1D2_xtWHmZE/s900/Biblioteche%20National%20John.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7OQ4ulfCJSl5BVrdx1wnxoRlDry_ixxmpxJLhBA9JAcTWoLG2N23eCBXTV01dJbLzFW95oUVxSfch7s_qqiMHwJS9pmtKoiQU8AovvVRhPdtH5bin-wKm-CLxcHFxaoWIBcDdzy-uj7-LjPIpnaXSejuu20iCeRkIDKSJU6hdQHDE6MM1D2_xtWHmZE/w400-h225/Biblioteche%20National%20John.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We like everything about this place!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEbRtmvxUVTv7E7sPGKu10OMH_N-QDZysUVD334igYQrh8HeIVx_UeV7shItVyUhgHOe1jwDln7Ipe8i7JAI57HP4zfun414eHphzFHQ4eAVKCMB0oNqT8AdCpKkLGLTmkhW9p0Oh335AEkukkgjUEf-qFSpBcPKJS6rKjihulQBEIHEFc94EV4fYmR8/s900/5%20PXL_20230620_091928248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEbRtmvxUVTv7E7sPGKu10OMH_N-QDZysUVD334igYQrh8HeIVx_UeV7shItVyUhgHOe1jwDln7Ipe8i7JAI57HP4zfun414eHphzFHQ4eAVKCMB0oNqT8AdCpKkLGLTmkhW9p0Oh335AEkukkgjUEf-qFSpBcPKJS6rKjihulQBEIHEFc94EV4fYmR8/w400-h225/5%20PXL_20230620_091928248.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We had also come to see an Edgar Degas exhibition in the library's art gallery.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPq5w60OYnp-wTZv_a7twJsEKlmePjDnOzGUwsGFl0cmxvKPNYTX2fCHV-EqSGOa52JC8yc4J7GLemQKwKj4ISHgdhGk4aoQtXNviRpcX1URAl1eMcULsvfz4FOTfQ_Cm2pqRvaMsnKf-DY_T7-V10Vp23P7miqssnlCPljCwgbPjzcg5Jleh0G9ZaVvU/s800/6%20Edgar%20Degas,%20Self-portrait,%20around%201865.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPq5w60OYnp-wTZv_a7twJsEKlmePjDnOzGUwsGFl0cmxvKPNYTX2fCHV-EqSGOa52JC8yc4J7GLemQKwKj4ISHgdhGk4aoQtXNviRpcX1URAl1eMcULsvfz4FOTfQ_Cm2pqRvaMsnKf-DY_T7-V10Vp23P7miqssnlCPljCwgbPjzcg5Jleh0G9ZaVvU/w400-h400/6%20Edgar%20Degas,%20Self-portrait,%20around%201865.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>"<i>En Noir et Blanc</i>" is a show of Degas' drawings, prints and photographs. Self-portrait, pencil on tracing paper, 1865.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeHK7Mlq5mQPrkrToAJxdnUrBN0Ruz08tUB4fM4M_x-aYfIyRD3ReRAD82FLBrKhcVK-fz2SpVKoJVUQ3eFDoPXZSK8FREfCMeel4VBkJkuCC752xHgrxQFkg-aFIvl5MJeWCQYNj8YHFVRi0hkdeQquLj6j1xH5ogg25kli6Un-3NVTLP27ZyHaEric/s800/7%20Degas,%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20National.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeHK7Mlq5mQPrkrToAJxdnUrBN0Ruz08tUB4fM4M_x-aYfIyRD3ReRAD82FLBrKhcVK-fz2SpVKoJVUQ3eFDoPXZSK8FREfCMeel4VBkJkuCC752xHgrxQFkg-aFIvl5MJeWCQYNj8YHFVRi0hkdeQquLj6j1xH5ogg25kli6Un-3NVTLP27ZyHaEric/w275-h400/7%20Degas,%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20National.jpg" width="275" /></a></div>The Mansart gallery has magnificent high ceilings, yet the exhibition design gives the visitors a feeling of intimacy with the works on paper.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBR7mIWZd3GRYAm_E1jIuCIMwR-Pkvfgz4eKsNGeLMikCnlsqs4SNbJg5rw-BJ5a_8E4k31Vu8L1eJw0pdEyuC8FudHuBE-n-X10o_kbIBYSHyTg2mgF7WojPFVqaVS9jTVzIeUVN9RIMOqVRMir8fwoCiLFcFExlZhhg6ws3yC-zGdCo5IolAi0O93Pg/s900/8%20Edgar%20Degas,%20Copies%20of%20works%20seen%20in%20Italy%20by%20Van%20Eyck%20and%20Bellini,%20August%201858--June%201859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="900" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBR7mIWZd3GRYAm_E1jIuCIMwR-Pkvfgz4eKsNGeLMikCnlsqs4SNbJg5rw-BJ5a_8E4k31Vu8L1eJw0pdEyuC8FudHuBE-n-X10o_kbIBYSHyTg2mgF7WojPFVqaVS9jTVzIeUVN9RIMOqVRMir8fwoCiLFcFExlZhhg6ws3yC-zGdCo5IolAi0O93Pg/w400-h348/8%20Edgar%20Degas,%20Copies%20of%20works%20seen%20in%20Italy%20by%20Van%20Eyck%20and%20Bellini,%20August%201858--June%201859.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill and I love the sketchbooks. Degas called these pages "Copies of works seen in Italy by Van Eyck and Bellini, August 1858." June 1859<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CpjU9CWcAbSxmH8p67Ab-5lcMHob9kZabyIW-OXKOlct5xhSJnuZE2-Z6MM-2qjMZAm2Zu0pg_aG3Fwx2x70PfZct3zhWTI5A0VnXq_FEtfNbMNbTm1kbz3Qg4e9_wQuILyRRvJu6HZs4yzh5wj7VWup0jT5WdA9Y3o68LQNq5DyKTlL1qpBBeKbxK4/s800/9%20Edgar%20Degas,%20Interior%20scene%20in%2018th%20century%20costume..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="645" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CpjU9CWcAbSxmH8p67Ab-5lcMHob9kZabyIW-OXKOlct5xhSJnuZE2-Z6MM-2qjMZAm2Zu0pg_aG3Fwx2x70PfZct3zhWTI5A0VnXq_FEtfNbMNbTm1kbz3Qg4e9_wQuILyRRvJu6HZs4yzh5wj7VWup0jT5WdA9Y3o68LQNq5DyKTlL1qpBBeKbxK4/w323-h400/9%20Edgar%20Degas,%20Interior%20scene%20in%2018th%20century%20costume..jpg" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loose sheet: Interior scene in 18th century costume.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhTpkN6wiUpZY13X2J6RrkpzwUKbFSRXP1LEfsiakGLdLj2PMC2b5MgB92fezjM1-Hk06pExyJE9O0YgPKosj4hyphenhyphenfD0vIbqoGqGW6qlc1PYoErC80nXNdm_Z9qlJwsbU-00_bc4migl8SKbBrgbUFm0rURdJ2ffTyevMsPHxS4N_ZCkstL3MNwAct500/s900/10%20Degas,%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20National.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="900" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhTpkN6wiUpZY13X2J6RrkpzwUKbFSRXP1LEfsiakGLdLj2PMC2b5MgB92fezjM1-Hk06pExyJE9O0YgPKosj4hyphenhyphenfD0vIbqoGqGW6qlc1PYoErC80nXNdm_Z9qlJwsbU-00_bc4migl8SKbBrgbUFm0rURdJ2ffTyevMsPHxS4N_ZCkstL3MNwAct500/w400-h272/10%20Degas,%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20National.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We didn't get a date or a title for this delightful sketch.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbPDp2SqVffKLvy1UMjHipWVBqL9l5lK_aIFYK24xG18n2GV_3IxXSitsDytzS1HGQCNJvGI7dNYcmQ2bjG9WCr7dL_DhheyaBQNuk_AZIEY2RpU-WFosUFLUyK_cw5PeRqiJM8vlC4yKY5KQOBWWIjPvEnc3pTB3bPfzbhP7pR5rwXQpilMvtXzsJhQ/s800/11%20Edgar%20Degas,%20Mademoiselle%20Be%CC%81cat,%20around%201877%20(sketchbook).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="702" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbPDp2SqVffKLvy1UMjHipWVBqL9l5lK_aIFYK24xG18n2GV_3IxXSitsDytzS1HGQCNJvGI7dNYcmQ2bjG9WCr7dL_DhheyaBQNuk_AZIEY2RpU-WFosUFLUyK_cw5PeRqiJM8vlC4yKY5KQOBWWIjPvEnc3pTB3bPfzbhP7pR5rwXQpilMvtXzsJhQ/w351-h400/11%20Edgar%20Degas,%20Mademoiselle%20Be%CC%81cat,%20around%201877%20(sketchbook).jpg" width="351" /></a></div>To think Degas must have had this sketchbook in his lap while out on the town. Mademoiselle Bécat, around 1877.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1bqEuGMUAbnqAPVqCKVzIx8lxXzM6amKU6vdbD5bne2XjeEo71jsbEUj92HyYUx1xqbBhjMtZx51ae7V1rpa6JEC8b45mDVoUHtEyOLwIRkNeh_sGGoARhJo78IMwPxpwd4Ta_8RuJMVEkECj4QujNjUr8bm41B-F1bbjrCFIyjJSYHpdnIRXNjfCj8/s800/12%20%20Degas%20Noir%20et%20Blanc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="799" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1bqEuGMUAbnqAPVqCKVzIx8lxXzM6amKU6vdbD5bne2XjeEo71jsbEUj92HyYUx1xqbBhjMtZx51ae7V1rpa6JEC8b45mDVoUHtEyOLwIRkNeh_sGGoARhJo78IMwPxpwd4Ta_8RuJMVEkECj4QujNjUr8bm41B-F1bbjrCFIyjJSYHpdnIRXNjfCj8/w400-h400/12%20%20Degas%20Noir%20et%20Blanc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In the 1870s Degas, and his buddies Camille Pissarro and Mary Cassatt, became interested in making monoprints using a variety of printmaking techniques.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkX-F8bZL12XwbM5ZryvEJiEquQ4MoIi7x4C5kRHrQF-E6aYmTjVIUqPGG3wRVYZbe4RIS1KoFpJgiHNOu0UsX7iErXipEdIVDl4eM65gZozSlSRbUJgdljMze4l3d8iHeuQ2xd-7tiD2KrCItQyLhEnlcdtXUvbKZxBPM_ipsiIMe3Z-lT3eia-g6HM/s800/13%20Degas,%20Mary%20Cassatt%20au%20Louvre,%201879-80,%204th%20state.%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20NationalDegas,%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20National.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkX-F8bZL12XwbM5ZryvEJiEquQ4MoIi7x4C5kRHrQF-E6aYmTjVIUqPGG3wRVYZbe4RIS1KoFpJgiHNOu0UsX7iErXipEdIVDl4eM65gZozSlSRbUJgdljMze4l3d8iHeuQ2xd-7tiD2KrCItQyLhEnlcdtXUvbKZxBPM_ipsiIMe3Z-lT3eia-g6HM/w356-h400/13%20Degas,%20Mary%20Cassatt%20au%20Louvre,%201879-80,%204th%20state.%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20NationalDegas,%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20National.jpg" width="356" /></a></div>This etching of Mary Cassatt, and her sister Lydia (left), at the Louvre, from 1879-80, contains drypoint, softground etching, and aquatint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1Wz0DLnkmptFIuNLy40UDFIKu5NnqtQSUymZpti595Op93gNLUZuTi0i-jSjlZq7LD0Pp59cxihhzRwWr1tKTEhNmMMYH50hdkoOjQYuBN9CrEtPXIda3EMaK3j8uTijB4Gr1D49br2QlxJVCBOI57Tq4O7wam7gqEqORBu2Fp2GBbEm5NCTJNEOIok/s800/14%20Degas,%20Femme%20nue%20debout%20a%CC%80%20sa%20toilette,%201891-92.%20Lithograph,%204th%20state.%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20National.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="555" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1Wz0DLnkmptFIuNLy40UDFIKu5NnqtQSUymZpti595Op93gNLUZuTi0i-jSjlZq7LD0Pp59cxihhzRwWr1tKTEhNmMMYH50hdkoOjQYuBN9CrEtPXIda3EMaK3j8uTijB4Gr1D49br2QlxJVCBOI57Tq4O7wam7gqEqORBu2Fp2GBbEm5NCTJNEOIok/w278-h400/14%20Degas,%20Femme%20nue%20debout%20a%CC%80%20sa%20toilette,%201891-92.%20Lithograph,%204th%20state.%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20National.jpg" width="278" /></a></div>A standing nude, 1891-92.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ShcMImGQWcQh-Xd3dUz6qNagK3Uzn4DZ5ykUQ33iJAUIm7uSrPZjUZ_VbxwbKflYoRQDa_3gY2CMxFA4vhx6LRcuY6aojq8sRiFoNze2Yn1aldraDyBALPucCu9fA7u4LG9B7gINfkgsqQ_ZGvOpDSz0fgeCf1lk_KDrHIXf7Z6DeYnX4QDa-zxeI6k/s900/Edgar%20Degas,%20The%20painter,%20Henry%20Lerolle%20and%20his%20two%20daughters,%20Yvonne%20and%20Christine,%2022,%20rue%20de%20Douai,1895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="900" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ShcMImGQWcQh-Xd3dUz6qNagK3Uzn4DZ5ykUQ33iJAUIm7uSrPZjUZ_VbxwbKflYoRQDa_3gY2CMxFA4vhx6LRcuY6aojq8sRiFoNze2Yn1aldraDyBALPucCu9fA7u4LG9B7gINfkgsqQ_ZGvOpDSz0fgeCf1lk_KDrHIXf7Z6DeYnX4QDa-zxeI6k/w400-h321/Edgar%20Degas,%20The%20painter,%20Henry%20Lerolle%20and%20his%20two%20daughters,%20Yvonne%20and%20Christine,%2022,%20rue%20de%20Douai,1895.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 1895, Degas began to take and print photographs. Here is "The painter, Henry Lerolle and his two daughters, Yvonne and Christine, 22, rue de Douai," taken in 1895.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rVTtdIbDnMxM9PuFeW2xzBIwj9fayTNEpdvTE2MkFfO8m-sXNInoUSxlTpci-EFeQauMfywp8jU7o5-TKx8YNCBK4eS-C6IrnvK4KJpFZAqBkCAbjHyOJl4zmj-Dlm7I_DVvuq-_PPmqZIyHtb9U7QsC1dPO3fcx4B2_NCdzNBnmR5AWapI8BEhTUgg/s900/16%20Picasso,%20Degas%20fantasmant,%201971.%20Auquatinte%20au%20sucre.%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20National.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rVTtdIbDnMxM9PuFeW2xzBIwj9fayTNEpdvTE2MkFfO8m-sXNInoUSxlTpci-EFeQauMfywp8jU7o5-TKx8YNCBK4eS-C6IrnvK4KJpFZAqBkCAbjHyOJl4zmj-Dlm7I_DVvuq-_PPmqZIyHtb9U7QsC1dPO3fcx4B2_NCdzNBnmR5AWapI8BEhTUgg/w400-h300/16%20Picasso,%20Degas%20fantasmant,%201971.%20Auquatinte%20au%20sucre.%20En%20Noir%20et%20Blanc%20at%20Bibliothe%CC%80que%20National.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The sumptuous and delightful show concludes with an aquatint by Picasso: a fantasy of Degas at work, 1971.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-39174904965431586462023-10-14T10:01:00.007-05:002023-10-21T22:59:18.283-05:00At the musée des Arts et Métiers <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">John and I have fallen in love with this wonderful museum of Arts and Crafts. Essentially it displays cool objects that illustrate a history of industrial technology,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFMa877kj5kW9_6GZt6RxPGUxY_gYSxBh0kbR-OFLfxOITKkn4HJ8hnxHRgp0V9pWi4nI79P7jEUlJxkg1D2V2FADGn1xt7IIH4PElBq7gMQTtlAvEWbmbtCCOonBZjevOPAzQro19aCJqzXSb79DTi0vODbHXWikJYxT-hQA6QhuH1Vr6-vSI9XhgmY/s808/1%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="808" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFMa877kj5kW9_6GZt6RxPGUxY_gYSxBh0kbR-OFLfxOITKkn4HJ8hnxHRgp0V9pWi4nI79P7jEUlJxkg1D2V2FADGn1xt7IIH4PElBq7gMQTtlAvEWbmbtCCOonBZjevOPAzQro19aCJqzXSb79DTi0vODbHXWikJYxT-hQA6QhuH1Vr6-vSI9XhgmY/w400-h396/1%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>all displayed in vintage glass cases in a series of long galleries. It's great fun.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FwqD_tNngUhDCgf-_F-ZIBEeePFa563uxT_IecWn_BNp4OXTYRz_UI92mZmZnKNbKfWJEcSeZ6139y51qFazKc1596KUwQYocrRSBYTfJCBCRvo3OnGIEP-2eTG7D96GNTHMMC8g6bRRsEVfjDbFLneb5FJsAd5DNsHteQj-H6pHNsUhr794y0hfG60/s900/2%20Grillet's%20Arithmatical%20Machine,%201681,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="900" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FwqD_tNngUhDCgf-_F-ZIBEeePFa563uxT_IecWn_BNp4OXTYRz_UI92mZmZnKNbKfWJEcSeZ6139y51qFazKc1596KUwQYocrRSBYTfJCBCRvo3OnGIEP-2eTG7D96GNTHMMC8g6bRRsEVfjDbFLneb5FJsAd5DNsHteQj-H6pHNsUhr794y0hfG60/w400-h325/2%20Grillet's%20Arithmatical%20Machine,%201681,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Early calculator - Grillet's Arithmetical Machine, 1681.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaUXjaVP_IPciMCBWBk3ZwYE-1GetoFQ6aiaIFyRlRbRB8F9Js4mle5NkoLKXql6mpygpm-Og4CyHIN7F6Nl2kYf5nBbaDGTYhX_kaLsQxESd0bvda_9fCgGyQ6zmqdwW6IJCVJHlqM7d4kJwSR1Ny3oZs1Qky7q0PG43AqdEfNXrcNZhM6hRlsgDp9s/s800/3%20Circular%20mirror%20by%20Buffon,%20late%2018th%20century,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="652" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaUXjaVP_IPciMCBWBk3ZwYE-1GetoFQ6aiaIFyRlRbRB8F9Js4mle5NkoLKXql6mpygpm-Og4CyHIN7F6Nl2kYf5nBbaDGTYhX_kaLsQxESd0bvda_9fCgGyQ6zmqdwW6IJCVJHlqM7d4kJwSR1Ny3oZs1Qky7q0PG43AqdEfNXrcNZhM6hRlsgDp9s/w326-h400/3%20Circular%20mirror%20by%20Buffon,%20late%2018th%20century,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="326" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">How beautiful is this late 18th century circular mirror!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMfmJplqNJ2hqzyKQy5MCgFGtf_-GsBweNP1sjKufAiBG3eM68UagmVdP6e6nXjAe46PsHjMqWaMc7k7WlYEibkw5vO3IOkHMdLonx6hILhaAxaCtSvXDiyE0IKe1nhlXejWDvTYgRDC1x-cNfwax6OJdEOD6tS03YEOYlQflnyg1B_XTmJjPG6TYa5E/s800/4%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMfmJplqNJ2hqzyKQy5MCgFGtf_-GsBweNP1sjKufAiBG3eM68UagmVdP6e6nXjAe46PsHjMqWaMc7k7WlYEibkw5vO3IOkHMdLonx6hILhaAxaCtSvXDiyE0IKe1nhlXejWDvTYgRDC1x-cNfwax6OJdEOD6tS03YEOYlQflnyg1B_XTmJjPG6TYa5E/w309-h400/4%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="309" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">These kids seemed to be having a great time with a great teacher. Made me want to walk over to the cabinet to see what they'd seen.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-Tm4M8qWEQN6ZbpDCOP9CgJAEfZmEjQydRXO3BqYt__VRUOLl-LDWF3KxNGlBHJGK_aDIH-1l5mNOpxv_rDI12QRpJBrlID2NiyFDcM0NySAW17pmJ6lOW_Ak4HD55q3GVCJ1GIoX1YaVIiCzJzsRV8qmZrT5e5q0G0gHbDEPL6gggpL-ZZcjr_aXRM/s800/5%20Reeding%20loom,%20mid-19th%20century,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="520" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-Tm4M8qWEQN6ZbpDCOP9CgJAEfZmEjQydRXO3BqYt__VRUOLl-LDWF3KxNGlBHJGK_aDIH-1l5mNOpxv_rDI12QRpJBrlID2NiyFDcM0NySAW17pmJ6lOW_Ak4HD55q3GVCJ1GIoX1YaVIiCzJzsRV8qmZrT5e5q0G0gHbDEPL6gggpL-ZZcjr_aXRM/w260-h400/5%20Reeding%20loom,%20mid-19th%20century,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>This is a mid-19th century reeding loom. The wooden cards that direct the action of the loom reminded us of computer punch cards -- in that the action depends on the presence or absence of a hole in the card. Is this an early computer?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEima98bHDhAGMmIzq1EDRjweJRmimIaw8t-9FqozLPCpbjOzSwQbKk36XXznLZIu2YsYkXTww1R-NUQ0IiidDJGXE4U63vU3eVyKQnOpZXO3pFvM9jAT4B4T1FcTnJzIDndkm4QwdVy5lBAU6aKZCk_0_Re7yfmxTIy8ehFOC-JyKGJ78_-Wfx5mT_q_mI/s900/6%20Examples%20of%206%20different%20weaving%20patterns,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="900" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEima98bHDhAGMmIzq1EDRjweJRmimIaw8t-9FqozLPCpbjOzSwQbKk36XXznLZIu2YsYkXTww1R-NUQ0IiidDJGXE4U63vU3eVyKQnOpZXO3pFvM9jAT4B4T1FcTnJzIDndkm4QwdVy5lBAU6aKZCk_0_Re7yfmxTIy8ehFOC-JyKGJ78_-Wfx5mT_q_mI/w400-h251/6%20Examples%20of%206%20different%20weaving%20patterns,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>These weaving patterns are like computer print-outs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kdFfDWfLDEZNe-S8NqSHNq7c9cCEtWSeukOBOYw7_T_WihI4zFYlZBbJFEkU36ukMXuNbgNLBU0kqwDWtmvuIR_RmYAKfUwdovM8dQB9dYxQbtXqsQ1o3DG7YrpCbAKyEi66KYN4PbHJZc4USR3QUZ0Onf_KMuZ0zZqdzCLgyBm2f40HOXSM9ZTSPwg/s800/7%20Clock,%20around%201825,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="762" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kdFfDWfLDEZNe-S8NqSHNq7c9cCEtWSeukOBOYw7_T_WihI4zFYlZBbJFEkU36ukMXuNbgNLBU0kqwDWtmvuIR_RmYAKfUwdovM8dQB9dYxQbtXqsQ1o3DG7YrpCbAKyEi66KYN4PbHJZc4USR3QUZ0Onf_KMuZ0zZqdzCLgyBm2f40HOXSM9ZTSPwg/w381-h400/7%20Clock,%20around%201825,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="381" /></a></div>John was drawn to this beautiful c. 1825 clock.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FO7i8DtXazrYVgI7B-1YtzmaQtvui5iKUJQ_xrDPM5YpmckLvao8-3NCgMWN5K5yn6EtFtyI2DFV0RcybPUxbPxX8UJQPXb8p33HzIEenpBGcuLeyAzlF1PaB4PpoaSFc775xdMItFsFfDFaVDeL9sYiN7FXcYCvECoU4GWJHsapp_kGWgiGLNtWyJ8/s800/8%20Model%20of%20the%20expansion%20of%20the%20original%20model%20of%20the%20plaster%20head%20of%20the%20Statue%20of%20Liberty,%201878.%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FO7i8DtXazrYVgI7B-1YtzmaQtvui5iKUJQ_xrDPM5YpmckLvao8-3NCgMWN5K5yn6EtFtyI2DFV0RcybPUxbPxX8UJQPXb8p33HzIEenpBGcuLeyAzlF1PaB4PpoaSFc775xdMItFsFfDFaVDeL9sYiN7FXcYCvECoU4GWJHsapp_kGWgiGLNtWyJ8/w320-h400/8%20Model%20of%20the%20expansion%20of%20the%20original%20model%20of%20the%20plaster%20head%20of%20the%20Statue%20of%20Liberty,%201878.%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A model of the expansion of the original model of the plaster head of the Statue of Liberty, 1878. Where else will you find stuff like this?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNAc0qN_iwIYTgIs1ni2GqXj8urk6zcJQW5cx9W9yEsme9GNYIZ7gNKLG_NeZXGLr_tFjkuzUwBC5EIRzPOIjvXpShIzDvmMhwsWKc93aKHEanVmCd2v2ayb6hXweD8i6dnSgSDlofXuQe2OvFeR2PmIYFpLUwaLIwMljdpEPXzV4-2pMezEKfjw39DM/s900/9%20Grandjean%20shorthand%20machine,%201923,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="900" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNAc0qN_iwIYTgIs1ni2GqXj8urk6zcJQW5cx9W9yEsme9GNYIZ7gNKLG_NeZXGLr_tFjkuzUwBC5EIRzPOIjvXpShIzDvmMhwsWKc93aKHEanVmCd2v2ayb6hXweD8i6dnSgSDlofXuQe2OvFeR2PmIYFpLUwaLIwMljdpEPXzV4-2pMezEKfjw39DM/w400-h248/9%20Grandjean%20shorthand%20machine,%201923,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grandjean shorthand typewriter, 1923. Too fabulous!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRqjlZNz6fCq49xIJwDnsHHuBvC2RHy44rZCybNrqfZ8Vup_-NWRLILFOGO19WMChnS00_OU0fcpU2ogs-Z10XdIHJNFuKETCtDZ1F1r19HZPbUIebWBTuOpfJuRaJGsjMVEX9NgL3tMdVSyRPl_YfnBFW90TvXRkNoUZP6GPXU_5e9cL01MXGi4HDUY/s800/10%20441%20lines%20Television%20receiver%20with%20magnifying%20lens,%201947,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="761" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRqjlZNz6fCq49xIJwDnsHHuBvC2RHy44rZCybNrqfZ8Vup_-NWRLILFOGO19WMChnS00_OU0fcpU2ogs-Z10XdIHJNFuKETCtDZ1F1r19HZPbUIebWBTuOpfJuRaJGsjMVEX9NgL3tMdVSyRPl_YfnBFW90TvXRkNoUZP6GPXU_5e9cL01MXGi4HDUY/w380-h400/10%20441%20lines%20Television%20receiver%20with%20magnifying%20lens,%201947,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="380" /></a></div>A 1947 television receiver with magnifying lens. I remember seeing something similar at an uncle's home in Southern Ontario in the early 1950s.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w52_n29U1PEY4s0E-j46Ee-hsOVReNbyXdc7XQ0geSNqisFkM_-WFU3dljQKVANMXECbf5xHMg3lGlzg8L8fwGBElkTscL5UIN6Kk2a1FU3PldCV-1HkLQ4zbipmLItUd9FhCXmcoTplhoXcftYuSQmxnUutLldfgh5yG9-FYDqKX9swc1X4O6YfNLk/s800/11%20Robot%20LAMA%20(Lavachkin%20Alcatel%20Model%20Autonomous),%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9w52_n29U1PEY4s0E-j46Ee-hsOVReNbyXdc7XQ0geSNqisFkM_-WFU3dljQKVANMXECbf5xHMg3lGlzg8L8fwGBElkTscL5UIN6Kk2a1FU3PldCV-1HkLQ4zbipmLItUd9FhCXmcoTplhoXcftYuSQmxnUutLldfgh5yG9-FYDqKX9swc1X4O6YfNLk/w320-h400/11%20Robot%20LAMA%20(Lavachkin%20Alcatel%20Model%20Autonomous),%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Robot LAMA (Lavachkin Alcatel Model Autonomous). Remember these 1960s moon explorers? I do!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBF5SVbiPrmd4ZdDqmrl0mJCSNUmllv-GpheNZFG_919T3EtlQimFRNPEtnwTqUjWP6szpaIyq3IMG3mWzUPZWrOvrJAMBc1t1ygZxDKw8sZDW3sY8kJCa6CW_Pz0QalpPKuOeMwc6HvM5-bvmd333FlK695VhnbLJ6lAOaPbJOCfdZoEqB-VJGHJsek/s900/12%20Polaroid%20%22Swinger%22%20camera,%20Model%2020,%201965,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="900" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBF5SVbiPrmd4ZdDqmrl0mJCSNUmllv-GpheNZFG_919T3EtlQimFRNPEtnwTqUjWP6szpaIyq3IMG3mWzUPZWrOvrJAMBc1t1ygZxDKw8sZDW3sY8kJCa6CW_Pz0QalpPKuOeMwc6HvM5-bvmd333FlK695VhnbLJ6lAOaPbJOCfdZoEqB-VJGHJsek/w400-h248/12%20Polaroid%20%22Swinger%22%20camera,%20Model%2020,%201965,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Every hipster's dream -- a Polaroid "Swinger" camera, Model 20 -- 1965.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtl52gt129leFOmeNuYMPILExQ5YJCVLzvtlbobMmixsRhV3s6VX0lgj2PoRMpIyQ_-kuO_BiSGxw5tx0wFPO9-wfmzYi5qYRSTz0hrQ2HEf0Bg2yOL0PKVuh0wLPJqrneSob0IZEvRUg850c4stA04Jusb6txIcG1ery_xSeddGw2AaBFxWIM8DPBSfc/s800/13%20Clockwork%20Magician,%201980.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="710" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtl52gt129leFOmeNuYMPILExQ5YJCVLzvtlbobMmixsRhV3s6VX0lgj2PoRMpIyQ_-kuO_BiSGxw5tx0wFPO9-wfmzYi5qYRSTz0hrQ2HEf0Bg2yOL0PKVuh0wLPJqrneSob0IZEvRUg850c4stA04Jusb6txIcG1ery_xSeddGw2AaBFxWIM8DPBSfc/w355-h400/13%20Clockwork%20Magician,%201980.jpg" width="355" /></a></div>In a room dedicated to automatons, we found this clockwork Magician, 1980.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34q7LrwP0X31LtLxrM4760I2CtgASbxTh62shv-dOHSRtLbMDpxxA2VfRMAaKrpYE94_h40tkkm-ecCqjtgX44DABArJNb5UoGdk-gnXgFZ0XdTgZ4NYnrhIrUkwR8RuhRQmWip1hD3TjrZFKsROdKJWV7hX5fvZb_-AcJalywXeiV4kCElMYY75ywI8/s800/14%20%22Anna%22%20kitchen%20timer,%20Alessi,%201999,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="674" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34q7LrwP0X31LtLxrM4760I2CtgASbxTh62shv-dOHSRtLbMDpxxA2VfRMAaKrpYE94_h40tkkm-ecCqjtgX44DABArJNb5UoGdk-gnXgFZ0XdTgZ4NYnrhIrUkwR8RuhRQmWip1hD3TjrZFKsROdKJWV7hX5fvZb_-AcJalywXeiV4kCElMYY75ywI8/w338-h400/14%20%22Anna%22%20kitchen%20timer,%20Alessi,%201999,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="338" /></a></div>John and I love the Memphis design movement: "Anna" kitchen timer, Alessi, 1999.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAph4z8VyPOXqLjwnO2nUUmN9CZeCU7WoH-W6_snpF2EiBGoG0mey23WCr_rSxv1Fc0Niwrs1ukaHuizVZuflEl5ijFTEcLVsNl-sul1Wt_RJOV5fOzmfEPjrxm51DahHAq-7UIM2R0R-HOdWgJsrwMA8yw7Lu4Dd4pPfuxgiuc0lz08A-4jX5spmptM/s800/15%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="630" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAph4z8VyPOXqLjwnO2nUUmN9CZeCU7WoH-W6_snpF2EiBGoG0mey23WCr_rSxv1Fc0Niwrs1ukaHuizVZuflEl5ijFTEcLVsNl-sul1Wt_RJOV5fOzmfEPjrxm51DahHAq-7UIM2R0R-HOdWgJsrwMA8yw7Lu4Dd4pPfuxgiuc0lz08A-4jX5spmptM/w315-h400/15%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="315" /></a></div>At one end of the museum we found "Avion 3," a bat-like airplane by Clément Ader (1889).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_TGAjQOeviV3dRc5Omn-kY-X_mKR4Z_dstlOcGzLAw2FvdGzyxOofKenrfdUktKyVDNyDN0-eIG3nCbafZ1G21LJvjUzylhffNEqV-vxt_dSQ4PY_SWIFmWUDLv6ckq7N-0CWYR2Dqb1iPq2HOznDkM3f0HQAynMSuLi5ls5lH4z7ElETet7CZKY9is/s900/16%20Ae%CC%81roplane%20de%20Cle%CC%81ment%20Ader%20called%20%22Avion%203,%22%20built%20between%201882-1889,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="900" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_TGAjQOeviV3dRc5Omn-kY-X_mKR4Z_dstlOcGzLAw2FvdGzyxOofKenrfdUktKyVDNyDN0-eIG3nCbafZ1G21LJvjUzylhffNEqV-vxt_dSQ4PY_SWIFmWUDLv6ckq7N-0CWYR2Dqb1iPq2HOznDkM3f0HQAynMSuLi5ls5lH4z7ElETet7CZKY9is/w400-h214/16%20Ae%CC%81roplane%20de%20Cle%CC%81ment%20Ader%20called%20%22Avion%203,%22%20built%20between%201882-1889,%20muse%CC%81e%20des%20Arts%20et%20Me%CC%81tiers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I lived in Paris I would visit musée Arts et Métiers regularly and take in just a few rooms at a time, every room is so packed with cool stuff.</div></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-25967059650720308472023-10-12T09:13:00.001-05:002023-10-12T09:15:06.441-05:00At the musée de la Chasse et de la Nature<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Come with us to a favourite museum in the Marais, a few blocks from the Picasso Museum, at 62 Rue Des Archives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufbzGFMU2uwKRoYLFdOwNrt2Bx_fY8hh-0eLaIVf8_OsR7XLHBO7qfle566AG0IpVcyc81Hi-wcfg4c3k8FSSIluXsm-oBiQJTdAMCacs3gNgp0u5_MotiLL4AxhVhWU2yGo0GCkcr1d2Kdvrk78m1JgBFJaI2vwWUBNhiq4YGvhQ8wXNESEN0WX27io/s800/1%20Chasse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="482" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufbzGFMU2uwKRoYLFdOwNrt2Bx_fY8hh-0eLaIVf8_OsR7XLHBO7qfle566AG0IpVcyc81Hi-wcfg4c3k8FSSIluXsm-oBiQJTdAMCacs3gNgp0u5_MotiLL4AxhVhWU2yGo0GCkcr1d2Kdvrk78m1JgBFJaI2vwWUBNhiq4YGvhQ8wXNESEN0WX27io/w241-h400/1%20Chasse.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>At the Museum of the Hunt and of Nature you will find art and artifacts about animals and you will find taxidermy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGEpf54r2cZlxN7cJpvpaaiHwaQrHaByNRgQ-5KwSL7iyDBLqZlCVoURVtr-E2p8IFhmqwBv5Ze5LWrF_q0XKhgY9STwK11i2JpHRpPIYy_ksKTRuy07Pf5PqJ5Y7OyrR_wLPN2P_RmepFeQCH3jPjVZXZfLOYMtn6AOIcurhdfAcHuBA05vjViCtAVU/s900/2%20Chasse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="900" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGEpf54r2cZlxN7cJpvpaaiHwaQrHaByNRgQ-5KwSL7iyDBLqZlCVoURVtr-E2p8IFhmqwBv5Ze5LWrF_q0XKhgY9STwK11i2JpHRpPIYy_ksKTRuy07Pf5PqJ5Y7OyrR_wLPN2P_RmepFeQCH3jPjVZXZfLOYMtn6AOIcurhdfAcHuBA05vjViCtAVU/w400-h336/2%20Chasse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Climb the entry stairs to St Hubert kneeling before the stag that has a crucifix between its antlers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZ4RufwtXJpeDFbhoDpewg_YRvXHefg6_2phGcQcuHph4R6pgSPSQpYqfL32U-R3s3B8QJAI4QY9B85LKad3UqMNgxIHp1Dgi5RY77JJ02AJTKUvGnJxIAWZpz-cMB_PWzN6LRJdamHZJ7MsMJHgOC47oaNsboi5WVUCiVazcaqozgOWsiJ0IBnahGjY/s800/5%20Chasse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="701" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZ4RufwtXJpeDFbhoDpewg_YRvXHefg6_2phGcQcuHph4R6pgSPSQpYqfL32U-R3s3B8QJAI4QY9B85LKad3UqMNgxIHp1Dgi5RY77JJ02AJTKUvGnJxIAWZpz-cMB_PWzN6LRJdamHZJ7MsMJHgOC47oaNsboi5WVUCiVazcaqozgOWsiJ0IBnahGjY/w350-h400/5%20Chasse.jpg" width="350" /></a></div>We didn't get the date for the St Hubert but the museum's other Miracle of St Hubert was done around 1500.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FKOWSqt0tei4ZsKnTAegLS6ZBRNytrKcoYYOoxsFQxh5wA6-HmKa98YtV0qjdO8oM4miL2m45eXRLoQlflaLbPyq4nbZjk9Rfy5n02gjeyZy5XjWN3vOD0OyD3o4dtOwXng3NPqHc8UetSyiXCK1bQzGXDY-vkCf95INwYmlB2ksfcmewdk5e5nWiAY/s800/13%20Chasse%20Bill%20Bear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FKOWSqt0tei4ZsKnTAegLS6ZBRNytrKcoYYOoxsFQxh5wA6-HmKa98YtV0qjdO8oM4miL2m45eXRLoQlflaLbPyq4nbZjk9Rfy5n02gjeyZy5XjWN3vOD0OyD3o4dtOwXng3NPqHc8UetSyiXCK1bQzGXDY-vkCf95INwYmlB2ksfcmewdk5e5nWiAY/w309-h400/13%20Chasse%20Bill%20Bear.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A 10 foot polar bear stands near the entrance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOPWWG7NurMSZvCbMi6xZISTF3gi8sAeqcim1b8tnMMxNTzYs_cqnIi1A2d24MatAp7bRg5BlLMQlmRL2joNcnTOLqfSjfMREOO9aLVwshmpn7uu6zuwY5zXzD7RxngzwN2hV0v_Vfhtcb89e7q_yFHUdXUDIx9zWo1jeiCXiNA0HHkxljHfIJfB7m90/s800/14%20Chasse%20bear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOPWWG7NurMSZvCbMi6xZISTF3gi8sAeqcim1b8tnMMxNTzYs_cqnIi1A2d24MatAp7bRg5BlLMQlmRL2joNcnTOLqfSjfMREOO9aLVwshmpn7uu6zuwY5zXzD7RxngzwN2hV0v_Vfhtcb89e7q_yFHUdXUDIx9zWo1jeiCXiNA0HHkxljHfIJfB7m90/w309-h400/14%20Chasse%20bear.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A magnificent individual hunted and stuffed prompts mixed feelings. This museum has been designed to allow such feelings and provides an evocative context in which to ponder them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsNXFQ7qMymluUjQ5Kko3mLmIreIuJxQkC3OKj-pURuLNnJ-ncm2j0fvNLJ8A5U7O0kRXv1Pzp8uhV2Jeb0cl6UhbJjup9DxApyKROkJZ8U_USmhqIt4H4IQylQ-G8-oKvg-nTm_6E8re0uTj17BmG59KXATgcv0FPxbj9bQbN2EmPbXXvgCInmo6GNU/s900/3%20Chasse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="900" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsNXFQ7qMymluUjQ5Kko3mLmIreIuJxQkC3OKj-pURuLNnJ-ncm2j0fvNLJ8A5U7O0kRXv1Pzp8uhV2Jeb0cl6UhbJjup9DxApyKROkJZ8U_USmhqIt4H4IQylQ-G8-oKvg-nTm_6E8re0uTj17BmG59KXATgcv0FPxbj9bQbN2EmPbXXvgCInmo6GNU/w400-h318/3%20Chasse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The living room is hung with tapestries and paintings.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKd59pnQYQUeDgeejf02E-vVUcc8Ns0GIHqDKbdeC5qasQ3dmVdyjYuClDxt6qOcO_UrtAi97BD3gn9lVdEepCrJCnpHDH7_9XVTQncuIzINo6fkhNqpedvLaEha19HpfhyphenhyphenicIeFNZWRI0RmnIFoS8GHHn16p7G7d5WGK6kXmf8VQJOSq2YA93n9uSSA/s800/6%20Chasse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKd59pnQYQUeDgeejf02E-vVUcc8Ns0GIHqDKbdeC5qasQ3dmVdyjYuClDxt6qOcO_UrtAi97BD3gn9lVdEepCrJCnpHDH7_9XVTQncuIzINo6fkhNqpedvLaEha19HpfhyphenhyphenicIeFNZWRI0RmnIFoS8GHHn16p7G7d5WGK6kXmf8VQJOSq2YA93n9uSSA/w400-h400/6%20Chasse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I was enjoying the avid regard of this hunter,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxCCHa30L9CXOn6oZo8SaTPT3mgDVbq5epemdiNJBy7IwtskIJ7hyphenhyphenNf9hEr3pnU3XTVr7AFMh7lvEaVvJWKU5K2sw7YTP5QcaZlZEZ59Ewvo0sVobeVPYXOOqH5YcVeA36aZoUys6DM1_dPX1eAyAn63wdvvnrswWkNHtBGADJEoV61s7L_1CyhSq2gc/s800/7%20Chasse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxCCHa30L9CXOn6oZo8SaTPT3mgDVbq5epemdiNJBy7IwtskIJ7hyphenhyphenNf9hEr3pnU3XTVr7AFMh7lvEaVvJWKU5K2sw7YTP5QcaZlZEZ59Ewvo0sVobeVPYXOOqH5YcVeA36aZoUys6DM1_dPX1eAyAn63wdvvnrswWkNHtBGADJEoV61s7L_1CyhSq2gc/w400-h400/7%20Chasse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>when I looked over my shoulder at the equally avid regard of his prey, I got out of the way.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoT5P5UNNlrUfV7eVUHuyAsl7Zku86SiTbl_2m2iWOjNrVMuG9ULQKWjwD0mcccJvCGyLo6MOcbZF0edTJxHwDFF9Aq5CzdBzsv-7YV3C2_WfobGZ-t0UXOM3qegzqIxINL623ln1KwjoVcbpHMyt8OtRpoCk93Wn8_eJXlgjOLlHLxK0uTLKRzoHKNQ/s800/8%20Chasse%20Bill%20Fox.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="676" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoT5P5UNNlrUfV7eVUHuyAsl7Zku86SiTbl_2m2iWOjNrVMuG9ULQKWjwD0mcccJvCGyLo6MOcbZF0edTJxHwDFF9Aq5CzdBzsv-7YV3C2_WfobGZ-t0UXOM3qegzqIxINL623ln1KwjoVcbpHMyt8OtRpoCk93Wn8_eJXlgjOLlHLxK0uTLKRzoHKNQ/w338-h400/8%20Chasse%20Bill%20Fox.jpg" width="338" /></a></div>Across the room Bill acquired a new friend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuqINcQhltWpvyB3jcnLGaAgj9fiKU_53nHoTAwAGwyuX4TmCB5upKEzU1ZtD36vRSrUKMS_EQXw9eKreCzBS0izDwbFuwOq4qzWnz3FMG3HQ3uPr5MsSUGYvVgwoqyE8nEW1vfSY9fUTke7PF90tid3c2yB60uTw-znheE0S6C_-w8M1lssiVtctUIo/s800/Chasse%20falcons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="505" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuqINcQhltWpvyB3jcnLGaAgj9fiKU_53nHoTAwAGwyuX4TmCB5upKEzU1ZtD36vRSrUKMS_EQXw9eKreCzBS0izDwbFuwOq4qzWnz3FMG3HQ3uPr5MsSUGYvVgwoqyE8nEW1vfSY9fUTke7PF90tid3c2yB60uTw-znheE0S6C_-w8M1lssiVtctUIo/w253-h400/Chasse%20falcons.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Chasse Cabinet of Falconry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeT0FqEwZjEjJOfjSYZKA0PJHjgOscSl_bZEz4JPYwMpTUo4ZcH48SuckzYD66xK25GzkLeTM0qUTiLejnq9x3-aqgwYA54MXCKZ0UIJvpUUBoxoTTgwdNBOqkziukUjL6wqn46B6c5aosUWn32umvKc3aSsHu7WaX8ckMcSPCWIv_IwZsnT5riDFK0kI/s800/Chasse%20Portrait%20of%20Philippe%20le%20Beau.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="523" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeT0FqEwZjEjJOfjSYZKA0PJHjgOscSl_bZEz4JPYwMpTUo4ZcH48SuckzYD66xK25GzkLeTM0qUTiLejnq9x3-aqgwYA54MXCKZ0UIJvpUUBoxoTTgwdNBOqkziukUjL6wqn46B6c5aosUWn32umvKc3aSsHu7WaX8ckMcSPCWIv_IwZsnT5riDFK0kI/w261-h400/Chasse%20Portrait%20of%20Philippe%20le%20Beau.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This quiet portrait of Philippe le Beau with his falcon was painted around 1490 by one of a number of Belgian artists identified as The Master of the Legend of Saint Madeleine.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUM7TWO05TotEpQdmqdv9fYd7obBizwS8EP772i3yd49ze5pn9P-NDhMn4Wi_5zkiuPDd2TgH7UVpiR8QudPT9EDr1Y-TfWEZANdse5W1yMPFOuJJT0S497uB4Ra6CILcX6WV7U9O-9MgJamPH-_tSXjjgUq3boWsajGita4WGqfRu36mJVWGgzPYREVw/s900/4%20Chasse.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="900" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUM7TWO05TotEpQdmqdv9fYd7obBizwS8EP772i3yd49ze5pn9P-NDhMn4Wi_5zkiuPDd2TgH7UVpiR8QudPT9EDr1Y-TfWEZANdse5W1yMPFOuJJT0S497uB4Ra6CILcX6WV7U9O-9MgJamPH-_tSXjjgUq3boWsajGita4WGqfRu36mJVWGgzPYREVw/w400-h251/4%20Chasse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note to self: in this museum keep an eye on the ceilings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYT5A1EUaRYii7AhW9OB4AH26TUNEKS9UzB_jv_YirXCzJQkAGKZxFjOMh2-uBL_e1uhfFdHDaxy6DfL63qcfKWHSn2Yu3SXKhGthyphenhyphenb_gWtJ8AbD87zXzH_B5NON-tYHB2YM3inC4P38N_c2ttFEAg15TaGMsm1eco-7l4EguV4jZ-MbwFnp5SDeAUls/s800/9%20Chasse%20leopards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYT5A1EUaRYii7AhW9OB4AH26TUNEKS9UzB_jv_YirXCzJQkAGKZxFjOMh2-uBL_e1uhfFdHDaxy6DfL63qcfKWHSn2Yu3SXKhGthyphenhyphenb_gWtJ8AbD87zXzH_B5NON-tYHB2YM3inC4P38N_c2ttFEAg15TaGMsm1eco-7l4EguV4jZ-MbwFnp5SDeAUls/w320-h400/9%20Chasse%20leopards.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The taxidermy at the Chasse is heartbreakingly amazing. We love the old-fashioned glass cases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KFaYkEc0rNC0loME9YWIJuwUN6cF2azxyKO2k6AFAUh2SPl_8ZllrBCQxKqH5MeyxqobfLsAYDHWNzpe0mK2Mm05xAMnWGyDnr_G6sllCXKjNXleULuZ-w08n4WueDe8rJ5TPWSXudcj42gLXlv7NPKb7rjaMiZJXeMoGbSABinrVY2b_9AD66BeatQ/s800/10%20Chasse%20leopards%20rear.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KFaYkEc0rNC0loME9YWIJuwUN6cF2azxyKO2k6AFAUh2SPl_8ZllrBCQxKqH5MeyxqobfLsAYDHWNzpe0mK2Mm05xAMnWGyDnr_G6sllCXKjNXleULuZ-w08n4WueDe8rJ5TPWSXudcj42gLXlv7NPKb7rjaMiZJXeMoGbSABinrVY2b_9AD66BeatQ/w400-h400/10%20Chasse%20leopards%20rear.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And we love these lithe leopards effortlessly evoking, even in death, danger and agency.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjW1XLswEVL5V4JGQ4qSu3Osdp5AiK77M7PGLDI3w2Lm_RNC-tunScDR5H58qW9JUnx_h8LBSfH90-b_eHBoTwJLYI3l2YWl9hs61mPaEQJR0cs52INpeK9dlz_Q7vKssZ7RYeqaNA4kYAiXeg7UzMrnmn-kEtpQcolCB2jjHXEOinLGsN_udMsYvsm0A/s800/12%20Chasse%20cans.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjW1XLswEVL5V4JGQ4qSu3Osdp5AiK77M7PGLDI3w2Lm_RNC-tunScDR5H58qW9JUnx_h8LBSfH90-b_eHBoTwJLYI3l2YWl9hs61mPaEQJR0cs52INpeK9dlz_Q7vKssZ7RYeqaNA4kYAiXeg7UzMrnmn-kEtpQcolCB2jjHXEOinLGsN_udMsYvsm0A/w400-h400/12%20Chasse%20cans.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Thank you la Chasse for this food for thought.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMFRB3fu6NmZuvThqLwCG6NoLm7A0aMZZBF6IucoHfzpDE4-2DXs4plg3wwFCyxAxc0cP0ke5y3xpLftKEhg1t3aXStPj709oL76HT8WwcOYixicaL46lA8Ev80Fb9OYk0XTUr0K427HjatD6W5UmYlVPIh-XWPu1WZa1M_r82cEMAXMdYUTT0QAnDbc/s800/Chasse%20tiger.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMFRB3fu6NmZuvThqLwCG6NoLm7A0aMZZBF6IucoHfzpDE4-2DXs4plg3wwFCyxAxc0cP0ke5y3xpLftKEhg1t3aXStPj709oL76HT8WwcOYixicaL46lA8Ev80Fb9OYk0XTUr0K427HjatD6W5UmYlVPIh-XWPu1WZa1M_r82cEMAXMdYUTT0QAnDbc/w320-h400/Chasse%20tiger.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For Bill and I no visit to Paris would be complete without a visit to this surreal museum in the heart of the Marais.</div></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-43458965184219986392023-10-10T09:52:00.002-05:002023-10-10T22:12:13.216-05:00Return to La Collective Parisienne<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The narrow Rue<span style="text-align: left;"> François-Miron is famous for these two 16th century buildings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GWs5wYGMQPvGoDSyzA9su6gLl-9b0mmQln84wVD_pQvsH0vPk7fxwZFcE-3Mq-ZgKqCv9cqhA3UIXsJQqzN49snD0lcZnImny-y1AUg_rkwQWSeefm7AN678ndMUpnV55h62YO9cJe-lLycbIuXMDzy6lJXhrW2qp3ueZVUbOdPOf1bxzIqq7XIzmMQ/s800/1%20Francois%20Mirin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GWs5wYGMQPvGoDSyzA9su6gLl-9b0mmQln84wVD_pQvsH0vPk7fxwZFcE-3Mq-ZgKqCv9cqhA3UIXsJQqzN49snD0lcZnImny-y1AUg_rkwQWSeefm7AN678ndMUpnV55h62YO9cJe-lLycbIuXMDzy6lJXhrW2qp3ueZVUbOdPOf1bxzIqq7XIzmMQ/w309-h400/1%20Francois%20Mirin.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is also where Bill and I found our favourite Paris restaurant:<i> La Collective Parisienne</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxBYf1q6QTLfXLb5Plwc01XTsb0IZ2J6Qg9ISVUaS7X_uMDUCZhS8NoQMC8pTlabWIn8rp3JrUgq5-EhuhFTxo3mMq2ANCnFSLwXtQE1LpGVcFu9Vn5xDiFgCgbYA9XxZbfpG_vcjoZi9Ld5t3pw2q5_JK_TtQZQmq_twvrpYpWRX_iqLucdlz682-hQ/s800/2%20CP%20Maya.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxBYf1q6QTLfXLb5Plwc01XTsb0IZ2J6Qg9ISVUaS7X_uMDUCZhS8NoQMC8pTlabWIn8rp3JrUgq5-EhuhFTxo3mMq2ANCnFSLwXtQE1LpGVcFu9Vn5xDiFgCgbYA9XxZbfpG_vcjoZi9Ld5t3pw2q5_JK_TtQZQmq_twvrpYpWRX_iqLucdlz682-hQ/w309-h400/2%20CP%20Maya.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We <a href="https://tomatoesfromcanada.blogspot.com/2023/05/">wrote about it in May</a>, but since we visited so very many times we wanted to show you some more pictures. We fondly remember some of the volunteers -- like Mara,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnPcJa-Pz0Uv7do-ftfYD3rITBP1qp-EI0kQGco_Y2h64XOfbaTazVXkdUQtn7OrdxtBPG6k8Z4KaZGmqZO0xcsHBc9BXhF8AhzBpEXilvFV5Fg73_9tRsJvx-9YuiYzS3_6lyt_27VlZHk_1KF_0n_EptMeZvsz-V5OOy_cdGV0w9C7ZCcKPx3xK86k/s800/3%20CP%20%20Pierrick.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnPcJa-Pz0Uv7do-ftfYD3rITBP1qp-EI0kQGco_Y2h64XOfbaTazVXkdUQtn7OrdxtBPG6k8Z4KaZGmqZO0xcsHBc9BXhF8AhzBpEXilvFV5Fg73_9tRsJvx-9YuiYzS3_6lyt_27VlZHk_1KF_0n_EptMeZvsz-V5OOy_cdGV0w9C7ZCcKPx3xK86k/w309-h400/3%20CP%20%20Pierrick.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pierrick,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn03Ym-e6JXbwLsFxgQztTCjwVgfdgeTw8Lr-aGcEuHLgwHmtxyHoqbsWM-buVDg6rXfvuRtN-xtVxhSxzVmX6KjSTyBM2Q4Sw9WK82-ELJPRPiIFTSe2FyXIhRjT-4ck6TGv5qoBC1REnq0u15VEmHSL4uCz0HEggsFQd6NWrCjaUaxNLymftXoCuNiU/s800/4%20CP%20Pierrick.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn03Ym-e6JXbwLsFxgQztTCjwVgfdgeTw8Lr-aGcEuHLgwHmtxyHoqbsWM-buVDg6rXfvuRtN-xtVxhSxzVmX6KjSTyBM2Q4Sw9WK82-ELJPRPiIFTSe2FyXIhRjT-4ck6TGv5qoBC1REnq0u15VEmHSL4uCz0HEggsFQd6NWrCjaUaxNLymftXoCuNiU/w309-h400/4%20CP%20Pierrick.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Daniel and Emmanuelle -- all so cheerful and competent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Wj8-zJYKtKS7bnA_HOk6sBBFqfFSviJPwe2w6UAFMeyyG9a4OiP9SmBmf4nI3TgmJMrDZyK-1BL7cD7KvCrpZNrDSlB6JkLtR0in7utZVwCIFN_fA7LFuz6PAzUC8QntZMVVB_pInFvHiTS5BzveUoD7lLijjRd7u22x-anyfJ8o__25ZlMvB44pnRQ/s800/7%20CP%20corn%20cobb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Wj8-zJYKtKS7bnA_HOk6sBBFqfFSviJPwe2w6UAFMeyyG9a4OiP9SmBmf4nI3TgmJMrDZyK-1BL7cD7KvCrpZNrDSlB6JkLtR0in7utZVwCIFN_fA7LFuz6PAzUC8QntZMVVB_pInFvHiTS5BzveUoD7lLijjRd7u22x-anyfJ8o__25ZlMvB44pnRQ/w309-h400/7%20CP%20corn%20cobb.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every day, what we affectionally call the CP, featured a new <i>entrée</i>, <i>plat principal</i> and <i>dessert</i>,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7xt_5Nv5Yqozfw9Qvkv50u3tXl4l8_ZecYcsoJRVwZWgwf7SzIbrq2rL90L78U5ZjDZCaa49HGt0QKuGHRsG-ADDiW2ienS-QGzbaJX24Q-m8goJi7msILQm_wAEd-k8eiKRgXmgZ98iO03OgIYzHulb3EJcVrLg_AH17uUqtCY8w5TCc28xUodq12I/s800/8%20CP%20Customers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7xt_5Nv5Yqozfw9Qvkv50u3tXl4l8_ZecYcsoJRVwZWgwf7SzIbrq2rL90L78U5ZjDZCaa49HGt0QKuGHRsG-ADDiW2ienS-QGzbaJX24Q-m8goJi7msILQm_wAEd-k8eiKRgXmgZ98iO03OgIYzHulb3EJcVrLg_AH17uUqtCY8w5TCc28xUodq12I/w309-h400/8%20CP%20Customers.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">always with a vegetarian option,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gCcjzSUVUXfIZALlWkspd9hZYoIAeY4dgFatGacCs_-HMliMWm4MnogPfebf1rwbcKYLAfUHgR-VLo6bX50RiDF6dT_QppzP79MWLYDb_4J9YPA6fBEUrVs0Ahg5UpXmr2h1SVSLgMUO0UIxoVY4BwB8X7FZYsQ5v70UfgSuWcrKFjBQ3IG3yy-9DL0/s800/9%20CP%20plat%20principal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gCcjzSUVUXfIZALlWkspd9hZYoIAeY4dgFatGacCs_-HMliMWm4MnogPfebf1rwbcKYLAfUHgR-VLo6bX50RiDF6dT_QppzP79MWLYDb_4J9YPA6fBEUrVs0Ahg5UpXmr2h1SVSLgMUO0UIxoVY4BwB8X7FZYsQ5v70UfgSuWcrKFjBQ3IG3yy-9DL0/w309-h400/9%20CP%20plat%20principal.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and always served on vintage crockery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6xisQgkYgTSqqN1QujW_H_BMdwsBTXeQT6bCS6ehK02PuJCp8PBHGZYP_LLdbwvkxYhn216xMn1gfaBR-5NueJzJKZ971ikat_9htpJo35hGTm9YtqWATcUu0bARxA5iMsRFPrnGvaZFm7HikfBqQ3iXLjp7_JN0KoId9_fBTdigGc74YTBHifKpt-I/s800/5%20CP%20appetizer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6xisQgkYgTSqqN1QujW_H_BMdwsBTXeQT6bCS6ehK02PuJCp8PBHGZYP_LLdbwvkxYhn216xMn1gfaBR-5NueJzJKZ971ikat_9htpJo35hGTm9YtqWATcUu0bARxA5iMsRFPrnGvaZFm7HikfBqQ3iXLjp7_JN0KoId9_fBTdigGc74YTBHifKpt-I/w309-h400/5%20CP%20appetizer.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was taught as a child not to play with my food.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4J3NSqN3yo-PKqYox09OSrLnSy9gS1ov8zXPRdzm9DywRL2Ku7qq55myqqDO7jR1FX1tLBa4OfsvGzRN0A6S1CcibUzauY9TtcUNuuFv7j0FcY5p-s2AvxSkQHoEHcALyrttkdQoLDBIuOrYwO5HLT0Yh7AD4NmJWeDeC__ZRYLnlRwnxQetC12mZfiI/s800/6%20CP%20appetizer%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4J3NSqN3yo-PKqYox09OSrLnSy9gS1ov8zXPRdzm9DywRL2Ku7qq55myqqDO7jR1FX1tLBa4OfsvGzRN0A6S1CcibUzauY9TtcUNuuFv7j0FcY5p-s2AvxSkQHoEHcALyrttkdQoLDBIuOrYwO5HLT0Yh7AD4NmJWeDeC__ZRYLnlRwnxQetC12mZfiI/w309-h400/6%20CP%20appetizer%202.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>At the CP I rediscovered that child.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I so enjoyed my coffee in this mismatched cup and saucer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17fb48f8g4Vpgh7FOYeWR1hruys_zHfk_lIttvdqe4kK0uTuCdwEzhulsQgTiOUWAXlzhPfZusoFkosMmQF0R4Z1QuiSvu7Mlm6oEc8gFwMahQ3-8SksKs9QIrMFvdxX0X-O8JDFyV_KS8JzVPMSj8UWoJj0iNTftDEgGmF8hGLp3eY6fVYFwWBR-0PI/s800/CP%20coffee%20cup.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17fb48f8g4Vpgh7FOYeWR1hruys_zHfk_lIttvdqe4kK0uTuCdwEzhulsQgTiOUWAXlzhPfZusoFkosMmQF0R4Z1QuiSvu7Mlm6oEc8gFwMahQ3-8SksKs9QIrMFvdxX0X-O8JDFyV_KS8JzVPMSj8UWoJj0iNTftDEgGmF8hGLp3eY6fVYFwWBR-0PI/w309-h400/CP%20coffee%20cup.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another time I got it in this sweet espresso cup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvXr-6jYKAgeshOdz3CjKeDltzKczq9dkXkt-ztYoOzAIvP511q8T7DVoIw3DvSbdAJGnataDv-Ln9b-UFzibYp1WRpbRLrOZYZNi_gfN9Lr2fhDMz7oHX15CZHl56zdjR0szkK7oPPvkVFHvQJU7EBXI8NcDWO-uaLlgY0P4x16X3HQvQ-V_p-rBTDI/s800/14%20CP%20Katia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvXr-6jYKAgeshOdz3CjKeDltzKczq9dkXkt-ztYoOzAIvP511q8T7DVoIw3DvSbdAJGnataDv-Ln9b-UFzibYp1WRpbRLrOZYZNi_gfN9Lr2fhDMz7oHX15CZHl56zdjR0szkK7oPPvkVFHvQJU7EBXI8NcDWO-uaLlgY0P4x16X3HQvQ-V_p-rBTDI/w309-h400/14%20CP%20Katia.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On our final lunch Katia made a fuss over us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N3DRAMb1TYdTi-tXAXwLyRLdZprmr3bWiZBZ0v3-V59ypeq34wmUo7LVIbIPC9ihPaDT6fmlMi414XLfxVxvjuVUBDgCw5JXuRe1ZReHwkzwxuVe4D4G49IFqSAWp0Kcih5LmUJImEIYIJucLNdCuyGtRHIkuAczYUTAmUI1xWSVoHbTmBYsFoAYcDQ/s800/15%20CP%20John.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3N3DRAMb1TYdTi-tXAXwLyRLdZprmr3bWiZBZ0v3-V59ypeq34wmUo7LVIbIPC9ihPaDT6fmlMi414XLfxVxvjuVUBDgCw5JXuRe1ZReHwkzwxuVe4D4G49IFqSAWp0Kcih5LmUJImEIYIJucLNdCuyGtRHIkuAczYUTAmUI1xWSVoHbTmBYsFoAYcDQ/w309-h400/15%20CP%20John.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She had told us to come and say good-bye before we left: "Don't disappear," she had said, touchingly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KRf3RTP7qS3CxwJPff_hjUAsAQdq9h7lLYjBFTki1dzlckHUnRNvceLR0ezPCU3JcrwRujH_KgIGNoI-U9rnfmP5mgBGeo_r8W-pEtYDrRcz5M1bw7dtIKKc76e18uEOr12t9MxopHlia2O8_5IknqgYjUB-08LPsFYC08psVV5lUcFGTo_Ayv53Xf8/s800/16%20CP%20Sandrine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KRf3RTP7qS3CxwJPff_hjUAsAQdq9h7lLYjBFTki1dzlckHUnRNvceLR0ezPCU3JcrwRujH_KgIGNoI-U9rnfmP5mgBGeo_r8W-pEtYDrRcz5M1bw7dtIKKc76e18uEOr12t9MxopHlia2O8_5IknqgYjUB-08LPsFYC08psVV5lUcFGTo_Ayv53Xf8/w309-h400/16%20CP%20Sandrine.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Goodbye, Katia, goodbye, Sandrine, goodbye, CP!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A bientôt!</i></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-66630481296826290532023-06-05T12:52:00.015-05:002023-09-13T22:49:24.205-05:00A Drink at Au petit fer à cheval<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the first day of June the heat went up, the Parisians came out and flocks of tourists appeared carrying bags.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtTSoiPZf1ZKr3c-NyateGIw4wXmoJSPfhogj3V45-8Fp2Vws00rXu5AFWNYc-V52FRhTt9lGGjNFH3MsdoWatf6tnWdsu4R4huPYUdC8JFAkHZmp3Y6du1weURb_WCCWvHsra712TAbN9TKNTQv5DXfE3i9axgCnQvVRK7FgE7Ff3jqd-9xQtD97/s800/1Petit%20Fer%20street.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtTSoiPZf1ZKr3c-NyateGIw4wXmoJSPfhogj3V45-8Fp2Vws00rXu5AFWNYc-V52FRhTt9lGGjNFH3MsdoWatf6tnWdsu4R4huPYUdC8JFAkHZmp3Y6du1weURb_WCCWvHsra712TAbN9TKNTQv5DXfE3i9axgCnQvVRK7FgE7Ff3jqd-9xQtD97/w400-h400/1Petit%20Fer%20street.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The heat took us to the Jewish Quarter and <b>Au petit fer à cheval </b>(The Little Horseshoe) our favourite bar.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tdNfHAeFVm4vclcXNBupioutBK6hy3_E7cDT2JdoFR_3P8UuRVImIEk2AkmCg9a51CBWVTR0R68sRhT2MsTmnz4L2nSnTJi6vCo2qG8bprU9sqpuZMcCoVoOSLCmMDr6TqnVKdv_jUmoMzoD-KQysVwMhzh3cV3LT2VpBQBIPvrhEFcDiiXFtkdM/s800/4Petit%20Fer%20Boubat%20smile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tdNfHAeFVm4vclcXNBupioutBK6hy3_E7cDT2JdoFR_3P8UuRVImIEk2AkmCg9a51CBWVTR0R68sRhT2MsTmnz4L2nSnTJi6vCo2qG8bprU9sqpuZMcCoVoOSLCmMDr6TqnVKdv_jUmoMzoD-KQysVwMhzh3cV3LT2VpBQBIPvrhEFcDiiXFtkdM/w400-h400/4Petit%20Fer%20Boubat%20smile.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Boubat cried out when he saw us, then shook our hands firmly and bade us sit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXUsBNdcZ9hshMmjCHZTvX5ZK_Um2-HvQwixq3nPkKE12p1pqhK6cVU_uCoEmv8oerNk1bhHMsE5Q_q4W9SuFD7MW2RD7zAk6T8L4VYoCNvfKt9iLeH_oiStOM9qVicE152qqKZAxRZ7VaZApBGR8c3vCUAV45gVREwGqcQBVvE62CJFqt_UneU_M/s800/3Petit%20Fer%20chairs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="747" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXUsBNdcZ9hshMmjCHZTvX5ZK_Um2-HvQwixq3nPkKE12p1pqhK6cVU_uCoEmv8oerNk1bhHMsE5Q_q4W9SuFD7MW2RD7zAk6T8L4VYoCNvfKt9iLeH_oiStOM9qVicE152qqKZAxRZ7VaZApBGR8c3vCUAV45gVREwGqcQBVvE62CJFqt_UneU_M/w374-h400/3Petit%20Fer%20chairs.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We apologized for the take-out latkes clutched in our hands. He said, "Pas de problem," one of my favourite French phrases, and went to get our drinks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-g53po5a2k-OUtgFtqhhV4NStzPWzv97TDhe-vAj-Wrd0xwjhrANxnt29CGPc-4N1IWVfZE5ak-KKU-fORnb7Q2S1j0cUoOPtTvJhEnVbhmXbjKlEIQf7EjUdidhTXHfhe3lk4OdwU865V7-AZw2xr4Hurc-zBZTHGvqMpS53dtNXLV5OzugxiJJ/s800/Petit%20Fer%20John.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-g53po5a2k-OUtgFtqhhV4NStzPWzv97TDhe-vAj-Wrd0xwjhrANxnt29CGPc-4N1IWVfZE5ak-KKU-fORnb7Q2S1j0cUoOPtTvJhEnVbhmXbjKlEIQf7EjUdidhTXHfhe3lk4OdwU865V7-AZw2xr4Hurc-zBZTHGvqMpS53dtNXLV5OzugxiJJ/w300-h400/Petit%20Fer%20John.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We settled in to enjoy the sultry evening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SufkXtpJ-k6FzfrZAmtvWxz1hcgpHlAdZc2dqwqXo64NBwubfnjs48ZrmFWjQD5qNX2gsemNWMQ2vvHMBQ_VO0fBpnObpAMZQiGf0IwGqgJDr2It9seK1CZrEYiaRpD_3G-rc88MhGNeLupt6VIanOs6TV8-RgbAlOSJet0SvXgVlYfQnIx1eqK3/s800/5Petit%20Fer%20pate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SufkXtpJ-k6FzfrZAmtvWxz1hcgpHlAdZc2dqwqXo64NBwubfnjs48ZrmFWjQD5qNX2gsemNWMQ2vvHMBQ_VO0fBpnObpAMZQiGf0IwGqgJDr2It9seK1CZrEYiaRpD_3G-rc88MhGNeLupt6VIanOs6TV8-RgbAlOSJet0SvXgVlYfQnIx1eqK3/w400-h400/5Petit%20Fer%20pate.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Boubat put a dish of complimentary tapeade on our table. Later he brought a small bowl of potato chips, hot out of the oil.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Rqt-1OgR01Ki0Qax0NGxeYS0zDO-4Q9tpaiUOkA1wSseMCUuahF3g1XNPHl0C9C2a4EmCdLNFTFq9zlKh-dqnGd_ZedDLhQhb5OTL8KmXXLTNcF79IoVgz9y5a-9FsThwi2xKF0xVVtKWvU7qXMr_qs4FNgxX4gUSUjh9qIXah0zhX_Cvs7k6B8a/s900/6Petit%20Fer%20family.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Rqt-1OgR01Ki0Qax0NGxeYS0zDO-4Q9tpaiUOkA1wSseMCUuahF3g1XNPHl0C9C2a4EmCdLNFTFq9zlKh-dqnGd_ZedDLhQhb5OTL8KmXXLTNcF79IoVgz9y5a-9FsThwi2xKF0xVVtKWvU7qXMr_qs4FNgxX4gUSUjh9qIXah0zhX_Cvs7k6B8a/w400-h300/6Petit%20Fer%20family.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We fell to talking to a family from New Zealand who gave us advice about which parts of Greece to visit (Thessaloniki, if we like cities -- we do, Milos and the Halkidiki Peninsula). Greece was their final destination after Paris.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNxkywbXH7uFZmtJH05Z3RUXmbwZ1Vxcftue2qeWu-kMV2750aT5jPeq3fvy_YuEaZwvfFsV4eTjKoUy5U3JmhxE6kknEVS2GumfknL5OyGpjmidG8VQSneNIsTpY3rwg0Bd4oXeL6gLxnBeUTFJBErK_NDTBTZNTIFRwxnck_IMbRQ2aRtzfqNRR/s900/7Petit%20Fer%20party.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="900" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNxkywbXH7uFZmtJH05Z3RUXmbwZ1Vxcftue2qeWu-kMV2750aT5jPeq3fvy_YuEaZwvfFsV4eTjKoUy5U3JmhxE6kknEVS2GumfknL5OyGpjmidG8VQSneNIsTpY3rwg0Bd4oXeL6gLxnBeUTFJBErK_NDTBTZNTIFRwxnck_IMbRQ2aRtzfqNRR/w400-h233/7Petit%20Fer%20party.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We were regaled from the other side by a boisterous party of Icelanders, celebrating a birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuQzcRUB1EJZuULwL8BiKbas9htVTE1C8LTR7eIRz96Yzdj3QgarX-qRMnvoI416zX0B1Mw5tZoSiH_aS5LyZp5G3jqwiWgHVH0pJU-iCgjKK41zcxEwBj5eARehEz0Mk00df82XShw2k5WbEn9D_tCrrqUTidcBGSwOu3AXRdcRy37imnfNOkORv/s800/2Petit%20Fer%20Boubat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="702" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuQzcRUB1EJZuULwL8BiKbas9htVTE1C8LTR7eIRz96Yzdj3QgarX-qRMnvoI416zX0B1Mw5tZoSiH_aS5LyZp5G3jqwiWgHVH0pJU-iCgjKK41zcxEwBj5eARehEz0Mk00df82XShw2k5WbEn9D_tCrrqUTidcBGSwOu3AXRdcRy37imnfNOkORv/w351-h400/2Petit%20Fer%20Boubat.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They kept Boubat busy opening bottles of champagne and contributed to the noise of the street with extended speeches and noisy apologies for their noise, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyytvACafd2brRQt8mtOOML6RR3MvNOfHw7ICtTVHYjVPGmvbjv701ugwgFBeHXNMpa_W6pzVUfClwcg1QnyiXcergQZkK0WacSI6-W9LkwrAOUB9-ZAzdDEVAAkB0dUsk4GcIQkhwMorb7zJFmTskDAWUN4N5wwRE7sXQo2xnGmZrhPBVrRK9vav/s800/9Petit%20Fer%20locals.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="710" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyytvACafd2brRQt8mtOOML6RR3MvNOfHw7ICtTVHYjVPGmvbjv701ugwgFBeHXNMpa_W6pzVUfClwcg1QnyiXcergQZkK0WacSI6-W9LkwrAOUB9-ZAzdDEVAAkB0dUsk4GcIQkhwMorb7zJFmTskDAWUN4N5wwRE7sXQo2xnGmZrhPBVrRK9vav/w355-h400/9Petit%20Fer%20locals.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">while the bar regulars looked on with amused indifference,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCN3eQibbC5-AFWw_s7xc5V9U5NuiAtYbNuBs9ySiYsmBz_IbsDQo67lc6sn7OJauIWgDMiziJrGNjx13iZESgk5QmS1DVvZx3-Bia1ZaVl015wUz8HNRRIFNYZW8Wy6a_lkRBLnU869DzkG46P2Y_dhhkV6e3oArBWo-56uO0V9YjagwTrFPQEL5/s800/8Petit%20Fer%20bar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCN3eQibbC5-AFWw_s7xc5V9U5NuiAtYbNuBs9ySiYsmBz_IbsDQo67lc6sn7OJauIWgDMiziJrGNjx13iZESgk5QmS1DVvZx3-Bia1ZaVl015wUz8HNRRIFNYZW8Wy6a_lkRBLnU869DzkG46P2Y_dhhkV6e3oArBWo-56uO0V9YjagwTrFPQEL5/w400-h400/8Petit%20Fer%20bar.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or wicked glee (note little horseshoe-shaped bar).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6FYdvqAXjzKAx6LAH7KjwZ4b7YfIF5mm5dOOywlvVbcSyh_1kllGQTYKU3_4K55YFrvLmi-VywF-iTGd8SioSE4Qb8LEzFOGZ4ehO8h4lebP_9Aq7aNz8eCGdYhvzHprbYncfaCbPoLxis9DIG6aygiMl9qSlIvNamqf1tbYtZ_EjzqCreem7y-l/s800/10Petit%20Fer%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6FYdvqAXjzKAx6LAH7KjwZ4b7YfIF5mm5dOOywlvVbcSyh_1kllGQTYKU3_4K55YFrvLmi-VywF-iTGd8SioSE4Qb8LEzFOGZ4ehO8h4lebP_9Aq7aNz8eCGdYhvzHprbYncfaCbPoLxis9DIG6aygiMl9qSlIvNamqf1tbYtZ_EjzqCreem7y-l/w400-h400/10Petit%20Fer%20Bill.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were feeling gleeful ourselves by this time, having ordered a second round of drinks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_1xo3g4ttw00X0Ah1w2RawqeD15URqiDs6gRXQVFMBpDpO_GVtmNxILMqPgPJi4mRvJBtYqHg3tQvNQn3ubWKy4a10VPSexoBDRnOGjRGjBHFItCjZ8UY8pdk3FPL2vseOLDjbuJnAdgqgPhiqOvvlMkY6NkQ8-FNgFXcR8-izzpBJWOru6HzY6f/s800/Petit%20Fer%20plant.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_1xo3g4ttw00X0Ah1w2RawqeD15URqiDs6gRXQVFMBpDpO_GVtmNxILMqPgPJi4mRvJBtYqHg3tQvNQn3ubWKy4a10VPSexoBDRnOGjRGjBHFItCjZ8UY8pdk3FPL2vseOLDjbuJnAdgqgPhiqOvvlMkY6NkQ8-FNgFXcR8-izzpBJWOru6HzY6f/w309-h400/Petit%20Fer%20plant.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We eventually strolled home with our blood filled with good French alcohol and our hearts in bloom..</div></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-72217465319076125072023-05-25T03:07:00.005-05:002023-08-14T22:33:09.037-05:00Lunch at La Collective Parisienne<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bill and I discovered the restaurant La Collective Parisienne by accident, while strolling though our beloved Marais.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyfieTULfTM-P1zPJxX1JkToIz7c7RotDMd0oJaEyifJQ5My6BDZrKzy_PokiAIRteUKfyCM-PzbOUqNqr3uF_PgTX7K5E1ALtWjjLLYySRx93UI95UyWb2WWunrfiwLF29mPoaLJyJJFUR_c4VgxnFAYeNMdMVisAuIVauOEuxF2-da7U_rZOTBI/s800/1CP%20facade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyfieTULfTM-P1zPJxX1JkToIz7c7RotDMd0oJaEyifJQ5My6BDZrKzy_PokiAIRteUKfyCM-PzbOUqNqr3uF_PgTX7K5E1ALtWjjLLYySRx93UI95UyWb2WWunrfiwLF29mPoaLJyJJFUR_c4VgxnFAYeNMdMVisAuIVauOEuxF2-da7U_rZOTBI/w400-h400/1CP%20facade.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now we feel the pride of ownership. A Toronto friend rephrased this for us. He said, "Is that your local?"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbDSefA8BhhDciouSLfySWeOYCEE7CS-cijigtfB9ajq1hlNkAoqIpT_LGN_9BibKz4x4KvlWCQrCAdfaELIPCHsAfh5UBaKmJYQmT2baNZpsYMFBJAAhSGerY8Q6Fclmuvcc_YhNRhMhCF-EwEop_YKLeDQCX1Xsl1kXsjKuEBGHSQ7cYkLPld0T/s800/16CP%20menu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="680" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbDSefA8BhhDciouSLfySWeOYCEE7CS-cijigtfB9ajq1hlNkAoqIpT_LGN_9BibKz4x4KvlWCQrCAdfaELIPCHsAfh5UBaKmJYQmT2baNZpsYMFBJAAhSGerY8Q6Fclmuvcc_YhNRhMhCF-EwEop_YKLeDQCX1Xsl1kXsjKuEBGHSQ7cYkLPld0T/w340-h400/16CP%20menu.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bill had noticed a menu written on a window. The food looked interesting and the price of a three course lunch was 12 euros. We went in and were invited to sit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztHxvd9TZFuCTwbfPd-AIgtlVCwRSWg7evWZQgH5tx8ocLFq-U6Xo44NoHZlQuhKC35EqltDzTldPS-Zcumv2tKRSK6f3iE3wZ-2V5Q-zreT7x-7B_V3e5rE__O2Cz_sDq0_Abhk1nRU_xz4Fx2uofdOot2OmXFOnB4WP-Z65ecGbofwwdTtvNQI3/s900/2CP%20tables.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztHxvd9TZFuCTwbfPd-AIgtlVCwRSWg7evWZQgH5tx8ocLFq-U6Xo44NoHZlQuhKC35EqltDzTldPS-Zcumv2tKRSK6f3iE3wZ-2V5Q-zreT7x-7B_V3e5rE__O2Cz_sDq0_Abhk1nRU_xz4Fx2uofdOot2OmXFOnB4WP-Z65ecGbofwwdTtvNQI3/w400-h300/2CP%20tables.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Nice place. Airy. We arrived at noon and were among the first to arrive. Within a half hour the room was full.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygltVC8Cmvn8NDcCcoqKrcXaks4OLYj2XiYANhgYiNAI2pXwoIEegz_JfoDSWrn7jgaRHhEbpOOAr1VS9NdBmqsbe2zvUDBdc1FVZIn8pgZLeo79jjGJu37C8whgqgGUOcgJiXevTN8jk-qTIxDdjKoc656O4hMtJXt88MQAUycTV3CmwPKunDpoE/s800/3CP%20server.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygltVC8Cmvn8NDcCcoqKrcXaks4OLYj2XiYANhgYiNAI2pXwoIEegz_JfoDSWrn7jgaRHhEbpOOAr1VS9NdBmqsbe2zvUDBdc1FVZIn8pgZLeo79jjGJu37C8whgqgGUOcgJiXevTN8jk-qTIxDdjKoc656O4hMtJXt88MQAUycTV3CmwPKunDpoE/w400-h400/3CP%20server.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Later, we learned from the internet that the place is staffed by its members: a combination of professionals and volunteers. That might account for the improvisational air.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEO19xWJ6CD-YSCnEHHxDl7id_GnbdTBKYEUDGK3b35I9DRLfwtIEkjML-hVEr5UekBJEN7XwQ6eQOraAEk3r24Uy_wroiDgPp9O6SQI3kh4oJ0kRGaFgsk8Q69cD2Y1CYy4ioqJIF67Wry5PrnnyA0aqPTylgVlzyXYa_LlwQQrkNL4RTBH70vZu/s800/4CP%20starter%20zucchini.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHEO19xWJ6CD-YSCnEHHxDl7id_GnbdTBKYEUDGK3b35I9DRLfwtIEkjML-hVEr5UekBJEN7XwQ6eQOraAEk3r24Uy_wroiDgPp9O6SQI3kh4oJ0kRGaFgsk8Q69cD2Y1CYy4ioqJIF67Wry5PrnnyA0aqPTylgVlzyXYa_LlwQQrkNL4RTBH70vZu/w400-h400/4CP%20starter%20zucchini.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A first course of zucchini in vinaigrette. Simple and good.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoHzERXJY0YWZ8GWl-ADfD953T3fR6Bnr1wAoVzv3P-sIlb4SbwklPcURhLwfA-uDx4wJmOsIae1AfLlJXy0V-cSHKEXnqiNNyaO79c-wqo_bjpWXANCyN6DuaoUTErz28c9D1nYq0R8PwKrTuFclUUjlOceDHKJsjidZBCOKcoZUnoWabu1nHo1x/s800/5CP%20starter%20tomato.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoHzERXJY0YWZ8GWl-ADfD953T3fR6Bnr1wAoVzv3P-sIlb4SbwklPcURhLwfA-uDx4wJmOsIae1AfLlJXy0V-cSHKEXnqiNNyaO79c-wqo_bjpWXANCyN6DuaoUTErz28c9D1nYq0R8PwKrTuFclUUjlOceDHKJsjidZBCOKcoZUnoWabu1nHo1x/w400-h400/5CP%20starter%20tomato.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On another day a first course of tomatoes in vinaigrette, enlivened by fresh herbs and dried flower petals.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tIxU1f57N6OnvXnXxgwk3636vT7Szab05oy0bNLXqOxS-W-PCx6s9_toVUoLvnmeK3PsXtVQTiDTWtG2bAXnFTuaRTqiH07ejzs8u0xGPuOQgMOhuY4OraJhIWLLCTd6hxVOdVk2EXsY0TbDXhNyU0gAGOyI1pp3Wf7dROjv6Yql94h6e7U1Q-BV/s800/6CP%20chefs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tIxU1f57N6OnvXnXxgwk3636vT7Szab05oy0bNLXqOxS-W-PCx6s9_toVUoLvnmeK3PsXtVQTiDTWtG2bAXnFTuaRTqiH07ejzs8u0xGPuOQgMOhuY4OraJhIWLLCTd6hxVOdVk2EXsY0TbDXhNyU0gAGOyI1pp3Wf7dROjv6Yql94h6e7U1Q-BV/w400-h400/6CP%20chefs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill and I never tire of watching chefs at work.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3-xz9QhYou11vmfQpdbH_3PJJQ0iv2oj2VlCarduZtyLeEUJjyipyKygSz6GuRdOhWcRyBtqB4lpKyLq0t3HuQ0b3UAPjzNk-I_8aVKipV61hJEQsXMeAKFSYavkOgZ5Uwy0hScZDRgz66asTfb1lFUMDHdJU3KUX_Lb4dMGl4FrWtQAMSHmvlVB/s800/7CP%20chef.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3-xz9QhYou11vmfQpdbH_3PJJQ0iv2oj2VlCarduZtyLeEUJjyipyKygSz6GuRdOhWcRyBtqB4lpKyLq0t3HuQ0b3UAPjzNk-I_8aVKipV61hJEQsXMeAKFSYavkOgZ5Uwy0hScZDRgz66asTfb1lFUMDHdJU3KUX_Lb4dMGl4FrWtQAMSHmvlVB/w400-h400/7CP%20chef.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Claude plating today's main course: chicken on rice.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvR7bddaH3bqLWKxxsgT3tjBV7HFC9owGkxDLj76VviW1VJtNQkQDeBFIRkWM6Xr41H-zyRZzT7eMPg6dQYVfYr9MhagStiV9ega_zdyPEZ4-JUYZgCQ1XC2sd2ap9lZ0CoeEVNYvPE81M2TS561I5bLbR1oKjuSTABiRQtjyEGSFVyADAys9Ibt1m/s800/8CP%20main%20poulet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvR7bddaH3bqLWKxxsgT3tjBV7HFC9owGkxDLj76VviW1VJtNQkQDeBFIRkWM6Xr41H-zyRZzT7eMPg6dQYVfYr9MhagStiV9ega_zdyPEZ4-JUYZgCQ1XC2sd2ap9lZ0CoeEVNYvPE81M2TS561I5bLbR1oKjuSTABiRQtjyEGSFVyADAys9Ibt1m/w400-h400/8CP%20main%20poulet.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And here is the main, set before me, on its pretty plate.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlnnOpUCnUpQ0oHpQufitLQJr9xhU6ryihLNEbM9AjaT_Hl_CWloYsWF8lwVrc9HLnVULrNblwhgQH7yCJOLs3B-U96-4Z-jTNLTIADupHIxC2QWP2MYslr_KFhT_qjXHpmNIgdrR9xMKwWZd8tRJoaEwmoLs7jxQGtbfK4j63f-1LlBrMFXpP70A/s800/9CP%20main%20sausage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlnnOpUCnUpQ0oHpQufitLQJr9xhU6ryihLNEbM9AjaT_Hl_CWloYsWF8lwVrc9HLnVULrNblwhgQH7yCJOLs3B-U96-4Z-jTNLTIADupHIxC2QWP2MYslr_KFhT_qjXHpmNIgdrR9xMKwWZd8tRJoaEwmoLs7jxQGtbfK4j63f-1LlBrMFXpP70A/w400-h400/9CP%20main%20sausage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another main: merguez (North African) sausages with an Israeli stew. That's a poached egg on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcASxmiSsYko63b9CrfyY9qzhF38Jbd6IwEah2z0wCZ0ZdRpOfjsEVxXIPfHUisJtN_Y9ETR1w5AqVl0w9qvkujSptBeP5OItZ_RM5K0GS6yxi0LrKfPlxD840C6auDK6XfA9bTFbzoSmzkYMjUffdU5-AtKQm_9Mocknd-aQMjEDFrlCMbzf99Fwt/s800/CP%20Japanese.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcASxmiSsYko63b9CrfyY9qzhF38Jbd6IwEah2z0wCZ0ZdRpOfjsEVxXIPfHUisJtN_Y9ETR1w5AqVl0w9qvkujSptBeP5OItZ_RM5K0GS6yxi0LrKfPlxD840C6auDK6XfA9bTFbzoSmzkYMjUffdU5-AtKQm_9Mocknd-aQMjEDFrlCMbzf99Fwt/w400-h400/CP%20Japanese.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>For Japanese Day, last Friday, another member became chef, cooking a main of marinated tofu with mushrooms.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojQ1jXWpCCbvvNHLTT7B-LEKfGWvgKbtJxHng0bbBssW8mcBwPWjsUqHZVMG9zQ31EaR9UiVqlub2m5gbyQJQns3EV57qkNHBTouVdUvfqT0s0aT56IaLSz_XClwmLm5S5niSW3yMF3XF3vXuHMe9agVsFtTfGAn_tXi8PtDKwioadV6JOqyon_9r/s900/10CP%20Eric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="900" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojQ1jXWpCCbvvNHLTT7B-LEKfGWvgKbtJxHng0bbBssW8mcBwPWjsUqHZVMG9zQ31EaR9UiVqlub2m5gbyQJQns3EV57qkNHBTouVdUvfqT0s0aT56IaLSz_XClwmLm5S5niSW3yMF3XF3vXuHMe9agVsFtTfGAn_tXi8PtDKwioadV6JOqyon_9r/w400-h335/10CP%20Eric.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In a small room, with tables close together, it is easy to fall into conversation with adjacent strangers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Bad-iRWUQGkTuW0pynzyiyAW6JMATnMOzaPstC7o-lqb9OHZ5OE-LFd5GvjfQi_pieBV4vei0HuzO55cgVMrFDT7rliWPqdlh0_2PkeHSI9Om2BMyaSXATPv_TmHJBYoCKgWQvOrUHJfAcR5AZPd4VQnhPG3DBlhsqYZGm7I0DlJolyZVDIxLxlD/s800/11CP%20coffee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Bad-iRWUQGkTuW0pynzyiyAW6JMATnMOzaPstC7o-lqb9OHZ5OE-LFd5GvjfQi_pieBV4vei0HuzO55cgVMrFDT7rliWPqdlh0_2PkeHSI9Om2BMyaSXATPv_TmHJBYoCKgWQvOrUHJfAcR5AZPd4VQnhPG3DBlhsqYZGm7I0DlJolyZVDIxLxlD/w400-h400/11CP%20coffee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Blessed is the meal that ends in coffee.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2Q5ml0PFcxoS6O2DlyPbqVPddoVKPAUhWbQs9C0IJcNvNUNu6HrOBodNtUP1GzUksJbJJd95NItRGiJWOntHTuEEuw8L_COKehTa9-1naYJOkntLbl63UScpsgMuV8leW1tKZoVdmBANgzXoTRN38LUIxutVDIwQM5rGX-_WvkrFKVvcKYMwgUjW/s800/12CP%20dessert.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2Q5ml0PFcxoS6O2DlyPbqVPddoVKPAUhWbQs9C0IJcNvNUNu6HrOBodNtUP1GzUksJbJJd95NItRGiJWOntHTuEEuw8L_COKehTa9-1naYJOkntLbl63UScpsgMuV8leW1tKZoVdmBANgzXoTRN38LUIxutVDIwQM5rGX-_WvkrFKVvcKYMwgUjW/w400-h400/12CP%20dessert.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Another pretty plate bearing a small slice of spice cake sprinkled with powdered sugar and flower petals.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RvbAuFmN8Y1DwdLDuwV0umtUlRyXeCDr2HQl1zXf3AkYRNiHLd-6of1zz_g_oUyIntDHEq6pFq3F6LlU_znVicfPJZlJnSd4d37BhcwCYTQlTxX-XpgzSeGpw6yk0tWrh0vRqoHKTNVjqyFIWZlY4GrlSxeif1Ke8z9qvveZAEadLhnh7Syv3Ec2/s800/14CP%20singer1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RvbAuFmN8Y1DwdLDuwV0umtUlRyXeCDr2HQl1zXf3AkYRNiHLd-6of1zz_g_oUyIntDHEq6pFq3F6LlU_znVicfPJZlJnSd4d37BhcwCYTQlTxX-XpgzSeGpw6yk0tWrh0vRqoHKTNVjqyFIWZlY4GrlSxeif1Ke8z9qvveZAEadLhnh7Syv3Ec2/w400-h400/14CP%20singer1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>One day recently was Italian Day. We conversed in Italian with our server. When I went to pay, she cautioned me, "Don't go. We have a surprise."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixknLrnS4JYNc8dad59CzygH1nLU1PxASnoz7auOA2LhIeNEVBrSrqUjiGAVGHeB4OIGmoC4bp27ZAQHU5qEqSPTI_LXjUMgC40bz_9uXX65DuTUP7_zDZOGmZ3fVoeexPCcwpe3lW7lCDWmHiWguXrnSVGL29VSM3imLVplox3Mf-0U0fCqT-6Qaq/s800/15CP%20singer2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixknLrnS4JYNc8dad59CzygH1nLU1PxASnoz7auOA2LhIeNEVBrSrqUjiGAVGHeB4OIGmoC4bp27ZAQHU5qEqSPTI_LXjUMgC40bz_9uXX65DuTUP7_zDZOGmZ3fVoeexPCcwpe3lW7lCDWmHiWguXrnSVGL29VSM3imLVplox3Mf-0U0fCqT-6Qaq/w400-h400/15CP%20singer2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A regular customer, a professional singer, stood and belted out a stirring rendition of 'O Sole Mio', to rapturous applause. Lunches to be continued.</div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-33140828576491842652023-03-04T18:47:00.005-06:002023-04-19T22:18:21.517-05:00How to Visit Rome<div style="text-align: center;">Bill and I have just finished a guidebook to Rome. It is in the form of a blog consisting of nine posts. We've been working on it for years. When we visited Rome this past spring I had a list of photos that we needed. I got them. This has been a labour of love. Hope you enjoy it.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span> H O W T O V I S I T R O M E</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Link to Part One: <a href="https://howtovisitrome.blogspot.com/">Start at the Pantheon</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_OCe9JCWCGBRACvaOe6AXEbjOCz8HikyUvn9Klc0eZo5XX8T8T0P_9YXo8eQPwvnLf_1IXFi7P9twRKqv8Ol8rZgy09QAWEYgGgJYaov8EKNBzgXF2DIhaLf5DmrHsNGI4ZwHQy8RIegWlji3Xt4tVeMp-eNUCsDa_9wJVUS9r6M720IRP91Ir2h/s800/Walking%20Giolitti.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_OCe9JCWCGBRACvaOe6AXEbjOCz8HikyUvn9Klc0eZo5XX8T8T0P_9YXo8eQPwvnLf_1IXFi7P9twRKqv8Ol8rZgy09QAWEYgGgJYaov8EKNBzgXF2DIhaLf5DmrHsNGI4ZwHQy8RIegWlji3Xt4tVeMp-eNUCsDa_9wJVUS9r6M720IRP91Ir2h/w400-h400/Walking%20Giolitti.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-4084277582060869762022-12-07T16:02:00.009-06:002023-08-17T23:20:04.538-05:00B. R. Ammazzate in Rome<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When Bill and I are walking in Rome we always keep an eye out for graffiti by A. R. Ammazzate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVmUu1T-NwpLqGe5VBIJ9WoOpwjuNO5LVWqucwyo_VBAC_dIaA1KvnQKi9klPsbju-uvs0NvHurN6DHfRZ2FpRFORxJwC6u5pQt4cqCUtvuUnWOnyrD_VQzJGkATG6WLMYH2re6Zv_jhgGgv91G3OhPn8aWPv4pGfC0jOFsM_-41IvIxI-S2kruko/s2972/1%20Via%20del%20Gesu%CC%80.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2972" data-original-width="2972" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVmUu1T-NwpLqGe5VBIJ9WoOpwjuNO5LVWqucwyo_VBAC_dIaA1KvnQKi9klPsbju-uvs0NvHurN6DHfRZ2FpRFORxJwC6u5pQt4cqCUtvuUnWOnyrD_VQzJGkATG6WLMYH2re6Zv_jhgGgv91G3OhPn8aWPv4pGfC0jOFsM_-41IvIxI-S2kruko/w400-h400/1%20Via%20del%20Gesu%CC%80.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I feel a spark when I see one of his drawings of a Euro bill,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Vd77N8sSRWMrOjwXjD2jWVOx-0P5ked6RGyCSD1lc5H_PALM8MZS7D49R8B9UiAuA93J3TzOQ3Ogb3o5iGL9iue-iw9XfB2f-ll7VgCgdTbd-MMKDKupUrwn28dzpqh_z9E4rqSz4daD9YB8OYh3ag1XOncL-ASVvQf7DQtImLhqfczU5e0AAemY/s2934/3%20Pietro%20on%20Via%20dei%20SS%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2934" data-original-width="2934" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Vd77N8sSRWMrOjwXjD2jWVOx-0P5ked6RGyCSD1lc5H_PALM8MZS7D49R8B9UiAuA93J3TzOQ3Ogb3o5iGL9iue-iw9XfB2f-ll7VgCgdTbd-MMKDKupUrwn28dzpqh_z9E4rqSz4daD9YB8OYh3ag1XOncL-ASVvQf7DQtImLhqfczU5e0AAemY/w400-h400/3%20Pietro%20on%20Via%20dei%20SS%20Apostoli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div>or a drawing of a name. Note the small-case "t".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vEVQqqnevEuSfaZSRKyzuVGTb2sqZfAjI40H7c4h6CXtqdwn1C2AhuU6oBuXd_l71tONGlfDbjDdsDdxUB3ssKtT1mTl781k6NF3xG5MtUsErqDlsyVr7zS71VbYgeglwU7bt3H0J6S6DfydXYRsR2gcarAjGvCnzQlvbd6Dt5PGchbYzevK0oX4/s4032/2%20Non%20Credo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vEVQqqnevEuSfaZSRKyzuVGTb2sqZfAjI40H7c4h6CXtqdwn1C2AhuU6oBuXd_l71tONGlfDbjDdsDdxUB3ssKtT1mTl781k6NF3xG5MtUsErqDlsyVr7zS71VbYgeglwU7bt3H0J6S6DfydXYRsR2gcarAjGvCnzQlvbd6Dt5PGchbYzevK0oX4/w300-h400/2%20Non%20Credo.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Or one of his phrases: Non credo. "I don't believe."<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnvohuYC3YXpimsZ-JiExv3XE4b8cKN_htzEbtytHYdTZn2wvN04fGzt1h4b-7A-4IMpR1Qbf1lrQGid0g3DUfwokScmPal0cm12RWbD3py8GGoJWQ-q1C-fqSlZw6cMrcUitGjjezeN78g16Pc6hhH0ln7UDruc6rm01J4m8IN8TNrIoVXvMusJH/s2951/4%20BRA%20on%20Via%20dei%20SS%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="2951" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnvohuYC3YXpimsZ-JiExv3XE4b8cKN_htzEbtytHYdTZn2wvN04fGzt1h4b-7A-4IMpR1Qbf1lrQGid0g3DUfwokScmPal0cm12RWbD3py8GGoJWQ-q1C-fqSlZw6cMrcUitGjjezeN78g16Pc6hhH0ln7UDruc6rm01J4m8IN8TNrIoVXvMusJH/w400-h400/4%20BRA%20on%20Via%20dei%20SS%20Apostoli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Or one of his signatures -- the "t"s like crosses. When we <a href="https://tomatoesfromcanada.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-roman-graffiti-of-b-r-ammazzate.html">posted his work in 2017</a>, his nephew wrote and told me the artist's name is Enzo Romano and that he lives in Palermo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViW0YBiohAJg1p4_vp3TFz34z2FHENSTmTjifnAjx2z1jCOHSdlQ__9kBe7Fx3T2p6O2Ib_XWkPuaQIPTpl3yf7x1acv-H1goRRLujxg2LpGPe64a5KpDWWqOYbag7ADIDMW-AuIrATKv50Rvvr5nNUHmonFUxPOkfTfKUfDrRqWjgYEKQbtwZLBv/s2909/5%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="2909" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViW0YBiohAJg1p4_vp3TFz34z2FHENSTmTjifnAjx2z1jCOHSdlQ__9kBe7Fx3T2p6O2Ib_XWkPuaQIPTpl3yf7x1acv-H1goRRLujxg2LpGPe64a5KpDWWqOYbag7ADIDMW-AuIrATKv50Rvvr5nNUHmonFUxPOkfTfKUfDrRqWjgYEKQbtwZLBv/w400-h400/5%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>One morning Bill and I were climbing Via Rasella to get to the Barberini and I noticed an Ammazzate head.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlvk8LsEnH3OZsuAjbakZ-oe5Xuu1fV7BSt7EMsmWE5XDXnJuXO9c0K3DHIynJVPSTE5xbPs-NWKPaNpuo84PsP1e_NWYHX_2IKF1okoKX234W0ua8ztsCdnmgTw3idJ5ZrSij0A9Law7ZLA75w8P8EsDuHxNACjBTP54ONLVwHcuF6ODIBYg5uKv/s2979/6%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="2979" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlvk8LsEnH3OZsuAjbakZ-oe5Xuu1fV7BSt7EMsmWE5XDXnJuXO9c0K3DHIynJVPSTE5xbPs-NWKPaNpuo84PsP1e_NWYHX_2IKF1okoKX234W0ua8ztsCdnmgTw3idJ5ZrSij0A9Law7ZLA75w8P8EsDuHxNACjBTP54ONLVwHcuF6ODIBYg5uKv/w400-h338/6%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And another head a few steps on.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNA15bUqR0wYrLsexdwCq_XIKKn0f1Y4M0hnbvAD0Wt2WteUicSWaudDZ1nwkOX8t04DVeheBVTJPRiaCGd6GxJO54tRXziTkXUi3XUUWyJEtDCxIHw0RLUdvTzsTm6F1BevP7ykf4WH5JnVXe5dZX9HsgOJgD8G8OaYoA1KxNIAWbFEG-URSgRbW/s3339/7%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3339" data-original-width="2930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNA15bUqR0wYrLsexdwCq_XIKKn0f1Y4M0hnbvAD0Wt2WteUicSWaudDZ1nwkOX8t04DVeheBVTJPRiaCGd6GxJO54tRXziTkXUi3XUUWyJEtDCxIHw0RLUdvTzsTm6F1BevP7ykf4WH5JnVXe5dZX9HsgOJgD8G8OaYoA1KxNIAWbFEG-URSgRbW/w351-h400/7%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" width="351" /></a></div>So Ammazzate was here before us and left us this trace.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxfnW5a_mIjYAASGZltqK5z9mDz8YL-LwYLCz49d4bPR1KaJqWHNLhB8fwEC2OsGrwBMKKYDpS5ZqGxV20Qs88guHej9X2qp9r5AXfGrEP0SWmGK27P7mryGqKBtWXRKRWC9hi9JpIKsUaaM7KLVpPih4V9vx0ljq7CKlmLGUWck1cPDQ9tUnoh4l/s2881/8%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="2881" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxfnW5a_mIjYAASGZltqK5z9mDz8YL-LwYLCz49d4bPR1KaJqWHNLhB8fwEC2OsGrwBMKKYDpS5ZqGxV20Qs88guHej9X2qp9r5AXfGrEP0SWmGK27P7mryGqKBtWXRKRWC9hi9JpIKsUaaM7KLVpPih4V9vx0ljq7CKlmLGUWck1cPDQ9tUnoh4l/w400-h400/8%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Two Ammazzate faces, in context, placed at eye level.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDZciwEDFwiujM9Vhqih7y_07EASoRsSmct0RXQFLuaisGrdUNh-426gxUjmtvmhmtXGIfTjHSEuJyG6nwGzkKjIoIEbHOjj84OE_9uDqy95Fj8cSPP3bvR0N0CvLSQbpS587lcV24i3QFW-Xceucc-H1vTWMgW5DKM2e-HdKLxmmqyR5DOvye8eh/s2961/9%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="2961" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDZciwEDFwiujM9Vhqih7y_07EASoRsSmct0RXQFLuaisGrdUNh-426gxUjmtvmhmtXGIfTjHSEuJyG6nwGzkKjIoIEbHOjj84OE_9uDqy95Fj8cSPP3bvR0N0CvLSQbpS587lcV24i3QFW-Xceucc-H1vTWMgW5DKM2e-HdKLxmmqyR5DOvye8eh/w400-h400/9%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looks like someone tried to erase this one and gave up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxlh7ARpV7BfSlNizGP7cbwk13r2Xnse57hCDoRbnd-vkWMcFAjT98mm6COe52-WhFqqmQw_nJyd3aLB3amDTmoRSDKPF7uy5TWI-Pko4lsHhUCTXNJUG_baHmO1K25wRUIBrIqk3UX-L4Vw4Ye3MpqSzazGN4Q6lHTlL21Po3Xua-98GWssapuZf/s2828/10%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="2828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxlh7ARpV7BfSlNizGP7cbwk13r2Xnse57hCDoRbnd-vkWMcFAjT98mm6COe52-WhFqqmQw_nJyd3aLB3amDTmoRSDKPF7uy5TWI-Pko4lsHhUCTXNJUG_baHmO1K25wRUIBrIqk3UX-L4Vw4Ye3MpqSzazGN4Q6lHTlL21Po3Xua-98GWssapuZf/w400-h400/10%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Because the one on the right is undisturbed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYt_qQhMA7b6FOyJMorGExp-W8mdkVIv8GUwCgh_RFHy_V17S9havYCdBISgOeWwbw0vvdio9tG1i25i-j2MgGAMXTjyr_oRxRuBwOoM4spkjkkJjOc__U4YfzXApiGAZLfcgevh5sP3xUhW_EwHymkV94mNkFKgWMgah7c7H-7hPcsqIMAILD39H/s2732/11%20Via%20Rassela2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2732" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYt_qQhMA7b6FOyJMorGExp-W8mdkVIv8GUwCgh_RFHy_V17S9havYCdBISgOeWwbw0vvdio9tG1i25i-j2MgGAMXTjyr_oRxRuBwOoM4spkjkkJjOc__U4YfzXApiGAZLfcgevh5sP3xUhW_EwHymkV94mNkFKgWMgah7c7H-7hPcsqIMAILD39H/w400-h400/11%20Via%20Rassela2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Continuing up Via Rassela, I've not seen an Ammazzate like this one before.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnrbtAbgnF_SfjkT6idJ8gIUqihf3YpwXb5e_VbC04OtK6TzA0wTQcIxfqqPCTMTNXLwBJJS-Ua01nWV5ZQPOTRQUyaUHRIFbTI39DtAA8u2l77aubVZXD3k5tHTuALsZbT0bRUlC_I0534QErYohWchxsCM17wSwrSImPYyBfd2N3AhhIbAmmuJu/s3024/12%20Via%20Rassela1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnrbtAbgnF_SfjkT6idJ8gIUqihf3YpwXb5e_VbC04OtK6TzA0wTQcIxfqqPCTMTNXLwBJJS-Ua01nWV5ZQPOTRQUyaUHRIFbTI39DtAA8u2l77aubVZXD3k5tHTuALsZbT0bRUlC_I0534QErYohWchxsCM17wSwrSImPYyBfd2N3AhhIbAmmuJu/w400-h400/12%20Via%20Rassela1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here is the face.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQJRFpBkvex5I5vEIk3ty1fe0Bok2F0RiYA1buZh2rmBHGpf2h9WKSl7z2GEbYRaZFOAvjR0B1vHAjGv8qYOr9QpO9qTr8P-9K7Smrnk5Igr6Rt6n9InUaL6oK9YlT-gA-AZ4rmbPfBs9ekhSMNbUBUbCfhsFZoK3UKVcaEfeFe9q_A0dEpeN9joc/s2679/13%20Via%20Rassela4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="2295" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQJRFpBkvex5I5vEIk3ty1fe0Bok2F0RiYA1buZh2rmBHGpf2h9WKSl7z2GEbYRaZFOAvjR0B1vHAjGv8qYOr9QpO9qTr8P-9K7Smrnk5Igr6Rt6n9InUaL6oK9YlT-gA-AZ4rmbPfBs9ekhSMNbUBUbCfhsFZoK3UKVcaEfeFe9q_A0dEpeN9joc/w343-h400/13%20Via%20Rassela4.jpg" width="343" /></a></div>Love at first sight with this face, further up the hill.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozGnH2pR9xYOWTzxCNhIhMrYbJTcO2iI5_crVABQSimKi0TfPtKBvI7Q2DBm88UnqIbEa1jkuA2GkFybzbX51T44belLGLJyyL4ql9Gj5QDTM6q7yVKaFoHu1RqSXQ_r6zUdAZbhCHQAsV_mzOI4phg_KjaWjSunukCWm9EolL-Su9JwjRYO-JjRo/s3024/14%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozGnH2pR9xYOWTzxCNhIhMrYbJTcO2iI5_crVABQSimKi0TfPtKBvI7Q2DBm88UnqIbEa1jkuA2GkFybzbX51T44belLGLJyyL4ql9Gj5QDTM6q7yVKaFoHu1RqSXQ_r6zUdAZbhCHQAsV_mzOI4phg_KjaWjSunukCWm9EolL-Su9JwjRYO-JjRo/w400-h400/14%20Via%20Rassela.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Right at the top of the Rasella. We're at the museum.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhX08tNipQ-nJPrgx5Op2GCaULnYgU-ahe107ORMRDtknm5PKdBuQB7_5bGKaqOwbKEnUAsCehEgw57Tl7klwOtR5MLo1VHSYYiTlToEG2-8wUCMDuRrbcPQnrGX7W19ZQpTRblqsD_Zs6W6kI8k_H0ZxkcY9aXIXxnugl8RdcYI-H-c1uhEv84SB/s3024/15%20Via%20del%20Gesu%CC%80.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhX08tNipQ-nJPrgx5Op2GCaULnYgU-ahe107ORMRDtknm5PKdBuQB7_5bGKaqOwbKEnUAsCehEgw57Tl7klwOtR5MLo1VHSYYiTlToEG2-8wUCMDuRrbcPQnrGX7W19ZQpTRblqsD_Zs6W6kI8k_H0ZxkcY9aXIXxnugl8RdcYI-H-c1uhEv84SB/w400-h400/15%20Via%20del%20Gesu%CC%80.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We'll leave you with this lovely drawing from Via del Gesù,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2kQofNfCTC5S8RVNmadXRjiU8ZhGoGMcxJTSpqkGZE_nft_iiNDkqGI3-bcE_DAljUNm0HMUnijIeNGqakie_3uSRzb22PP12F41E7GNJWaNZpXGkc-Vc20681M68Q-bVB91-wF5QpgJVMAPglQo0POMxnJkbUfbr8l1JqVXbS8Pc_g1PluTQe1L/s2217/16%20Via%20dei%20Vaccaro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="2217" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2kQofNfCTC5S8RVNmadXRjiU8ZhGoGMcxJTSpqkGZE_nft_iiNDkqGI3-bcE_DAljUNm0HMUnijIeNGqakie_3uSRzb22PP12F41E7GNJWaNZpXGkc-Vc20681M68Q-bVB91-wF5QpgJVMAPglQo0POMxnJkbUfbr8l1JqVXbS8Pc_g1PluTQe1L/w400-h400/16%20Via%20dei%20Vaccaro.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and what we think of as an Archaic Smile, found on Via del Vaccaro, near Santi Apostoli.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* * * *</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More Ammazzate: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Link to our <a href="https://tomatoesfromcanada.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-roman-graffiti-of-b-r-ammazzate.html">first Ammazzate post, 2017</a>.</div><br /> </div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-77842262709627245612022-12-04T17:02:00.001-06:002023-04-19T22:23:26.051-05:00Bill Viola in Rome<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The recently renovated 17th century Palazzo Bonaparte situated in Piazza Venezia is now dedicated to art and sculpture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH1zLvp3v7LbmzhPU2LfZHoVJhO06CeUBKFBZ8AkOYBMWdLgmkD_nGBGb_-BEkUGsw2MxLZHx0mG5sBf7gtko4JePcd2B9SLVkKSoojysLavG4rBHB778n_UpJcUTgURpfCu0n7BzbWHBZSpGvNahCkBz03sX4RNxATK51XspsNd-kBfM-u-NpPMC/s800/1%20Palazzo%20Bonaparte.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="637" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH1zLvp3v7LbmzhPU2LfZHoVJhO06CeUBKFBZ8AkOYBMWdLgmkD_nGBGb_-BEkUGsw2MxLZHx0mG5sBf7gtko4JePcd2B9SLVkKSoojysLavG4rBHB778n_UpJcUTgURpfCu0n7BzbWHBZSpGvNahCkBz03sX4RNxATK51XspsNd-kBfM-u-NpPMC/w319-h400/1%20Palazzo%20Bonaparte.jpg" width="319" /></a></div>The palace was bought by Letizia Bonaparte, Napoleon's mother in 1730.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBb_pHcQznlBnV4WZIpgg0JUCtnFssuSXnaDPH3MAdRq93sMBe8-E2yrL0-lwnl4X13WusZHmm3B-hcr3UvaWpfUJ9w-pLOTV55F_EdpG3NgkIvNmNxFKt6_RayLj5YZDpNxj5ZsVRKaaWEKWiYDMPML3KUjXSJhMYv-6UCel1l1894OpHMuB__YQw/s800/2%20Palazzo%20Bonaparte.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="713" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBb_pHcQznlBnV4WZIpgg0JUCtnFssuSXnaDPH3MAdRq93sMBe8-E2yrL0-lwnl4X13WusZHmm3B-hcr3UvaWpfUJ9w-pLOTV55F_EdpG3NgkIvNmNxFKt6_RayLj5YZDpNxj5ZsVRKaaWEKWiYDMPML3KUjXSJhMYv-6UCel1l1894OpHMuB__YQw/w356-h400/2%20Palazzo%20Bonaparte.jpg" width="356" /></a></div>John and I spent an enchanted morning in the palace in June looking at <b>Icons of Ligh</b>t: a retrospective of works by video artist Bill Viola.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL16ni_A8OZ0jcTQz0XHe66L_9bdKJPxyBb3NTdODM8cnAF6GrmFhWYWO0q1Afinp7Y13iNjvoiBmsYIBH4ibPrWbY4VQ8DHOwGjv6saOFUvZAV6NX2aEwx3rvI3sq8sLFuT_J6210_XQjqYfqiWVuuuDH_b9QG6loih4eG0z-5KgxxtWiKzfNNQp/s800/3%20Copy%20of%20statue%20of%20Napoleon%20Bonaparte%20as%20the%20Peacemaker%20by%20Canova.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="482" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL16ni_A8OZ0jcTQz0XHe66L_9bdKJPxyBb3NTdODM8cnAF6GrmFhWYWO0q1Afinp7Y13iNjvoiBmsYIBH4ibPrWbY4VQ8DHOwGjv6saOFUvZAV6NX2aEwx3rvI3sq8sLFuT_J6210_XQjqYfqiWVuuuDH_b9QG6loih4eG0z-5KgxxtWiKzfNNQp/w241-h400/3%20Copy%20of%20statue%20of%20Napoleon%20Bonaparte%20as%20the%20Peacemaker%20by%20Canova.jpg" width="241" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Entering we encountered a copy of a statue of Napoleon Bonaparte as <b>Mars the Peacemaker</b> by Canova.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJML__RPuPmYg3MPOuM4nNLSkr1SynMejfMxsP4ywtHzuwIyRFoyyPXa9Wtp4fwRTjvQZ30IFJVpVtlTEJf6nD9qEhIqudOIG2epUECYw1CNaydDqbUwB5xkZrow6hk0igdv0HBbslAU75ybPqohJcxkl29kBrubggnE4W1uW-z7G78k-TV9d3ieb/s800/4%20Observance,%202002,%20Viola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="554" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJML__RPuPmYg3MPOuM4nNLSkr1SynMejfMxsP4ywtHzuwIyRFoyyPXa9Wtp4fwRTjvQZ30IFJVpVtlTEJf6nD9qEhIqudOIG2epUECYw1CNaydDqbUwB5xkZrow6hk0igdv0HBbslAU75ybPqohJcxkl29kBrubggnE4W1uW-z7G78k-TV9d3ieb/w278-h400/4%20Observance,%202002,%20Viola.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mr. Viola has magic in his videos. In <b>Observance</b>, 2022, he presents a line of mourners (?) viewing something disturbing: a victim of violence, a perpetrator?</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIY3f4wuU66pZT9xUuleqy6KLdjPsg15qWRQQAB3ulER9CIQFANsq3dLAJAefdPieI3u749mgzGFGuaDOrtKbr-kxP606DJfeGNztqBJ0EkwWy5jOAEshigV0q1dwk8JDXj5E_0CSAUFdYu2aKBgOsbpR4UigXLRPPN1TBeH42Ui6RCDw5YzseJs1U/s800/5%20The%20Greeting,%201995,%20Viola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="562" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIY3f4wuU66pZT9xUuleqy6KLdjPsg15qWRQQAB3ulER9CIQFANsq3dLAJAefdPieI3u749mgzGFGuaDOrtKbr-kxP606DJfeGNztqBJ0EkwWy5jOAEshigV0q1dwk8JDXj5E_0CSAUFdYu2aKBgOsbpR4UigXLRPPN1TBeH42Ui6RCDw5YzseJs1U/w281-h400/5%20The%20Greeting,%201995,%20Viola.jpg" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In <b>The Greeting,</b> 1995, Viola interprets Pontormo's <b>Visitation</b>: a painting of Mary, pregnant with Christ meeting Anne, pregnant with John the Baptist.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm98vQm782pJC9XOxM46f2ycElb7v6G86u2iUohwwXYn8q-DPVDohbHLUR360P5k2Ve84JOFLkIl5b0AVC9B_GgKAvMNmFOQE8lK6CMfVg7JZ7TiwrTvRzZOXhfU81WeU9_oeQmJVHqJ_fvCKhX0FHyTYOgIdkWsx2WyjpXLHyvPzzejCJYlQNyYf/s800/6%20Ascension%202000%20Bill%20Viola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="771" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWm98vQm782pJC9XOxM46f2ycElb7v6G86u2iUohwwXYn8q-DPVDohbHLUR360P5k2Ve84JOFLkIl5b0AVC9B_GgKAvMNmFOQE8lK6CMfVg7JZ7TiwrTvRzZOXhfU81WeU9_oeQmJVHqJ_fvCKhX0FHyTYOgIdkWsx2WyjpXLHyvPzzejCJYlQNyYf/w385-h400/6%20Ascension%202000%20Bill%20Viola.jpg" width="385" /></a></div>In <b>Ascension,</b> 2000,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PRF-xM9_6_x1pS3by11TxcypjCVjYOvmAopldQxqgGvjZMi7HjK9Iv7AqGe03HuuH-5CZdD4CNnB3jO-AN09O58u2UXTpPg1Zgci02XfpiTdRSE3psoBt9jFY5AZrmG1F1-dIWAabJolhnev9tq3EyKLeHOsAc2w5oyXDbySUjMX0H04mS2s5I1O/s800/7%20Ascension%202000%20Bill%20Viola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PRF-xM9_6_x1pS3by11TxcypjCVjYOvmAopldQxqgGvjZMi7HjK9Iv7AqGe03HuuH-5CZdD4CNnB3jO-AN09O58u2UXTpPg1Zgci02XfpiTdRSE3psoBt9jFY5AZrmG1F1-dIWAabJolhnev9tq3EyKLeHOsAc2w5oyXDbySUjMX0H04mS2s5I1O/w300-h400/7%20Ascension%202000%20Bill%20Viola.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>the artist films a man plunging into water<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbTYFNyu8t6CVRA5WWJuP1-wC7_AE_mB0yld2Jf8k9eoqZdDCcd4e0agZDfIGjShHbi8qdCwEJNVVDI7ivgskt7k6Q0ENKOnoo3A5Sd5uUjC3ZF4LV_CMG7Th8kU56vXobEwU2LOoW1bW1mEJHD7YjW1HLA_osvfXT-VDHV4cSqq6sWfAi99e_68R/s800/8%20Ascension%202000%20Bill%20Viola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="701" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbTYFNyu8t6CVRA5WWJuP1-wC7_AE_mB0yld2Jf8k9eoqZdDCcd4e0agZDfIGjShHbi8qdCwEJNVVDI7ivgskt7k6Q0ENKOnoo3A5Sd5uUjC3ZF4LV_CMG7Th8kU56vXobEwU2LOoW1bW1mEJHD7YjW1HLA_osvfXT-VDHV4cSqq6sWfAi99e_68R/w350-h400/8%20Ascension%202000%20Bill%20Viola.jpg" width="350" /></a></div>and then rising up in a kind of apotheosis -- all in extreme slow-motion.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXVaolji0KdyzdRQEKf1m2EAV26ydWz3FgON8TKFiNzmy5y0g7x1Snsit2BYhBxPyqjV6iUzyfDNkAa2LdNPyGg1psu-KqZPL9bDawY7W-V6mwMAVKFbWRypFLswNdQfxiFO0ZhUSu8JK-8hn0VUqZyzlngOxIrUoLE18wIaF7HCN-_z651mD6hPM/s900/9%20Water%20Portraits.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="900" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXVaolji0KdyzdRQEKf1m2EAV26ydWz3FgON8TKFiNzmy5y0g7x1Snsit2BYhBxPyqjV6iUzyfDNkAa2LdNPyGg1psu-KqZPL9bDawY7W-V6mwMAVKFbWRypFLswNdQfxiFO0ZhUSu8JK-8hn0VUqZyzlngOxIrUoLE18wIaF7HCN-_z651mD6hPM/w400-h127/9%20Water%20Portraits.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Water Portraits</b> presents three figures submerged dangerously under water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0eonRb0SuDbEmqQRUnoN_NJvP46m5YfNO2prFp4KDELSWr0eE5TwsrTAa6U_Li2lYLqXXXRTppMYdF8ANuBk1UkxNcSpc6_uMuIvzqlvrnV5mrbwUQ8kw2nJBnIrgKcGd00xbG6cDFuPnucGxjrkJAXmzV0luU1QCw0SVoybF6AqEXy0G-oxukRc/s900/10%20John%20at%20Bill%20Viola%20show.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="900" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0eonRb0SuDbEmqQRUnoN_NJvP46m5YfNO2prFp4KDELSWr0eE5TwsrTAa6U_Li2lYLqXXXRTppMYdF8ANuBk1UkxNcSpc6_uMuIvzqlvrnV5mrbwUQ8kw2nJBnIrgKcGd00xbG6cDFuPnucGxjrkJAXmzV0luU1QCw0SVoybF6AqEXy0G-oxukRc/w400-h309/10%20John%20at%20Bill%20Viola%20show.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>John took a seat in a room with four large video screens. Let's look over his shoulder at two of four <b>Maryrs.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LMBTTNmlyXK1IjhV1UDAK95tURADRfE6cYfThhyF9rB7u6EYVidiSgsGZnXmscATyy_AY1_dhRugyAIg5kymE3vkQDEKc4exCeQVhNAUC1MxPk0hOS7VNjvI8678i2KrJ0uIjhQ_gb3idD-PlE2cQqTH6DZgnULBYoEPwL27nl1WYxqiCJ4qpJfg/s800/11%20Martyr-%20Fire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="461" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LMBTTNmlyXK1IjhV1UDAK95tURADRfE6cYfThhyF9rB7u6EYVidiSgsGZnXmscATyy_AY1_dhRugyAIg5kymE3vkQDEKc4exCeQVhNAUC1MxPk0hOS7VNjvI8678i2KrJ0uIjhQ_gb3idD-PlE2cQqTH6DZgnULBYoEPwL27nl1WYxqiCJ4qpJfg/w230-h400/11%20Martyr-%20Fire.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><b>Martyr: Fire </b>The martyr sits in a chair </div><div style="text-align: center;">while he is enveloped in flames.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOXdkZnIz96LhdqtPw3l_6QAtIYnCU5w-3X30z8P5IDy5PxaiuzOepBiscWuz9qJuNU-u30qyXxV1YlxHZuJajIL6tc11K6yJehyRNB12bV9HulONDQMswPEv8bOFiWFg2YAwQdVUpkE8U0GGv_mZfCUgk9YWfGN6HAzVC-tP-7AsukfmpfcT_3jd/s800/12%20Martyr-%20Water.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="424" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOXdkZnIz96LhdqtPw3l_6QAtIYnCU5w-3X30z8P5IDy5PxaiuzOepBiscWuz9qJuNU-u30qyXxV1YlxHZuJajIL6tc11K6yJehyRNB12bV9HulONDQMswPEv8bOFiWFg2YAwQdVUpkE8U0GGv_mZfCUgk9YWfGN6HAzVC-tP-7AsukfmpfcT_3jd/w213-h400/12%20Martyr-%20Water.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><b>Martyr: Water</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48ndKO1GnOOkTYN8hgPVIOLm_lofpKywn-slaH2SARbKfX5CT_u6oiZ0SvUxtlh9LeNZF2uLEVvbkB49VTtce0jbC-fJ4qXZrq5GYyuF_SBTWk0FV4UHvg8a98K-JiQENehOn-7kRvJIt4ierp4lXrJY7zO-NSpkZRsSMUtxtYivUp7WdzYeJVfkO/s800/13%20Martyr-%20Water.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="451" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48ndKO1GnOOkTYN8hgPVIOLm_lofpKywn-slaH2SARbKfX5CT_u6oiZ0SvUxtlh9LeNZF2uLEVvbkB49VTtce0jbC-fJ4qXZrq5GYyuF_SBTWk0FV4UHvg8a98K-JiQENehOn-7kRvJIt4ierp4lXrJY7zO-NSpkZRsSMUtxtYivUp7WdzYeJVfkO/w225-h400/13%20Martyr-%20Water.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>The martyr is pulled up by the feet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFk-0Hq9GRf-PhGk6cKLiZvhSXumeiKH3Je65_P_vOTgZgPJQxKuoloBPhp9Exd1Cb3Qy5d5XvrKkJy3G14UcblZK9G9l3uc4YeVo-MiWP8ArnyaWw6WchidYyBVfHMWqsCquUfvXOyIoLoN9PQkik5xhYWDCIXcQR7TS4T8oBf6w1lIAm30S06vi/s800/14%20Martyr-%20Water.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="487" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFk-0Hq9GRf-PhGk6cKLiZvhSXumeiKH3Je65_P_vOTgZgPJQxKuoloBPhp9Exd1Cb3Qy5d5XvrKkJy3G14UcblZK9G9l3uc4YeVo-MiWP8ArnyaWw6WchidYyBVfHMWqsCquUfvXOyIoLoN9PQkik5xhYWDCIXcQR7TS4T8oBf6w1lIAm30S06vi/w244-h400/14%20Martyr-%20Water.jpg" width="244" /></a></div>through a torrent of water.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPClveFsJN1QQNwoBuNVjAYHMN04RyEAMv3NMPqbhXUsKDpNBsgdzkSIQyiIeY6XXGntAb6HS-rwd35KfWBqRWRsBmN_gWefNABInVMYyY1ynJ-r3zh11zdmmsDbersjRGbHH_yfEP4Gqm5oOiIAG9Hm2a5YhM1OhJehMFjkdxwG9wDr67nbxcxxN/s800/15%20John%20at%20Bill%20Viola%20show.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPClveFsJN1QQNwoBuNVjAYHMN04RyEAMv3NMPqbhXUsKDpNBsgdzkSIQyiIeY6XXGntAb6HS-rwd35KfWBqRWRsBmN_gWefNABInVMYyY1ynJ-r3zh11zdmmsDbersjRGbHH_yfEP4Gqm5oOiIAG9Hm2a5YhM1OhJehMFjkdxwG9wDr67nbxcxxN/w309-h400/15%20John%20at%20Bill%20Viola%20show.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div>The only other light in the rooms is the gentle illumination on the decorative frescoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_WNWxY8bJGgxJy1PK5fid4RYUk9kJpQi3jyr1YVepE7ShqNY-ip2t3GC1Ifj38_82HVXJUle_ViJ78c7cjExmfq8eEmGf7wOeUOq8Uu50lmGXuC3CdZ4-7BvrbfggvEkRFLtRb-jVP12WmVJ_tJucfJN_ISbTumJkOVEDID0nbpiyUKm0q49VAxs/s800/16%20Viola-%20Martyr-%20Earth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="521" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_WNWxY8bJGgxJy1PK5fid4RYUk9kJpQi3jyr1YVepE7ShqNY-ip2t3GC1Ifj38_82HVXJUle_ViJ78c7cjExmfq8eEmGf7wOeUOq8Uu50lmGXuC3CdZ4-7BvrbfggvEkRFLtRb-jVP12WmVJ_tJucfJN_ISbTumJkOVEDID0nbpiyUKm0q49VAxs/w260-h400/16%20Viola-%20Martyr-%20Earth.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>On the opposite wall we see the <b>Martyr: Earth.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23rjThhMk5pTYQf2f_pZFbSMnbz6bZP2O9ZAgfyCePq3J-5GjyYXghuaGlT0Zg7SLJEl7bQyvDlkwZD73VcWmIl3TPPouEn0Bp_h1FnVFCUqeyoXtIb-a87U0TfMjK6jco4JUzUzk_D15D0wTdA-Khw-6y-QPhqMwX6on4S-bzS8Uq06Q1BjjzDOU/s800/17%20Martyr-%20Earth%20-%20Viola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23rjThhMk5pTYQf2f_pZFbSMnbz6bZP2O9ZAgfyCePq3J-5GjyYXghuaGlT0Zg7SLJEl7bQyvDlkwZD73VcWmIl3TPPouEn0Bp_h1FnVFCUqeyoXtIb-a87U0TfMjK6jco4JUzUzk_D15D0wTdA-Khw-6y-QPhqMwX6on4S-bzS8Uq06Q1BjjzDOU/w216-h400/17%20Martyr-%20Earth%20-%20Viola.jpg" width="216" /></a></div>The film is shown in reverse so the dirt is seen to fall upwards, freeing the figure.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5P8vbCYPFClqsW2ChWiJoZvG0_hs3haCUDIRobsrNcDze0Nb7jedwnRz4ezY5GgxL_7W2R4YJ4Q7trGNuLbr7OKfu8-WT1qJsjpj_8fETpsLTDpgv3DCxDjgsje-GR6Bbs8GFwW_ZMhURQyGWw13ITqxRsZIo1rXCtxkiJUMTUQrtL8tdL5kmAM3/s800/18%20Vittoriano%20seen%20from%20Palazzo%20Bonaparte%20entrance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="649" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5P8vbCYPFClqsW2ChWiJoZvG0_hs3haCUDIRobsrNcDze0Nb7jedwnRz4ezY5GgxL_7W2R4YJ4Q7trGNuLbr7OKfu8-WT1qJsjpj_8fETpsLTDpgv3DCxDjgsje-GR6Bbs8GFwW_ZMhURQyGWw13ITqxRsZIo1rXCtxkiJUMTUQrtL8tdL5kmAM3/w325-h400/18%20Vittoriano%20seen%20from%20Palazzo%20Bonaparte%20entrance.jpg" width="325" /></a></div>It was stunning to re-enter the brightness of Piazza Venezia with the Vittoriano framed in the Bonaparte entrance.</div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-29188960325325922152022-11-26T19:03:00.004-06:002023-08-17T23:25:22.477-05:00Borromini in Rome<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you are walking in Rome on Via del Governo Vecchio you may look up and see this delightful clock tower</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDztvAcAfhHeoQhQGr_rkHxSsr590ndEmq54GmqOw1FBlBXIGOcinrlhY0hiEvX6fLkXaUK1yy5CBMkOmKQ5pAq1T7LMh8YUoKnjIetph0dURH8w3nl2Z1ogKoWatUJ7gRRrRB2ukkeJlhXMJhcZGjeYV-IPS1WmYrcXMAaC0gCitLLlSVwgUkuhV8/s800/1%20Governo%20Vecchio%20Orologio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDztvAcAfhHeoQhQGr_rkHxSsr590ndEmq54GmqOw1FBlBXIGOcinrlhY0hiEvX6fLkXaUK1yy5CBMkOmKQ5pAq1T7LMh8YUoKnjIetph0dURH8w3nl2Z1ogKoWatUJ7gRRrRB2ukkeJlhXMJhcZGjeYV-IPS1WmYrcXMAaC0gCitLLlSVwgUkuhV8/w400-h400/1%20Governo%20Vecchio%20Orologio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>by Francesco Borromini: a genius of the Roman Baroque.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmzeoe1kmtEhKSqnFCHBaLCp5mcrbJSCEmzLFpC_-LSc9TAUK6B1IOjuMKUkfgiV3-uahekK-G-qHyKVQDTNix6mjqYJbBuvHk6K-sGVO4etRQJ5Kmub6hAGpkwBT8p12n70WBd96VFyUdup_f1_Fe3gTyeNElQM856dyTV8baQBGXvIjWavoUa1m/s828/2%20Borromini's%20Oratorio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="828" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmzeoe1kmtEhKSqnFCHBaLCp5mcrbJSCEmzLFpC_-LSc9TAUK6B1IOjuMKUkfgiV3-uahekK-G-qHyKVQDTNix6mjqYJbBuvHk6K-sGVO4etRQJ5Kmub6hAGpkwBT8p12n70WBd96VFyUdup_f1_Fe3gTyeNElQM856dyTV8baQBGXvIjWavoUa1m/w400-h386/2%20Borromini's%20Oratorio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The clock tower is around the back of this building, called the Oratorio. The scalloped front is very Borromini -- he didn't do flat walls, as you will see.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwO3RMNdh8oL4PCiYzONfiTcJUylkfsUOGFCRkBIgKVEg34PXsHm5jru24GbeFhcrPvkWUsvGrgqz0fwan6RW60wS88Nhwd1yT2a8oSkrsMgbpeb2OsIqbePRUJr89KMjvZau-oGLilKcHGbLvg7QI_36K9E4mteshTL_6E47_jS7gh9lqalllGZ9S/s800/3%20Borromini's%20Oratorio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwO3RMNdh8oL4PCiYzONfiTcJUylkfsUOGFCRkBIgKVEg34PXsHm5jru24GbeFhcrPvkWUsvGrgqz0fwan6RW60wS88Nhwd1yT2a8oSkrsMgbpeb2OsIqbePRUJr89KMjvZau-oGLilKcHGbLvg7QI_36K9E4mteshTL_6E47_jS7gh9lqalllGZ9S/w309-h400/3%20Borromini's%20Oratorio.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>Closer look at the central front door of the Oratorio. Notice there is lots of play between elements coming forward and elements dropping back. The details are beautiful.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb_URNd6rdbw1QTabOhujcRphvxqsc9q0Or7Y_2SYc6TDH6fNBQDR8Klc7AnMZymUbbwR9rkiiQy8l1d59v-XqTuAEu_pFeFc_xkJ2eTNnUfo4eEYBK7bwyR_SBNB0Ttj0ijfjG69KA-7prRrZegrjTRn77EAtRgf3M7iXpNtPJx-FrwnBUtVpOW6/s800/4%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane%20-%20upright.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb_URNd6rdbw1QTabOhujcRphvxqsc9q0Or7Y_2SYc6TDH6fNBQDR8Klc7AnMZymUbbwR9rkiiQy8l1d59v-XqTuAEu_pFeFc_xkJ2eTNnUfo4eEYBK7bwyR_SBNB0Ttj0ijfjG69KA-7prRrZegrjTRn77EAtRgf3M7iXpNtPJx-FrwnBUtVpOW6/w309-h400/4%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane%20-%20upright.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>Across town and up the Quirinal Hill is Borromini's San Carlo alla Quattro Fontane (called affectionately: San Carlino): same play of volumes and beautiful details.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-VWEN0UHc-ciXAjZDIRWNq80xzd7T0itu89S7va5da4COOrmsmhwOILO8rj2d2XWdxizLQ168qVOakZU76veOQWNGS68heCOaMs37htypNSNYkl4WRXtYrhMn6UwTMuibp8yxN2oQIFE7sWGnbhB3VfRO2vJeuoCSkTFt9iie6tItm3fp_Z9lw0-/s800/5%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-VWEN0UHc-ciXAjZDIRWNq80xzd7T0itu89S7va5da4COOrmsmhwOILO8rj2d2XWdxizLQ168qVOakZU76veOQWNGS68heCOaMs37htypNSNYkl4WRXtYrhMn6UwTMuibp8yxN2oQIFE7sWGnbhB3VfRO2vJeuoCSkTFt9iie6tItm3fp_Z9lw0-/w309-h400/5%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>San Carlino: door to the sacristy. The subtlety of the decorations is great fun.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBe_BNGk5MwxlgHGG97in8qYICLCQ4EE_oLRLYJXL-VSNkW25WnLK3n7UeMdgFLlCrtN62tHavuL48Tt_oUgoiGSvn2RRXdt88BQ3tFilQTMpc1Q47ZiKfgs9kdME4clACtqBf0Q6orzaHYkRQJBBFXaR7r1aIIdm4OHv1TpYqBDeTujQkeFMIGd_/s800/6%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="637" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBe_BNGk5MwxlgHGG97in8qYICLCQ4EE_oLRLYJXL-VSNkW25WnLK3n7UeMdgFLlCrtN62tHavuL48Tt_oUgoiGSvn2RRXdt88BQ3tFilQTMpc1Q47ZiKfgs9kdME4clACtqBf0Q6orzaHYkRQJBBFXaR7r1aIIdm4OHv1TpYqBDeTujQkeFMIGd_/w319-h400/6%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" width="319" /></a></div>Borromini liked to show off his command of geometry.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO6OfZZxN91WM0nSMI6b4iTo4IihieVbcKzEA1CjBy73VQTCqxgVrkVmi3ViIuUDUBbmwffVUAHRplU0QUg_upFG6I9WK3SHxQXS0QkG2FmWdJHM5Txg78fblCrPxnqWerZNE-8bH6c3XatMJx4RHaV4KkkpUboB2IGrMnsF-_MdbZIkDCT3tr4AY/s800/7%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO6OfZZxN91WM0nSMI6b4iTo4IihieVbcKzEA1CjBy73VQTCqxgVrkVmi3ViIuUDUBbmwffVUAHRplU0QUg_upFG6I9WK3SHxQXS0QkG2FmWdJHM5Txg78fblCrPxnqWerZNE-8bH6c3XatMJx4RHaV4KkkpUboB2IGrMnsF-_MdbZIkDCT3tr4AY/w309-h400/7%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>Notice San Carlino lacks flat walls. Instead it has pillars and cornices. Borromini did not like to be bored.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VUEVaL4mxKjPVxENOS2l4XXiWMzasDuaS2uHlP5gZafhgf6c1zDLVeFNtgsxNhAfqAOqfkNhIQonR6ExJKGRyftUlxlsDwWZulDH7EdmguafCqOeqiApsiv9d57IuxGQaz1Kw-WqQtolacPd3ybgHFqcMsi_rd6xYrev6NbkiblR9sQ39SP_ailX/s800/8%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VUEVaL4mxKjPVxENOS2l4XXiWMzasDuaS2uHlP5gZafhgf6c1zDLVeFNtgsxNhAfqAOqfkNhIQonR6ExJKGRyftUlxlsDwWZulDH7EdmguafCqOeqiApsiv9d57IuxGQaz1Kw-WqQtolacPd3ybgHFqcMsi_rd6xYrev6NbkiblR9sQ39SP_ailX/w309-h400/8%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>Inside San Carlino, looking toward the entrance.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6uxH1JK0tbqMKa9dS1Lq_eep_Sb0SH8Akd-nJD7HXArKB_Z0_QlKYBQgvLWHznbQ7F2v2uPtS7WEoeWFDL15KD7z2qzO4M3N8rQ6fgqayslcozw5UQpO5U3di00EXjc1HGkDe-_WekumX_9lYkB08N9l_Ulsd8TAC445-AvoQoAz5OvPdpaC0QkU/s800/9%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6uxH1JK0tbqMKa9dS1Lq_eep_Sb0SH8Akd-nJD7HXArKB_Z0_QlKYBQgvLWHznbQ7F2v2uPtS7WEoeWFDL15KD7z2qzO4M3N8rQ6fgqayslcozw5UQpO5U3di00EXjc1HGkDe-_WekumX_9lYkB08N9l_Ulsd8TAC445-AvoQoAz5OvPdpaC0QkU/w300-h400/9%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even the hallways in San Carlino are memorable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qUFnzYZUSG2kxnhOQ4rZZuGKaWOVs1PQj0qxMsJQILGDMe_qGE12ONmudYwHAhpcTn5q8D3CK0WWlb3YoFCbV9-SXFuiG7dLGCWEJW5pjZategKtaZ6GwqIa8TPj9Smy7bBKuWQRS8QsxY4JDRt1yeRDYt42chEt-lLs64ZHZUnUPuQgrSDRYwcG/s800/10%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="620" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qUFnzYZUSG2kxnhOQ4rZZuGKaWOVs1PQj0qxMsJQILGDMe_qGE12ONmudYwHAhpcTn5q8D3CK0WWlb3YoFCbV9-SXFuiG7dLGCWEJW5pjZategKtaZ6GwqIa8TPj9Smy7bBKuWQRS8QsxY4JDRt1yeRDYt42chEt-lLs64ZHZUnUPuQgrSDRYwcG/w310-h400/10%20S%20Carlo%20alla%20Quattro%20Fontane.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>Now the sacristy, this room, with its beautiful ceiling used to be the dining room for the monks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQXKuSwp9W_O8lrHCOzRRLXQDkstKOdzZXP9qWX-440JcvQ031tcB_RKMEw2F-hQ02I9WiAmKV06pqKmBLf1NH9U0ERwRRBjuzSzZtN2GdDugkFpCDitT00Dxpv7Q8Hc_MffU1Z0Aw4xZ4n2FP2Kh2sANOE1eXLFfY72FxJquPyCf7T16FCurDmdb/s800/12%20Ivo%20courtyard.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQXKuSwp9W_O8lrHCOzRRLXQDkstKOdzZXP9qWX-440JcvQ031tcB_RKMEw2F-hQ02I9WiAmKV06pqKmBLf1NH9U0ERwRRBjuzSzZtN2GdDugkFpCDitT00Dxpv7Q8Hc_MffU1Z0Aw4xZ4n2FP2Kh2sANOE1eXLFfY72FxJquPyCf7T16FCurDmdb/w309-h400/12%20Ivo%20courtyard.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>Across town again, to Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza (St Ivo of Wisdom): Borromini's masterpiece. This is the view of the courtyard from the street. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbrmfOKnV4iwcvB6px8pr5XKdyuvShTK45Gj44Ma_Kw6QKfYqAhUGoEid9G-3wx1W4qY0ZCrHzSzApJ6Hglse8w4yme6S-MHJHhOZd37c2RUPHMOoeD8qEA2XQjxkF70ZZfpdn1Fb2hv4N4_d-MIJjgUOqwaHovtUuKfBj12vMjUCzyJ0rhXkkd6x/s800/13%20Ivo%20cupola.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbrmfOKnV4iwcvB6px8pr5XKdyuvShTK45Gj44Ma_Kw6QKfYqAhUGoEid9G-3wx1W4qY0ZCrHzSzApJ6Hglse8w4yme6S-MHJHhOZd37c2RUPHMOoeD8qEA2XQjxkF70ZZfpdn1Fb2hv4N4_d-MIJjgUOqwaHovtUuKfBj12vMjUCzyJ0rhXkkd6x/w309-h400/13%20Ivo%20cupola.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>The walls culminate in a dazzling dome,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKeqXscvmZPT8cjcLbHHM4_tllW5YqFY6YYRSUcdHEVKP0S9-6VNHKqNFEAiMOTRzjemtmO8Uxxlf9NhG92ksbWMhT9lBUVuq3vLjXSJ5uSXArYMrAOZ-UBhdqqNp6SxHpfsMswVHQqyLh8KNIvKv0pII9CJQFWXkjbfaDOVwIAzcDqcrd13FhB5g/s800/14%20Ivo%20alla%20Sapienza.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKeqXscvmZPT8cjcLbHHM4_tllW5YqFY6YYRSUcdHEVKP0S9-6VNHKqNFEAiMOTRzjemtmO8Uxxlf9NhG92ksbWMhT9lBUVuq3vLjXSJ5uSXArYMrAOZ-UBhdqqNp6SxHpfsMswVHQqyLh8KNIvKv0pII9CJQFWXkjbfaDOVwIAzcDqcrd13FhB5g/w309-h400/14%20Ivo%20alla%20Sapienza.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">from a six sided floor plan. It is a good place to spend Sunday morning in Rome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuBQ8JLYE63CdFZ1GAJjI5gnb3Hf8nrnHOYIrhSXO64Pi50Zlm9dgcI9UeLRNkfN2NyzCPtzYtorJ_-ZpyX80a207gRIDo96-DYSEVDcOj3Adi3tdwykPHVlppBF26hHY-0GK4vgMi-pdVozang6_dtB9M3hOctJVhFF_inJTBzQuYcZ_SIdjFuCP/s900/11%20Ivo%20alla%20Sapeinza.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="900" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuBQ8JLYE63CdFZ1GAJjI5gnb3Hf8nrnHOYIrhSXO64Pi50Zlm9dgcI9UeLRNkfN2NyzCPtzYtorJ_-ZpyX80a207gRIDo96-DYSEVDcOj3Adi3tdwykPHVlppBF26hHY-0GK4vgMi-pdVozang6_dtB9M3hOctJVhFF_inJTBzQuYcZ_SIdjFuCP/w400-h345/11%20Ivo%20alla%20Sapeinza.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Find St Ivo midway between the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. The hours are literally carved in stone outside: Sundays: open 9 a.m. to 12. Mass at 10 a.m.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GJl9c2TrX8ODzcf1fLWfHirOEqG5uYU0Ak0VStgHzWXm0GA0PRt4MymfKFEFi8txWJp3rUNtMBx6WAAQ-Up-WPQFN0P3OIhB4mi35vZsEJyuojK6fed-fU_mgUER-YV-eDRMivRbko82gFzfupcdjQMsweeMdIzcpJRIYOvqPvDgpfgdviP9lpOK/s800/15%20Borromini%20staircase.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GJl9c2TrX8ODzcf1fLWfHirOEqG5uYU0Ak0VStgHzWXm0GA0PRt4MymfKFEFi8txWJp3rUNtMBx6WAAQ-Up-WPQFN0P3OIhB4mi35vZsEJyuojK6fed-fU_mgUER-YV-eDRMivRbko82gFzfupcdjQMsweeMdIzcpJRIYOvqPvDgpfgdviP9lpOK/w320-h400/15%20Borromini%20staircase.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One last masterpiece. Do you remember the square staircase Bernini designed for Palazzo Barberini? Borromini designed this staircase at the other end of the building.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaihtqSY9aWhPJfQY-_7fJdVPsbT0BImLXoTo5HjNDrYEVOJt01_gUNnWdAUyDTMKGA8LilHXJvGU4fMxY-2-08RQgYD8ohHIPWCe_zV5kcR_xKok_ltj3CyGhtChLrYlsrxu_RwQS-OFhaAHxXljWet5Zuhs8KwTkv2sL5TERZg5N0F-h0tgRfJqS/s800/16%20Borromini%20staircase.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaihtqSY9aWhPJfQY-_7fJdVPsbT0BImLXoTo5HjNDrYEVOJt01_gUNnWdAUyDTMKGA8LilHXJvGU4fMxY-2-08RQgYD8ohHIPWCe_zV5kcR_xKok_ltj3CyGhtChLrYlsrxu_RwQS-OFhaAHxXljWet5Zuhs8KwTkv2sL5TERZg5N0F-h0tgRfJqS/w400-h400/16%20Borromini%20staircase.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A miracle of talent and perfect taste. Bill and I became very interested in Borromini on this trip. We look forward to visiting all his sites again soon.</div></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-19561015660047537172022-11-25T18:49:00.002-06:002022-11-25T23:21:31.350-06:00Borghese Gallery<div style="text-align: center;">When Bill and I stepped into the Borghese Gallery Domenichino's The Hunt of Diana, 1616, caught our eye.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9yC_FpRWYBdjOiV0bxfUe8kWgsqS_41zV0ZB23nu5RjeNtAltFWpHv5aCETJfheIwEiXmitNjgM-VOIF39_F-qtSjpjNav72jWgPUYMkL6dDpV_TLLn-6oAZxLhK-6MOjht32vV0A2sXbSRRR3kcR33QPvTew5OVmCMcENNAaGwhsq5Wls3E_MV1/s900/1%20Borghese%20Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="900" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9yC_FpRWYBdjOiV0bxfUe8kWgsqS_41zV0ZB23nu5RjeNtAltFWpHv5aCETJfheIwEiXmitNjgM-VOIF39_F-qtSjpjNav72jWgPUYMkL6dDpV_TLLn-6oAZxLhK-6MOjht32vV0A2sXbSRRR3kcR33QPvTew5OVmCMcENNAaGwhsq5Wls3E_MV1/w400-h309/1%20Borghese%20Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill got this detail of the famous nymphs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswYdBGVeqVqINKKkYm4iB1ERZ29gB3m7iaO1jWB_8WXjmWszbUaBWhgHEONYA-PHfPBVWHdU4hVeda_myMNZaFoKMZlBUEAN00HBxk3ETjuB9ZTjxVAOiXJYWQE2bYgerxM9Z3NVjjJiNc79tCgV5X-0IHHqiisWaPeTOQ9g6EDPFSNHlOV2UdhrW/s800/2%20Bellini%20Madonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="722" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswYdBGVeqVqINKKkYm4iB1ERZ29gB3m7iaO1jWB_8WXjmWszbUaBWhgHEONYA-PHfPBVWHdU4hVeda_myMNZaFoKMZlBUEAN00HBxk3ETjuB9ZTjxVAOiXJYWQE2bYgerxM9Z3NVjjJiNc79tCgV5X-0IHHqiisWaPeTOQ9g6EDPFSNHlOV2UdhrW/w361-h400/2%20Bellini%20Madonna.jpg" width="361" /></a></div>Is that a Bellini? It is a Bellini: circa 1510. Don't you always feel happier when there is a Bellini in the room?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv2IhYL2LQJ1Z9695iI0Qfi7yzVWfGKjvEYeyy6BkTLZhdl0ANiWIEkKkmElNsTc0FMD6xPJtsLrjDcNLrRx5Li7ECw-acaPXSiOoHXkkVf-yYNJ73tc3B_AFs6ZiWhq37StTRJXbLHUci7fymbAU4nPvTkr4EZ4FqF3RvGxKLYIy9RhNbG9XmORd/s800/3%20Borghese%20Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="637" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcv2IhYL2LQJ1Z9695iI0Qfi7yzVWfGKjvEYeyy6BkTLZhdl0ANiWIEkKkmElNsTc0FMD6xPJtsLrjDcNLrRx5Li7ECw-acaPXSiOoHXkkVf-yYNJ73tc3B_AFs6ZiWhq37StTRJXbLHUci7fymbAU4nPvTkr4EZ4FqF3RvGxKLYIy9RhNbG9XmORd/w319-h400/3%20Borghese%20Gallery.jpg" width="319" /></a></div>In an adjacent room we found a staff person lecturing a small group about a rather magnificent, colourful, painting.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEa0RMf3owUvKno8SLzv3no9CAILk5_nvLUXTvNae0cQ-TPV9b4DNaD1mVIyKvfuNRdwvJwbYuWiZDr2m3oTcKqaMxwYxhV0rDo2JgP2DPfli6-BBVmEBzQIwgSSdg9sW_jVkMfvUQEQsEmMFdyJWfiQMfUl7qycEYkjJIND1nKiqm7v6Fzt62skp/s800/4%20Raphael%3F%20Borghese%20Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="629" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEa0RMf3owUvKno8SLzv3no9CAILk5_nvLUXTvNae0cQ-TPV9b4DNaD1mVIyKvfuNRdwvJwbYuWiZDr2m3oTcKqaMxwYxhV0rDo2JgP2DPfli6-BBVmEBzQIwgSSdg9sW_jVkMfvUQEQsEmMFdyJWfiQMfUl7qycEYkjJIND1nKiqm7v6Fzt62skp/w315-h400/4%20Raphael%3F%20Borghese%20Gallery.jpg" width="315" /></a></div>When the crowd moved on I saw that it was a Deposition by Raffael. Raffael's figures and groups and his colours have a quality all their own We must see more Raphael.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5K-IytQkqZhFqTgdxD--KCBZ6cApRuVn69s0QKonSfx3Mturr2qGWcW-4B7bh175C06XuWSkWPMPk9Rz3JT4rpQwnwPQEOdpCxtJDAKzD31FbmuYo2nRq9Yq-MZX5qpEAn2I1EGKBLjzHcdgmelLE-MfMVuyTyB3srGNjxXEMIHEaBi20IR3V1J9/s800/5%20Cosimo%20Family.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5K-IytQkqZhFqTgdxD--KCBZ6cApRuVn69s0QKonSfx3Mturr2qGWcW-4B7bh175C06XuWSkWPMPk9Rz3JT4rpQwnwPQEOdpCxtJDAKzD31FbmuYo2nRq9Yq-MZX5qpEAn2I1EGKBLjzHcdgmelLE-MfMVuyTyB3srGNjxXEMIHEaBi20IR3V1J9/w400-h400/5%20Cosimo%20Family.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We have become interested in Piero di Cosimo. Here is a lovely Adoration of the Child, after 1510.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CCICHta37NE2WRPvmwE37cH9YrS80aXuWgnG3FSAnpHYo4wsLHXsxmRXoh9LiDZsSw97YIo1k14h3pAtzoKiHxDThzNS7LAnMA0siByBDo9YqI1dMWtYopLxw_qgXMO1MMyC4DP6z-zmYlO9g7SlmDa-94VQye1qKqF3XEvByZ744aO41h5aUDUa/s800/7%20Cosimo%20Hermits.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CCICHta37NE2WRPvmwE37cH9YrS80aXuWgnG3FSAnpHYo4wsLHXsxmRXoh9LiDZsSw97YIo1k14h3pAtzoKiHxDThzNS7LAnMA0siByBDo9YqI1dMWtYopLxw_qgXMO1MMyC4DP6z-zmYlO9g7SlmDa-94VQye1qKqF3XEvByZ744aO41h5aUDUa/w400-h400/7%20Cosimo%20Hermits.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Look closely at the right, there is a pair of hermits coming over a ridge at 3 o'clock. Can you make out the dark skinned figure behind them in the river?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAL0RyxSSk6JXMOFCqA5narZqpQaK-f6HNfG9LHvSqtGblpu3QUnOlkpbGSN_SeoUQkDpdU-U22eM2XWJ27y9OugCUeVZ30kiuZtZISNzXq_E0WjK62hmLEsFeCFvAQs_LVd6UlT-4NfI9joDbME084wkVrLIE8vHeqQu2q0BzhGVzKaoiIcXi7xQ/s800/6%20Cosimo%20babe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAL0RyxSSk6JXMOFCqA5narZqpQaK-f6HNfG9LHvSqtGblpu3QUnOlkpbGSN_SeoUQkDpdU-U22eM2XWJ27y9OugCUeVZ30kiuZtZISNzXq_E0WjK62hmLEsFeCFvAQs_LVd6UlT-4NfI9joDbME084wkVrLIE8vHeqQu2q0BzhGVzKaoiIcXi7xQ/w400-h400/6%20Cosimo%20babe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a closer look at the celestial Christ child.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzLXSXffqmq_9_2ARTnvsOdBe4Z0L0dKoAy6Xo5bvVzGbpTKPZBNQxxPAQUjBrXDVIKjgDMJom_Ccr1QM3sSxvd6qdCs_-9oBWiDPWg7J24g2oKg6WLBHV8CI4y6P81Kzdz10qTRdmqEkgSnzchX-fFOdzcb-UJr1UCJIKhh8kNsUYPiQCrW7OTsM/s800/8%20Raffaello%20Lady%20with%20Unicorn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="694" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzLXSXffqmq_9_2ARTnvsOdBe4Z0L0dKoAy6Xo5bvVzGbpTKPZBNQxxPAQUjBrXDVIKjgDMJom_Ccr1QM3sSxvd6qdCs_-9oBWiDPWg7J24g2oKg6WLBHV8CI4y6P81Kzdz10qTRdmqEkgSnzchX-fFOdzcb-UJr1UCJIKhh8kNsUYPiQCrW7OTsM/w348-h400/8%20Raffaello%20Lady%20with%20Unicorn.jpg" width="348" /></a></div>Raffael, Lady with a Unicorn, painted about 1506.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rNfWCm_BtOxcx3_mlDUWZYGaLnmwrf7Z2NK599nytQMlhkfAHt9h8g5Crb5ywsbuyzxO7x5ApXWZ1FL0GsRG0ttF9K6y4YqoQdBjkEf9lkzgB7--cYiLC7K7NgXfwgCwMUOVvwTIAmj5MrmTUbAGfrqG7OdjyWtSIbxnOstBKfArZI_Q_5f28XTA/s800/9%20Raffaello%20Unicorn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rNfWCm_BtOxcx3_mlDUWZYGaLnmwrf7Z2NK599nytQMlhkfAHt9h8g5Crb5ywsbuyzxO7x5ApXWZ1FL0GsRG0ttF9K6y4YqoQdBjkEf9lkzgB7--cYiLC7K7NgXfwgCwMUOVvwTIAmj5MrmTUbAGfrqG7OdjyWtSIbxnOstBKfArZI_Q_5f28XTA/w320-h400/9%20Raffaello%20Unicorn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fall in love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcETywLgFARlk0f350xgVlOx-RTo0LcgvG5_shflKAGA9dNhvIzobkVKJSAgyGxnx-wXPJAYV8XwbBN9Ew7TleGgv1aOAYmwg4q1xb9YMQRwovgE0jPtrlFZthlWn_Atnu5LimeTIAPPT9IjiLF2VVkohbA8l64KyyRIfOXY_riQ9e5t2VtpucvHx/s800/10%20Rape%20of%20Persephone%20Rape%20of%20Persephone%201621-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="671" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcETywLgFARlk0f350xgVlOx-RTo0LcgvG5_shflKAGA9dNhvIzobkVKJSAgyGxnx-wXPJAYV8XwbBN9Ew7TleGgv1aOAYmwg4q1xb9YMQRwovgE0jPtrlFZthlWn_Atnu5LimeTIAPPT9IjiLF2VVkohbA8l64KyyRIfOXY_riQ9e5t2VtpucvHx/w335-h400/10%20Rape%20of%20Persephone%20Rape%20of%20Persephone%201621-22.jpg" width="335" /></a></div>The rooms with the Bernini sculptures are very large and very grand. Rape of Persephone, 1622.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7B5eHcFACOJ6P7_ZVy0chP1Wj3iUmITIwu-AfVN9TBJQXHjXtJA-1KypJvqoFHjmt_3It1VjU1Dt69Mvv21uzFbIjb4wnhFIEVmvtBUo7qf_X85pRe-1XiSwdDqogVPxpXUEAwCZPBaoZ9Ye0kjIRNpWLGOxrJsTIT8p5pSDvZnbIRAtN2h6qdIn/s800/11%20Caravaggio%20Jerome2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7B5eHcFACOJ6P7_ZVy0chP1Wj3iUmITIwu-AfVN9TBJQXHjXtJA-1KypJvqoFHjmt_3It1VjU1Dt69Mvv21uzFbIjb4wnhFIEVmvtBUo7qf_X85pRe-1XiSwdDqogVPxpXUEAwCZPBaoZ9Ye0kjIRNpWLGOxrJsTIT8p5pSDvZnbIRAtN2h6qdIn/w400-h400/11%20Caravaggio%20Jerome2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I was thrilled to find the room with the Caravaggios. His St Jerome, 1606, is one of my favourite paintings.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dnC5BTZXOmsh4dN-gSFw5NkLwRFWQpiJPPZsmWhPOZsDuaJyT_9FqWylX-uMGlzjjqmE65Tx2_YplENSm5AflU0OMTbCNV_KZ5CFFNKxC-fnIUq549gHkyBjaJj_X4acjD-kwJX-8qqOP3s5xX6pMq-CxHj2xFB4kbm09NcO3MIEOMz8UZ4hy3c9/s800/12%20Caravaggio%20Madonna%20St%20Anne.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dnC5BTZXOmsh4dN-gSFw5NkLwRFWQpiJPPZsmWhPOZsDuaJyT_9FqWylX-uMGlzjjqmE65Tx2_YplENSm5AflU0OMTbCNV_KZ5CFFNKxC-fnIUq549gHkyBjaJj_X4acjD-kwJX-8qqOP3s5xX6pMq-CxHj2xFB4kbm09NcO3MIEOMz8UZ4hy3c9/w400-h400/12%20Caravaggio%20Madonna%20St%20Anne.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Caravaggio's Madonna and Child with St. Anne, also 1606. I was surprised by how big these paintings are.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhM1q4KyvSjLsFMaZtquRAnOuf2pH0EZteSqdEm-Rtv-p01UZp4rz8YnUtNo3QKbG1lECYOz1TpkPGfj2gag6YyNLIQxOaX8tWXQXAHln4fddAIDwWuSUnklHEJJ4tYdOHdmsYsbdzk53LQXyf4eyUo47sDJYlKSPU5fIy_pTGYlFgAuxTtakVWBQN/s800/13%20Guido%20Reni%20Rebuke%20with%20Tourist.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhM1q4KyvSjLsFMaZtquRAnOuf2pH0EZteSqdEm-Rtv-p01UZp4rz8YnUtNo3QKbG1lECYOz1TpkPGfj2gag6YyNLIQxOaX8tWXQXAHln4fddAIDwWuSUnklHEJJ4tYdOHdmsYsbdzk53LQXyf4eyUo47sDJYlKSPU5fIy_pTGYlFgAuxTtakVWBQN/w400-h400/13%20Guido%20Reni%20Rebuke%20with%20Tourist.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Guido Reni: Paul Rebukes the Repentant Peter, with tourist. What a room!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu75zsRVYIPBFOi5A1kK1TSlI3dBEZgmZMMMEG9bqze6ZKkPskjZtmAj2PVZIvYpJ0YRpi2DDRev83z3KCgNhMWxRFJGL4UZWMZi5-YkeM_ztTS9vX7vQReh5q7vzLL15Eu0hNZKQldAW9M6MivS0d4c0G-O6xUwyC-rBhtySF3JtbsFpLTNO1GpW/s900/14%20Baroque%20ceiling%20Borghese%20Gallery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXu75zsRVYIPBFOi5A1kK1TSlI3dBEZgmZMMMEG9bqze6ZKkPskjZtmAj2PVZIvYpJ0YRpi2DDRev83z3KCgNhMWxRFJGL4UZWMZi5-YkeM_ztTS9vX7vQReh5q7vzLL15Eu0hNZKQldAW9M6MivS0d4c0G-O6xUwyC-rBhtySF3JtbsFpLTNO1GpW/w400-h300/14%20Baroque%20ceiling%20Borghese%20Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Be sure to look up. You will no doubt see the apotheosis of someone or other. Who is being lifted into heaven now?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkSYY-foTsuWTcUWxFtatGUcOSvu_-Uskj_aPM8h1-28Ul-naS0qYe8Oxevx5upjyXogzBQQsKWUCz5O3B2Mr-gU0UV-MtYDe2AVCKCC7TauIg-irj10IenCtAt2DNk0jgBoo8wiWd2240Qt5Ru9WVqSXY9969cIDGYV3szjCzkqug-3wW7tx_tTX/s800/15%20Borghese%20Gallery%20exit%20with%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkSYY-foTsuWTcUWxFtatGUcOSvu_-Uskj_aPM8h1-28Ul-naS0qYe8Oxevx5upjyXogzBQQsKWUCz5O3B2Mr-gU0UV-MtYDe2AVCKCC7TauIg-irj10IenCtAt2DNk0jgBoo8wiWd2240Qt5Ru9WVqSXY9969cIDGYV3szjCzkqug-3wW7tx_tTX/w400-h400/15%20Borghese%20Gallery%20exit%20with%20Bill.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill waited while I had a quick look in the bookstore. We exit on the right.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfojbW4vFmUtz9_0wp4CzV_Bb5hFEEDfJ6k5e0nBeS6OqmiX5nZ3eWnD9d4T_L0bynDdHHBdZu_SQx_5qzIamCboAK2n8skMtTiKfIscnoy7exvbOQSayvm_EO510V2-E_T8GrelAzz-ABQEgqwzJ6QwKZlnGEoi60Mw44ITUCxER12Yioy72DuQz/s800/16%20Borghese.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfojbW4vFmUtz9_0wp4CzV_Bb5hFEEDfJ6k5e0nBeS6OqmiX5nZ3eWnD9d4T_L0bynDdHHBdZu_SQx_5qzIamCboAK2n8skMtTiKfIscnoy7exvbOQSayvm_EO510V2-E_T8GrelAzz-ABQEgqwzJ6QwKZlnGEoi60Mw44ITUCxER12Yioy72DuQz/w325-h400/16%20Borghese.jpg" width="325" /></a></div>We had our own apotheosis walking through the pines of the Borghese Gardens: we proceeded down the Via Veneto and into the heavenly City Centre for lunch.</div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-34082752462128363152022-11-22T17:58:00.014-06:002022-11-22T21:53:24.133-06:00Bernini in Rome<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bill and I did not go looking for Bernini on this trip to Rome but Bernini came to us. Having said that, we did look for him at the Borghese Gallery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeroxb3U2wJDsrewEXq88TA5mIeWE9zaC1s-FRUU53H5T0mYxvi58-pCd67Ckqoz2X_5dQrY_4p6bGHSodi8imzBzEd9EFX6oFOFGcPY0TBQ4t9mJo76lWbEuhBkskPAV8LDzvEOUddbzE3uNbptBt9BKqZKrYWWU_s8aw1_quE60eKVd_rTBhnm2W/s800/1%20Aeneas,%20Anchises,%20Ascanius%20Fleeing%20Troy%201619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeroxb3U2wJDsrewEXq88TA5mIeWE9zaC1s-FRUU53H5T0mYxvi58-pCd67Ckqoz2X_5dQrY_4p6bGHSodi8imzBzEd9EFX6oFOFGcPY0TBQ4t9mJo76lWbEuhBkskPAV8LDzvEOUddbzE3uNbptBt9BKqZKrYWWU_s8aw1_quE60eKVd_rTBhnm2W/w400-h400/1%20Aeneas,%20Anchises,%20Ascanius%20Fleeing%20Troy%201619.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There we found three early masterpieces: the horrific Aeneas, Anchises and Ascanius Fleeing Troy, 1619,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcYeTyfcB04OOia0jFab812efrEQqg8nOoX4L7js9wxhFAZA6ROdpc0S0ytel31csN4WX_riMvkEydvcITUIiosZ8-Cd8a-T1NJV-jKpdSto18SU7JHpo00w5Jw41jghm_MZb5FexNsDtZZF7s4bTVBM30jDZVnuNv7rJlEIFQCHOWPReAtcIqQ8g/s800/3%20Rape%20of%20Persephone%201621-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcYeTyfcB04OOia0jFab812efrEQqg8nOoX4L7js9wxhFAZA6ROdpc0S0ytel31csN4WX_riMvkEydvcITUIiosZ8-Cd8a-T1NJV-jKpdSto18SU7JHpo00w5Jw41jghm_MZb5FexNsDtZZF7s4bTVBM30jDZVnuNv7rJlEIFQCHOWPReAtcIqQ8g/w310-h400/3%20Rape%20of%20Persephone%201621-22.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>the arresting Rape of Persephone, 1622,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdcEiO0jVsbrGV_rA2bVeF-2FWokk11y1AruDHwG0QBrZxtCFdLSbXWLSVD3uSln1GMKRO9n7Vjg0Dx_LrB9At83G5UV1tpVxedQvgJ1_Y8yH7TW7sDDlACqp5J8kCXV8Mflq__zPK5Da8OCcsM1olcQUX49SSUpEuqALWthvs19QP8WvAwOodTvw/s800/4%20Bernini%20David%201623-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="620" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdcEiO0jVsbrGV_rA2bVeF-2FWokk11y1AruDHwG0QBrZxtCFdLSbXWLSVD3uSln1GMKRO9n7Vjg0Dx_LrB9At83G5UV1tpVxedQvgJ1_Y8yH7TW7sDDlACqp5J8kCXV8Mflq__zPK5Da8OCcsM1olcQUX49SSUpEuqALWthvs19QP8WvAwOodTvw/w310-h400/4%20Bernini%20David%201623-24.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>and the wholly successful David, 1624 -- all done when Bernini was in his early 20s.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WgI_Jr_U3Eo0pZW6x01C9kMKGCYpLNWLA4WhAc6ZG07v4owRr9Htj3NrsJs1kTt1hMF4ls2Uw1Ae1ZBnSQYxGcnhLuti7tLPaqHmXrmgzTDqYkGVkratpFBALVwsjM9zcY_3p2ySoJV7JLBMD9xj7jL0THZVWgWA_CxCiWdlTqgmiskvb1oKYeXH/s800/5%20Bernini%20square%20staircase%20Palazzo%20Barberini%201630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WgI_Jr_U3Eo0pZW6x01C9kMKGCYpLNWLA4WhAc6ZG07v4owRr9Htj3NrsJs1kTt1hMF4ls2Uw1Ae1ZBnSQYxGcnhLuti7tLPaqHmXrmgzTDqYkGVkratpFBALVwsjM9zcY_3p2ySoJV7JLBMD9xj7jL0THZVWgWA_CxCiWdlTqgmiskvb1oKYeXH/w300-h400/5%20Bernini%20square%20staircase%20Palazzo%20Barberini%201630.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>In Palazzo Barberini we walked up a staircase designed by Bernini in 1630. (Don't miss the Borromini spiral staircase at the other end of the building.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_5tWzAahySbj3m04lPie3nrbgVWRfT3SDTpHbU5T2IuuAswCvXNIHXCs5IbX8IVraTOVb1GLxadQxDIt_vMYkwiiMeVp2jVnZMQ8BvbPqwZOPTeW7Lm59AAxuKxzV3vRd4nunMP4gyrbQGX4OBifFyZchzA6Q8-XVGjgid56NUuzZ6ICloTQdsvc/s800/6%20Fountain%20of%20the%20Four%20Rivers%201648-51.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="665" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_5tWzAahySbj3m04lPie3nrbgVWRfT3SDTpHbU5T2IuuAswCvXNIHXCs5IbX8IVraTOVb1GLxadQxDIt_vMYkwiiMeVp2jVnZMQ8BvbPqwZOPTeW7Lm59AAxuKxzV3vRd4nunMP4gyrbQGX4OBifFyZchzA6Q8-XVGjgid56NUuzZ6ICloTQdsvc/w333-h400/6%20Fountain%20of%20the%20Four%20Rivers%201648-51.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>Bernini finished his show-stopping public masterpiece, the Fountain of the Four Rivers, in 1651 when he was 53.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYXHWq1hUL8tgGnFDnKcNxTBPgksY8dWqp7fVIs1szKL4X3Fnu2t8pMELv32Tg3O86jjHBYF87tUrsRNMLWFS_rscpCILIO2U1zKrVNVJE8t2ygLL-Aqh8xw-P4p-PqcSCYf3Kw9GCTX-On2oFRBbVGwjkth22RfYh0scSO7Kjbp0ZQX3Uc9orN95/s800/7%20River%20God%201648-51.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="692" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYXHWq1hUL8tgGnFDnKcNxTBPgksY8dWqp7fVIs1szKL4X3Fnu2t8pMELv32Tg3O86jjHBYF87tUrsRNMLWFS_rscpCILIO2U1zKrVNVJE8t2ygLL-Aqh8xw-P4p-PqcSCYf3Kw9GCTX-On2oFRBbVGwjkth22RfYh0scSO7Kjbp0ZQX3Uc9orN95/w346-h400/7%20River%20God%201648-51.jpg" width="346" /></a></div>The centrepiece of Piazza Navona, it is probably the best known and deservedly the most popular sculpture in Rome.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJN3npxyZNKcMlXyZBcnNfjkQkuIdJ2dN_Mbz96u1BtYcubRAQjaL4qsj9aknVDTzk-Z2WoQRbwvyNA2Er8eTvZOkxDgqFg4LkWR5npETuZPzpdL0tjESNg0KoCIkwD-K0LI0J_AIJwWwpvT60P30oWHE0nt1jhoWz1Y8ry2BMh5omIpfOsPAoGPE9/s800/8%20Moro%20fountain%201653-55.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJN3npxyZNKcMlXyZBcnNfjkQkuIdJ2dN_Mbz96u1BtYcubRAQjaL4qsj9aknVDTzk-Z2WoQRbwvyNA2Er8eTvZOkxDgqFg4LkWR5npETuZPzpdL0tjESNg0KoCIkwD-K0LI0J_AIJwWwpvT60P30oWHE0nt1jhoWz1Y8ry2BMh5omIpfOsPAoGPE9/w300-h400/8%20Moro%20fountain%201653-55.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Bernini had help realizing his works. Giovani Antonio Mari executed the standing figure of a "Moor," at the south end of Piazza Navona, after a model by Bernini, in 1655.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrMy-qaT-FZpXdIwu9253KVsRBZY4p-hyt6tUPAfMRwUMbgB61HXF9PYcSzVzuWvs_nvVz3ibPZO6L17eKDxJTZXFYjwNhySU7ue0ehrR8z3kQtKHmeVG7qO6B9zgimJQ3d9uQw62vw1KMV3wGPyYj-osFLbpgQInNJqXubX8hVL7KWglQ4j-5m3o/s800/9%20John%20at%20the%20Turtle%20Fountain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="643" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWrMy-qaT-FZpXdIwu9253KVsRBZY4p-hyt6tUPAfMRwUMbgB61HXF9PYcSzVzuWvs_nvVz3ibPZO6L17eKDxJTZXFYjwNhySU7ue0ehrR8z3kQtKHmeVG7qO6B9zgimJQ3d9uQw62vw1KMV3wGPyYj-osFLbpgQInNJqXubX8hVL7KWglQ4j-5m3o/w321-h400/9%20John%20at%20the%20Turtle%20Fountain.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Turtle Fountain in Piazza Mattei was designed by the architect Giacomo della Porta in 1581. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pukecBib8MnpRX9tckEJryrbQAnlkk0jZQCWsegzj-vda3hH02uRtoLaQxaJIQLR6dggzcQ0qOZj9BZ8nrCZR6IA0A6XEOhIeRh8jds7SOmzUvXh6yjW0NEImZbj_cDSV7OsdeN6J-4-kTnh54etJaC1nXxAtvlzAmd4u-kdbnjh6zW8b3KuALw-/s800/10%20Turtle%20fountain%201658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pukecBib8MnpRX9tckEJryrbQAnlkk0jZQCWsegzj-vda3hH02uRtoLaQxaJIQLR6dggzcQ0qOZj9BZ8nrCZR6IA0A6XEOhIeRh8jds7SOmzUvXh6yjW0NEImZbj_cDSV7OsdeN6J-4-kTnh54etJaC1nXxAtvlzAmd4u-kdbnjh6zW8b3KuALw-/w400-h400/10%20Turtle%20fountain%201658.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bernini added the turtles in 1658. Everybody loved them. We've called it the Turtle Fountain (Fontana delle Tartarughe) ever since.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ4n8FRkIXKxV_gGfsGA7icHdVazRfXFUy7sSRuKYxaJ8262kf1i6cNJyjpN892iqI_5nr28EmuekvekDXi56vNt5cjznz-kpckqqznhS8LSauN8ItOc3fZsYRWmhIU8uqUP_GuhgTjSLG-XTK0rgOSq2TUaE-3-NUQEEywhF8-YFAxi9Oa__oRTN/s800/11%20Sant'Andrea%20al%20Quirinale%201658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="709" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ4n8FRkIXKxV_gGfsGA7icHdVazRfXFUy7sSRuKYxaJ8262kf1i6cNJyjpN892iqI_5nr28EmuekvekDXi56vNt5cjznz-kpckqqznhS8LSauN8ItOc3fZsYRWmhIU8uqUP_GuhgTjSLG-XTK0rgOSq2TUaE-3-NUQEEywhF8-YFAxi9Oa__oRTN/w355-h400/11%20Sant'Andrea%20al%20Quirinale%201658.jpg" width="355" /></a></div>That same year Bernini built the church of Sant'Andrea al Quirinale on the Quirinal Hill. An unforgettable example of Roman Baroque.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1or2aHRBiu-MI8oM6Y8NaYnJ1wWReC8EvS3Jeazs49CtYUHeQOEhMYlo0_qIkFn6juh-lPH-b0oRxtj7JAOM8QVDEarjU_2fPNwCirxKU1MOSp4BUtnHS_hOClSoMT-iVcxF7l5zTrGgw944edCRHadOUUTSyixNx14Oawg2NlodcL8_m6hHX5A5/s800/12%20Sant'Andrea%20al%20Quirinale%201658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="729" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1or2aHRBiu-MI8oM6Y8NaYnJ1wWReC8EvS3Jeazs49CtYUHeQOEhMYlo0_qIkFn6juh-lPH-b0oRxtj7JAOM8QVDEarjU_2fPNwCirxKU1MOSp4BUtnHS_hOClSoMT-iVcxF7l5zTrGgw944edCRHadOUUTSyixNx14Oawg2NlodcL8_m6hHX5A5/w365-h400/12%20Sant'Andrea%20al%20Quirinale%201658.jpg" width="365" /></a></div>Here is a glance at the interior rotunda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaLi8r01DIYjR7p8maiiwVZHnL1hH6_2oE_v5gE68c_GECIO6XSzfcBfG2e8urncB-oit6UiQYsu_5QGR2gDwQ6gy1DPGGoU4ujQkCsddJUL7hhsrebSYt-Dmaz_kRtQfTLjkbdJW_ELtPK20vB1j-2eSa0Sez0W7PcA6tN1sIzEjXyZZ3bdqskuA/s800/15%20Bernini's%20elephant%20in%20Piazza%20delle%20Minerva.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaLi8r01DIYjR7p8maiiwVZHnL1hH6_2oE_v5gE68c_GECIO6XSzfcBfG2e8urncB-oit6UiQYsu_5QGR2gDwQ6gy1DPGGoU4ujQkCsddJUL7hhsrebSYt-Dmaz_kRtQfTLjkbdJW_ELtPK20vB1j-2eSa0Sez0W7PcA6tN1sIzEjXyZZ3bdqskuA/w400-h400/15%20Bernini's%20elephant%20in%20Piazza%20delle%20Minerva.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Down the hill and across the centre to the Piazza della Minerva brings us to this charming elephant, unveiled in 1667 when Bernini was 69.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOtAv_Wm5p0fThZdhm6L9G30EXfX33it1Zwjsn2RIfChP1ZLTrolMYgyD9Jm_J10vomBvvEEqB0NPD0_NKnv_0L5G625tQVPVI-jQBVIO-3KXfoW2H11BpMM8A765umdDr4yh9ZvtGOrpViDIjwQnhpryy-0RnAzdau1XpUt3HpRLUvUsDS7wzhCJ/s800/13%20Bernini%20Angel%20with%20the%20Superscription%20I.N.R.I.1667-71.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOtAv_Wm5p0fThZdhm6L9G30EXfX33it1Zwjsn2RIfChP1ZLTrolMYgyD9Jm_J10vomBvvEEqB0NPD0_NKnv_0L5G625tQVPVI-jQBVIO-3KXfoW2H11BpMM8A765umdDr4yh9ZvtGOrpViDIjwQnhpryy-0RnAzdau1XpUt3HpRLUvUsDS7wzhCJ/w400-h400/13%20Bernini%20Angel%20with%20the%20Superscription%20I.N.R.I.1667-71.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In 1671 he designed ten angels for the famous Bridge of Angels. Bernini carved the "Angel with the Superscription I.N.R.I." himself. He was 73 years old.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtymLDEd2N8G7ZbHSj6zSwfcO_9cBkn8B8G5OiLhqRLnWUZE_sAegFALqTfY_6n83QB0Fi4nuQHblwseuWYcFX0JMaDSoBFZwlVnXvL43GwIV4c8Cm-Y_RgkWAQE5I5gy1uqTRqkNDHpy1_MMOpmK35DFxNJtoQWPdsmOYsO4UWk9EoObRzPJclNt/s800/14%20Bernini%20Angel%20with%20the%20Superscription%20I.N.R.I.1667-71.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtymLDEd2N8G7ZbHSj6zSwfcO_9cBkn8B8G5OiLhqRLnWUZE_sAegFALqTfY_6n83QB0Fi4nuQHblwseuWYcFX0JMaDSoBFZwlVnXvL43GwIV4c8Cm-Y_RgkWAQE5I5gy1uqTRqkNDHpy1_MMOpmK35DFxNJtoQWPdsmOYsO4UWk9EoObRzPJclNt/w400-h400/14%20Bernini%20Angel%20with%20the%20Superscription%20I.N.R.I.1667-71.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>H. P. Morton said: "Even on the stillest of mornings, when there is not a breath of wind [...], these angels stand in some terrific seventeenth century gale."</div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-81541558382561785112022-11-15T18:39:00.001-06:002022-11-15T18:40:42.180-06:00Basilica of San Clemente<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ten minutes from the Colosseum, the Basilica of San Clemente, is one of the miracles of Rome:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdcnS7W4VxMAOQT8MdhrHqiCTQ2Q_YnqEBCmygIlLz8Q2G51MkJNf3QgDO0mcVxJ24N1VnUsb3ApkEttdpK1_vKSnQFH9JYbSN-fDDnut7NTpYnvqzhU_dz1KyPR7hGKs0I5rp3iL2vJbP4KjL8a8B30xbZK7B4HAqiVVzWUXKEfFH-TJ1PsRSaGF/s800/1%20San%20Clemente%20entrance.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="718" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdcnS7W4VxMAOQT8MdhrHqiCTQ2Q_YnqEBCmygIlLz8Q2G51MkJNf3QgDO0mcVxJ24N1VnUsb3ApkEttdpK1_vKSnQFH9JYbSN-fDDnut7NTpYnvqzhU_dz1KyPR7hGKs0I5rp3iL2vJbP4KjL8a8B30xbZK7B4HAqiVVzWUXKEfFH-TJ1PsRSaGF/w359-h400/1%20San%20Clemente%20entrance.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a twelfth-century church built over a fourth century church built over a Roman house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJR1cE0PXSgb7dCT_6tF91sTlOMLTx9VNrewBlu1q2-Ur3RXa1S6KN0NfBwFuhYBkHfoxHdmxqFJeHskdpIRhfhUhb9Ho8tbjVXD6o4or6jaWeQjGDhNUghhnwLwovQ-wTwGci3hwszON9RlefuUWsFVhSsJrExrTlp0u8-_HJXux9fCNzz873J4h/s800/2%20San%20Clemente.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="682" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJR1cE0PXSgb7dCT_6tF91sTlOMLTx9VNrewBlu1q2-Ur3RXa1S6KN0NfBwFuhYBkHfoxHdmxqFJeHskdpIRhfhUhb9Ho8tbjVXD6o4or6jaWeQjGDhNUghhnwLwovQ-wTwGci3hwszON9RlefuUWsFVhSsJrExrTlp0u8-_HJXux9fCNzz873J4h/w341-h400/2%20San%20Clemente.jpg" width="341" /></a></div>The twelfth-century entrance leads into a courtyard from the same period.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpBJS018hBzxRE_YPEDLdzgids7Tim2zu5gARzRd8yncchDKU7c_iC3Grdk5ISWSgsgd81z7ozYrRv80-1vUo5A88QRqj96KP71p4i7KP066hLi0zU5bzj_CmkxiD77MUREG1zny4rpb7KeiSetNiYIUN_EdwjlFGtFfrYybZGZfo32YOJi3UAECF/s800/3%20San%20Clemente.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpBJS018hBzxRE_YPEDLdzgids7Tim2zu5gARzRd8yncchDKU7c_iC3Grdk5ISWSgsgd81z7ozYrRv80-1vUo5A88QRqj96KP71p4i7KP066hLi0zU5bzj_CmkxiD77MUREG1zny4rpb7KeiSetNiYIUN_EdwjlFGtFfrYybZGZfo32YOJi3UAECF/w300-h400/3%20San%20Clemente.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>The church is prized for it's twelfth-century mosaics and <span style="background-color: white; color: #191919; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.47px;">cosmatesque</span> floor.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioGA8EshgR8DiYZ809CXMiXuJRuckis6eT6njm6ERkq0e_-PGI3x4cvwsgWTqGQrYfyWhcgmo4q63-S723KrTsSxrvcMw1yq1MJ-QZniBz-Sk3MniC0Wvlrp9xjwvlEv4ruYVo36tfmZcsx4GS-geb6S-EfL6GRQksMLX4jw68foB9OAJehlklg5m/s800/4%20San%20Clemente.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioGA8EshgR8DiYZ809CXMiXuJRuckis6eT6njm6ERkq0e_-PGI3x4cvwsgWTqGQrYfyWhcgmo4q63-S723KrTsSxrvcMw1yq1MJ-QZniBz-Sk3MniC0Wvlrp9xjwvlEv4ruYVo36tfmZcsx4GS-geb6S-EfL6GRQksMLX4jw68foB9OAJehlklg5m/w300-h400/4%20San%20Clemente.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>They are difficult to see because you can't get past the gate.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU5VADuF74nqXtvzAyeBnQ7cheDZfNMbykOpFuphwpO1S_Zwit0qoI944foSIZt9qcvUcrzMcbNSSYoFv8xOe3z4kTKpWpli26g2Xf-8VWwJhtBVwK53wbXqRkweI9qw6467ibOyXft_6ijsb-ABt0MFPj9D_9Xxq7l-DDrCy-5cKep0M9ns0aMtn/s900/5%20san%20clemente%20postcards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="900" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwU5VADuF74nqXtvzAyeBnQ7cheDZfNMbykOpFuphwpO1S_Zwit0qoI944foSIZt9qcvUcrzMcbNSSYoFv8xOe3z4kTKpWpli26g2Xf-8VWwJhtBVwK53wbXqRkweI9qw6467ibOyXft_6ijsb-ABt0MFPj9D_9Xxq7l-DDrCy-5cKep0M9ns0aMtn/w400-h301/5%20san%20clemente%20postcards.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the ticket office has dozens of postcards with magnificent details of the art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvaFPyw2PorG-_rrLRKRELoMqsM-7Ir2InGa4O7jO04grOPa6WaFSzLtwkGNQuoHo-J4xBYbGt1sLp1_TuOg4wDc1b0V0J3F0_DxKTawVFju1AkgbYlBCaTty47GYhWXlS8xB-Zww4ag_MkXlOnJfFK4VZcFYgXWyZrPxB-V08_cpKGx-rJ1xCMRe/s800/7%20San%20Clemente%20central%20nave.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvaFPyw2PorG-_rrLRKRELoMqsM-7Ir2InGa4O7jO04grOPa6WaFSzLtwkGNQuoHo-J4xBYbGt1sLp1_TuOg4wDc1b0V0J3F0_DxKTawVFju1AkgbYlBCaTty47GYhWXlS8xB-Zww4ag_MkXlOnJfFK4VZcFYgXWyZrPxB-V08_cpKGx-rJ1xCMRe/w400-h400/7%20San%20Clemente%20central%20nave.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> The ticket office also has the stairs that lead to the excavations of the fourth-century church below.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HyQQx9ZN2OdN4Ai8uySonZUOPFcdsaTe1yObmnJnaOIyboT6m3v5jiqhipzODwa2BUL1RJ1hkCmWmxfOc2aH61-lVOYvDcqHT2UrADan_uhq3C_4zYMgZkXU4ZOQzx_eJJ3cWqGvdsQEmQudOizFkApZSj_53OYS5j1LNe53EazmQpufVQ8jw1Hd/s800/8%20San%20Clemente.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HyQQx9ZN2OdN4Ai8uySonZUOPFcdsaTe1yObmnJnaOIyboT6m3v5jiqhipzODwa2BUL1RJ1hkCmWmxfOc2aH61-lVOYvDcqHT2UrADan_uhq3C_4zYMgZkXU4ZOQzx_eJJ3cWqGvdsQEmQudOizFkApZSj_53OYS5j1LNe53EazmQpufVQ8jw1Hd/w400-h400/8%20San%20Clemente.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Cleared of rubble in the 1800s the fourth-century church displays fragments of sculpture,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy_BPoSR7TIppHrYQUPssgmW6QsEqEl6Eq4vFuwmPJM4rpM7xHCJGZBGEmUjayQVoGZmdH6V_pu_gIiBRignX1P-yxuRvotc8JL5q7ssQ0JgXpSTmIwT4F9MwHXueCPY06Ys6wW-b23MjRYJ1nfVmHhWhlAvmJE9qdC2NcaeitgsKx9XG65CsY2zQ/s800/9%20San%20Clemente.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy_BPoSR7TIppHrYQUPssgmW6QsEqEl6Eq4vFuwmPJM4rpM7xHCJGZBGEmUjayQVoGZmdH6V_pu_gIiBRignX1P-yxuRvotc8JL5q7ssQ0JgXpSTmIwT4F9MwHXueCPY06Ys6wW-b23MjRYJ1nfVmHhWhlAvmJE9qdC2NcaeitgsKx9XG65CsY2zQ/w400-h400/9%20San%20Clemente.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fragments of inscriptions, and fragments of frescos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTVn7nifBD3-DABIYjEFG7dtHwig7aIkBAv-d8YhY-lcn4PRStlEw5SGFyNTqe4ORJlPRzxvSffro2KOXdyK6TlyTUskpS0sWNQKbrhYN_blzfR1WzySGJKWc5bFuaSis9kaUytYAJpnMb-_2fueY5XiMURQTFUI8BRLEVMoFTwnJe-5R0sFoJ3lD/s800/6%20San%20Clemente%20Sea%20of%20Azov.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="603" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTVn7nifBD3-DABIYjEFG7dtHwig7aIkBAv-d8YhY-lcn4PRStlEw5SGFyNTqe4ORJlPRzxvSffro2KOXdyK6TlyTUskpS0sWNQKbrhYN_blzfR1WzySGJKWc5bFuaSis9kaUytYAJpnMb-_2fueY5XiMURQTFUI8BRLEVMoFTwnJe-5R0sFoJ3lD/w301-h400/6%20San%20Clemente%20Sea%20of%20Azov.jpg" width="301" /></a></div>A wall-text describes The Miracle of the Sea of Azov: "..once a year the tide was said to recede to reveal the tomb of St Clement. On one occasion, a child was caught by the tide but was recovered safe and sound the following year".<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQ-LwR1klQIscZPCRrxhsQ5pxuSnhG7H2nLQrGsksOmtw5xSKrihAcf3tCSmvGBCYg22eJCyKvm2yxvhVMfqv4Vznh8R42iuuY-DbQLn5vCJ8HaBiPJV2xn1uYeL7ROtyluMi1DPucdylZ_DDR77KT6bg9mkqjwDPvudj5d1xODpaoehCMlBQsHpg/s800/10%20San%20Clemente.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="678" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQ-LwR1klQIscZPCRrxhsQ5pxuSnhG7H2nLQrGsksOmtw5xSKrihAcf3tCSmvGBCYg22eJCyKvm2yxvhVMfqv4Vznh8R42iuuY-DbQLn5vCJ8HaBiPJV2xn1uYeL7ROtyluMi1DPucdylZ_DDR77KT6bg9mkqjwDPvudj5d1xODpaoehCMlBQsHpg/w339-h400/10%20San%20Clemente.jpg" width="339" /></a></div>Christ is ascending into heaven at the top of this ninth-century fresco while the apostles look on from below.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r6EjFpVy2bQSXb2GWE0F8vJwhmoVLg7IkuSpl3scy3htqeprb1hJKXLjuoMwBU7WZdvamxPuzXuYLTZcbo19zV5k8BHl3EoO7G0bHUPApcdZE0jUG1DY1z66OBcx-XkcxVgfa1W_nDzyoVj0-bF4LG1pcnZpf_b93cXsu5qo-mBGMP4bAiJBNRDS/s800/13%20San%20Clemente%20St%20Clement's%20Mass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="716" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7r6EjFpVy2bQSXb2GWE0F8vJwhmoVLg7IkuSpl3scy3htqeprb1hJKXLjuoMwBU7WZdvamxPuzXuYLTZcbo19zV5k8BHl3EoO7G0bHUPApcdZE0jUG1DY1z66OBcx-XkcxVgfa1W_nDzyoVj0-bF4LG1pcnZpf_b93cXsu5qo-mBGMP4bAiJBNRDS/w358-h400/13%20San%20Clemente%20St%20Clement's%20Mass.jpg" width="358" /></a></div>1861 brought us scenes from the life of St Clement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4Ws--ApugnlmzozzV031N2KWeV-uj_4EeXs53zv8jwbJKmSC-tCf-Bit5TU3h4Mk5CPv8_g_vNS_G6Bw0HYhY9le0F73i3fj_-0SlWHN2Aa6AGjrEiNirlDv7gETasj1vdcpyqTPXRtCHX5kt5W_5xlyxOQZAx7ehsv0N_I0ZUFAm1bs04IjO631/s800/15%20San%20Clemente.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="738" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4Ws--ApugnlmzozzV031N2KWeV-uj_4EeXs53zv8jwbJKmSC-tCf-Bit5TU3h4Mk5CPv8_g_vNS_G6Bw0HYhY9le0F73i3fj_-0SlWHN2Aa6AGjrEiNirlDv7gETasj1vdcpyqTPXRtCHX5kt5W_5xlyxOQZAx7ehsv0N_I0ZUFAm1bs04IjO631/w369-h400/15%20San%20Clemente.jpg" width="369" /></a></div>A further flight of steps takes back another 400 years. At the time of classical Rome this area was at street level.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu-_6jgpNvkU4oZ5hIPIsXzyoXNYWI4nSNZYYKNw1-Xdc47OYoMYWPP3dEp0O6XygUsxWdx5Ozsjmml3aWFlPm-XewZg0aPJvQxKQtcvoSPY2E34_DWY4ZLke5tfShUiwE1jIyAjWAs5FYSVUTm4zwr9FVVql6q_TcJ5f94AnIIHsw1DUSFmne4ra/s800/16%20San%20Clemente%20Mithraic%20temple,%201st%20century%20AD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfu-_6jgpNvkU4oZ5hIPIsXzyoXNYWI4nSNZYYKNw1-Xdc47OYoMYWPP3dEp0O6XygUsxWdx5Ozsjmml3aWFlPm-XewZg0aPJvQxKQtcvoSPY2E34_DWY4ZLke5tfShUiwE1jIyAjWAs5FYSVUTm4zwr9FVVql6q_TcJ5f94AnIIHsw1DUSFmne4ra/w400-h400/16%20San%20Clemente%20Mithraic%20temple,%201st%20century%20AD.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>One last treasure of San Clemente: the remains of a third-century Mithraic temple, with a central altar.</div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-24236167191145875942022-11-10T18:43:00.008-06:002022-11-11T09:08:25.429-06:00Santa Maria in Portico in Campitelli<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in June, Bill and I went to a fun <a href="https://tomatoesfromcanada.blogspot.com/2022/06/morandi-at-mattia-de-luca-gallery.html" target="_blank">Morandi Exhibition</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibd4mBWt4HijQpZGFb42rrV9ToD9XIb2XJJCHTZhsiYuqXVsi20N5Fw4sW1hcMr-51-uxPy0MONpPLLB8kDYJ5nbl-zjXi-0zZ4ValQabABCa8sWDBIWFyL5t5GNlL07i6dxFmc9-QIh_tUdNwK_sZqB3aOjfcZ4qFJiHPAH0NFAkE9rro7h6tNOtE/s800/1%20Campitelli%20facade%20seen%20from%20entrance%20to%20Morandi%20show.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibd4mBWt4HijQpZGFb42rrV9ToD9XIb2XJJCHTZhsiYuqXVsi20N5Fw4sW1hcMr-51-uxPy0MONpPLLB8kDYJ5nbl-zjXi-0zZ4ValQabABCa8sWDBIWFyL5t5GNlL07i6dxFmc9-QIh_tUdNwK_sZqB3aOjfcZ4qFJiHPAH0NFAkE9rro7h6tNOtE/w300-h400/1%20Campitelli%20facade%20seen%20from%20entrance%20to%20Morandi%20show.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> Afterwards we crossed the piazza to a church we didn't know: Santa Maria in Portico in Campitelli.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJEV9cuRYIas4oX8SjBM6KdZuLlXn5F7QvrQ1lALUVZWhMAvIQNimrWGX0dUoGOzPmAbJYER0OuIzJZrdWrA2jEguzyZcpNQEO6oaedzn0H93pcX6jwgz8-MWYh1Uh2axsTIX2ApuJeP-7z_U5ou0X6A8Dc3SH2RNBAvDau15x8yreMBNt1fyDwF4/s800/2%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJEV9cuRYIas4oX8SjBM6KdZuLlXn5F7QvrQ1lALUVZWhMAvIQNimrWGX0dUoGOzPmAbJYER0OuIzJZrdWrA2jEguzyZcpNQEO6oaedzn0H93pcX6jwgz8-MWYh1Uh2axsTIX2ApuJeP-7z_U5ou0X6A8Dc3SH2RNBAvDau15x8yreMBNt1fyDwF4/w309-h400/2%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>The facade promised greatness within.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P2oYbyGVmesXAp5DKG-bw4oxJ2nhd2qSgrsrEue-iVAcR1HIE2fB-f2TTLM3d-BDqg_C5oLiGusAa4KoLurxD0PbatlmIM8AmWCGTZMdGdZPcuYSrphNK7rdmfz4jnTlReP8wVgYhx7RLO9XoMmYqGFJE0KaNr6JLkhF1unGYlXuzRh02ou1tfN6/s800/3%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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One more heraldic design for my collection.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEB9vEcP_nD2HVihgq5FnO-5wGEvXmEPt2DpY0So8a3DzZ0QtX1CL8c-7vJbl6X6E4BExW9rIPpos1VzEKxesOphiU5IjzUk8arVf-EHAeapBvqjcyySFEeKlLBo2zE-QvrlW9GHxXPyAUtG6kXq_DwCvYgU_TsyXWwq_fYcmO96nDzWvxfaQngtm/s800/7%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEB9vEcP_nD2HVihgq5FnO-5wGEvXmEPt2DpY0So8a3DzZ0QtX1CL8c-7vJbl6X6E4BExW9rIPpos1VzEKxesOphiU5IjzUk8arVf-EHAeapBvqjcyySFEeKlLBo2zE-QvrlW9GHxXPyAUtG6kXq_DwCvYgU_TsyXWwq_fYcmO96nDzWvxfaQngtm/w281-h400/7%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" width="281" /></a></div>Baroque angels support the altarpiece in one of the chapels.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1LPP_UxqCRZcLzwP9-fuTyJumDjY0levT3kK_FVFQHbOIddQWyNPpZKKPo8bnMo9ZszBVUsUS-0aq6n8Xg0_jLR2fEkgtQQ11SomyFXnye3_UfKm852p-MN6pOuPeVlONhJV14S7MkrLzHB6UwWQaVHXpAhbc6OrXEmNamNiLjSJO9AYt6oT1W5-/s800/8%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1LPP_UxqCRZcLzwP9-fuTyJumDjY0levT3kK_FVFQHbOIddQWyNPpZKKPo8bnMo9ZszBVUsUS-0aq6n8Xg0_jLR2fEkgtQQ11SomyFXnye3_UfKm852p-MN6pOuPeVlONhJV14S7MkrLzHB6UwWQaVHXpAhbc6OrXEmNamNiLjSJO9AYt6oT1W5-/w400-h400/8%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bewitching glance from the angel.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwwVf8Yz6Ord5cKKyc4d1qWC-Qi0G5nay31IN7FrFBYCOnKFLMxAJhHgbpDKr7Vra3FFZuHHyjdGFPW4SUnv_131xD0plNGqVnAEukZZAUaa02aCFnNM2owR3SULvUydhlbCUzjkH4TRIi1pzyYP9tQgv0ZA6yKaVZ7YfweBgMeWIjUo7uEN39KjS/s800/9%20Campitelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwwVf8Yz6Ord5cKKyc4d1qWC-Qi0G5nay31IN7FrFBYCOnKFLMxAJhHgbpDKr7Vra3FFZuHHyjdGFPW4SUnv_131xD0plNGqVnAEukZZAUaa02aCFnNM2owR3SULvUydhlbCUzjkH4TRIi1pzyYP9tQgv0ZA6yKaVZ7YfweBgMeWIjUo7uEN39KjS/w309-h400/9%20Campitelli.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bill and I love this wooden confessional.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEGvuqJfnSxWVMAhfFFegPqG5cgqxNyNFfajlrYSHlcfhWf5wWjm_KQY2zwhKsILNth_DV5gxsow_9SZhVhhAcB-3pG20t-EeZ37ipWmaRomC_-YtDjNseanWol0UY1wPPNAEwuNZ5PUkgxK9JZCduAy4gQeeBCIwdjhN8athKSlx1R-9d_rKtZHJ/s800/10%20Campitelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEGvuqJfnSxWVMAhfFFegPqG5cgqxNyNFfajlrYSHlcfhWf5wWjm_KQY2zwhKsILNth_DV5gxsow_9SZhVhhAcB-3pG20t-EeZ37ipWmaRomC_-YtDjNseanWol0UY1wPPNAEwuNZ5PUkgxK9JZCduAy4gQeeBCIwdjhN8athKSlx1R-9d_rKtZHJ/w400-h400/10%20Campitelli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Not sure what this is. Maybe you can tell me. I should have taken a picture from the side.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RnSCPoABgiPFvWDKC5ejFZJ9_GIW9u4IIRKJWbLW4IlNPlg1No029y6s4QoWa4uuXLj-yxG7MNkrtji1ZBGJtlDQ9EhO-lp1kZ5IsGZ9S38q9NznotPAlHkj2XV_MEPUt6fn9rk_yCIHv_qNUs93rsASwirc_M0vP1KJS9QYTraS8-LATX41MFMM/s800/11%20Campitelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="620" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RnSCPoABgiPFvWDKC5ejFZJ9_GIW9u4IIRKJWbLW4IlNPlg1No029y6s4QoWa4uuXLj-yxG7MNkrtji1ZBGJtlDQ9EhO-lp1kZ5IsGZ9S38q9NznotPAlHkj2XV_MEPUt6fn9rk_yCIHv_qNUs93rsASwirc_M0vP1KJS9QYTraS8-LATX41MFMM/w310-h400/11%20Campitelli.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>"Get there faster and without fatigue. Fly eagle power!"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIutytuuNowW6JmCOgbcmqmk1C-krfuoQ5CME3Z53NR8MUWEGgWqFKxvCFO8-wzAYNlVuUPnLcixq8VYPDfyXc0Mn8582HAhx-wt077sLOlmwFrkBNB8pivIKgtbgAXZekOOd3dMnm7eB15ra1KeS5w45-V_cFvUC6SDO9Lt7n5vDNDPUGbGisNIC/s800/12%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="582" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIutytuuNowW6JmCOgbcmqmk1C-krfuoQ5CME3Z53NR8MUWEGgWqFKxvCFO8-wzAYNlVuUPnLcixq8VYPDfyXc0Mn8582HAhx-wt077sLOlmwFrkBNB8pivIKgtbgAXZekOOd3dMnm7eB15ra1KeS5w45-V_cFvUC6SDO9Lt7n5vDNDPUGbGisNIC/w291-h400/12%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" width="291" /></a></div>Small medieval sanctuary off the main body of the church. Roman churches are full of gems like this.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitHbWXIwVlrWHJ5EblOM95SF1qhCjYgSTu99uWOpO_jRxkibmgBq4BVZWTcwlnOJYPc2nFoDplmwDeRnlzQsZW4WITGnCnXo8jPTtKiNYpv7buYIqr509j4VELok9uHHnmYNJkDmDleFMrvuOmRahLRJFfbtVwVHPosI5GUS9oeRSTTzRVurWg4bQ/s800/13%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="724" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitHbWXIwVlrWHJ5EblOM95SF1qhCjYgSTu99uWOpO_jRxkibmgBq4BVZWTcwlnOJYPc2nFoDplmwDeRnlzQsZW4WITGnCnXo8jPTtKiNYpv7buYIqr509j4VELok9uHHnmYNJkDmDleFMrvuOmRahLRJFfbtVwVHPosI5GUS9oeRSTTzRVurWg4bQ/w363-h400/13%20S%20Maria%20in%20Portico%20in%20Camptelli.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Serene ironwork promises a courtyard of light and air.</div></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-57499849661155829842022-11-02T09:46:00.000-05:002022-11-02T09:46:25.200-05:00San Stefano Rotondo<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of the handful of must-see Early Christian churches on the east side of the Colosseum, Santo Stefano in Rotondo is by far the strangest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzBGcdKYwkMl-8hETKp1tRmaNoWgayZwA3o9KYvxPb0qFTDc_es4wizVnze_V-pV7Pf_2obldDtXPNA0XtjPL-u15JPudjIGtRVeRsn_0NO0IAXlnQx0zcnTq2hJ8wouX5rG0t-PcgjeJt0j7m7IzF0pSI8erTr0PdZaClwzZjpmmAt8CRX-cjE3u/s800/1%20Basilica%20of%20Santo%20Stefano%20Rotondo%20al%20Celio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzBGcdKYwkMl-8hETKp1tRmaNoWgayZwA3o9KYvxPb0qFTDc_es4wizVnze_V-pV7Pf_2obldDtXPNA0XtjPL-u15JPudjIGtRVeRsn_0NO0IAXlnQx0zcnTq2hJ8wouX5rG0t-PcgjeJt0j7m7IzF0pSI8erTr0PdZaClwzZjpmmAt8CRX-cjE3u/w309-h400/1%20Basilica%20of%20Santo%20Stefano%20Rotondo%20al%20Celio.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>It was nice to be back. The facade still oozes age and magic.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCG7S4rJhWlTXeLOY67KP4iEpJ4rm5xdxAcqI9d2WKfphJx1mbfa2-10QO_rFSsWY_o2GtkserWAVdKH_grMKrQ6iozpwRF8aQFcZ9GaLw1IKNtsOqQI1FbULLgnss__TTew23Fyxf7jeqP_cMUe4OkIdmLByxBiNFdvATOI4qjMC_InEtdRjXiuGX/s800/2%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCG7S4rJhWlTXeLOY67KP4iEpJ4rm5xdxAcqI9d2WKfphJx1mbfa2-10QO_rFSsWY_o2GtkserWAVdKH_grMKrQ6iozpwRF8aQFcZ9GaLw1IKNtsOqQI1FbULLgnss__TTew23Fyxf7jeqP_cMUe4OkIdmLByxBiNFdvATOI4qjMC_InEtdRjXiuGX/w400-h400/2%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill and I are writing a guidebook to Rome and we needed better pictures of the circular interior.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvEyPYfnKKyrxPUTIvMrKpJIA3xI5Z_h3sOh-kegq7WlZ16jYZironhlL5gYYKilbIfVibYInNZErofE9vSwUkWI61_KByqM0rhFBD0Zjd3zPrvnCqNFtDHV5b2mCAo8rVjqu0HW32SffF5M21s__ZdqMI7QCSzien8vFito_VbFOZ-bPSqBDcF2d/s800/3%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvEyPYfnKKyrxPUTIvMrKpJIA3xI5Z_h3sOh-kegq7WlZ16jYZironhlL5gYYKilbIfVibYInNZErofE9vSwUkWI61_KByqM0rhFBD0Zjd3zPrvnCqNFtDHV5b2mCAo8rVjqu0HW32SffF5M21s__ZdqMI7QCSzien8vFito_VbFOZ-bPSqBDcF2d/w400-h400/3%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It is difficult to suggest the vast circular footprint of the interior in one or two pictures.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCADY8pBE1aULWGaveR0kTF6htBAtA4p8e1G6O_NvvAsljFygx2w4hsaN6EhEzvcVvk-NIdNxNfoRue2wAdJOYXE1J18xbekho6w8-mpb3zuebgZZ0l-0TdYjixg93OKqLAqUW7i2fSHRiYN9Ih3nyQZcQpnNi5km10XH5l9SDD--bgc67PHYqdXtu/s900/4%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCADY8pBE1aULWGaveR0kTF6htBAtA4p8e1G6O_NvvAsljFygx2w4hsaN6EhEzvcVvk-NIdNxNfoRue2wAdJOYXE1J18xbekho6w8-mpb3zuebgZZ0l-0TdYjixg93OKqLAqUW7i2fSHRiYN9Ih3nyQZcQpnNi5km10XH5l9SDD--bgc67PHYqdXtu/w400-h300/4%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Roman churches are almost never built in the round. Mausoleums, yes. Churches, no.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrEI4To1rygzyQOqKXhI4ALv6JGOXEsT062EEMA3m4FC90ts7vKXb26FTHvPOvx6LIcDO3CW1YrM-jFwm5tKxqUGkntMuMonnIO1flqTsrlz2iGGl4ZRgnVwPBCR2rxQyyqqmhUJ5_W3MmMWG3pAYZahpCvDX_INa9_8fjl0YqNnKtZTE_yQ6kV__/s900/5%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="900" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrEI4To1rygzyQOqKXhI4ALv6JGOXEsT062EEMA3m4FC90ts7vKXb26FTHvPOvx6LIcDO3CW1YrM-jFwm5tKxqUGkntMuMonnIO1flqTsrlz2iGGl4ZRgnVwPBCR2rxQyyqqmhUJ5_W3MmMWG3pAYZahpCvDX_INa9_8fjl0YqNnKtZTE_yQ6kV__/w400-h269/5%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Light comes in from the centre and also from windows set in the one long circular exterior wall.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvIUVWMXrcbQXIVEq0Jxf0mx78U1_eRgZUrElBHW730FSsSFoqzcaDACN_5SWYsI0LH314RSNoeaULnk9FqyUYqIFPVzIUyGkfidoaNU_woF2vFTlyFRQhX7C7_i8kDcM_pdEl-Xi2GtNrYLLdrhz-Z48wTLyH6xyZg5UV1ljPZaHeK0qcS4M56s5/s800/6%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="635" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvIUVWMXrcbQXIVEq0Jxf0mx78U1_eRgZUrElBHW730FSsSFoqzcaDACN_5SWYsI0LH314RSNoeaULnk9FqyUYqIFPVzIUyGkfidoaNU_woF2vFTlyFRQhX7C7_i8kDcM_pdEl-Xi2GtNrYLLdrhz-Z48wTLyH6xyZg5UV1ljPZaHeK0qcS4M56s5/w318-h400/6%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="318" /></a></div>The exterior wall is filled with frescos depicting the torture and execution of Christian martyrs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OaZ08c072Gjk84EtMgyDnP1dCMQ3K1TEwSfNXeW3tOFD8gBoS0I_ZytiGFDDMjroByDm4UgBEiJLF-cAA9-EzyvOx3Pv1NBlJQ0sRmwCrheKBxG_04ph9ejcXx83zU9m9Jrfdk3p2OymgIImomCteuoOjD4-x53tczo2Y0ggTGJwp7tlRsgyZ3Hj/s800/7%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo%20martyrs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OaZ08c072Gjk84EtMgyDnP1dCMQ3K1TEwSfNXeW3tOFD8gBoS0I_ZytiGFDDMjroByDm4UgBEiJLF-cAA9-EzyvOx3Pv1NBlJQ0sRmwCrheKBxG_04ph9ejcXx83zU9m9Jrfdk3p2OymgIImomCteuoOjD4-x53tczo2Y0ggTGJwp7tlRsgyZ3Hj/w400-h400/7%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo%20martyrs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>My aesthetic approach to churches failed me here. These horrifying scenes demand visceral engagement and empathy. I found it hard to rise to the occasion. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevK_MuAp_cveb7jNAodAW7KfN6XUZRYont5JA9lUUs_r9JHLH5HajBtdRfGh_txpfvfjwK65HG78RDWKnQIEhUePAAkQn5KpV0IxKDCO70hZQkJeH00pJUe22Wvx6ZzPpRomu1WSN2Nl9kscxhpiYnQh-9a8C1BzP9gIWGHpgHBUMLvwQoFD2_Rp0/s800/8%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo%20martyrs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="565" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevK_MuAp_cveb7jNAodAW7KfN6XUZRYont5JA9lUUs_r9JHLH5HajBtdRfGh_txpfvfjwK65HG78RDWKnQIEhUePAAkQn5KpV0IxKDCO70hZQkJeH00pJUe22Wvx6ZzPpRomu1WSN2Nl9kscxhpiYnQh-9a8C1BzP9gIWGHpgHBUMLvwQoFD2_Rp0/w283-h400/8%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo%20martyrs.jpg" width="283" /></a></div>The more you look the more terrible things you see. The backgrounds are busy with mayhem.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR74s-kdaUAV3wbXcelFpx_OP00LEyTqHmed5LZBUs5o424LfcHySkk-sZy1nhZv5T5_si88LfS6iy2kh1h7IjreqnqUWUw6MhMlsow3rHt1SR48cytX0OwOHXNbN909cTUtpuWCzUKfIDSQHTmKJTQctKEOzHSk8hDBoiPTUGxd4X0p-BXR0nKUE/s800/9%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR74s-kdaUAV3wbXcelFpx_OP00LEyTqHmed5LZBUs5o424LfcHySkk-sZy1nhZv5T5_si88LfS6iy2kh1h7IjreqnqUWUw6MhMlsow3rHt1SR48cytX0OwOHXNbN909cTUtpuWCzUKfIDSQHTmKJTQctKEOzHSk8hDBoiPTUGxd4X0p-BXR0nKUE/w300-h400/9%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder who we have here, with his head in his hands?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89h2obuauqbM19D75x0pVdkuQr4rz-VP0p8vBdvAT3QMBp3rmh5QNDDfG4zJnUGiRwMU_ahYA4waasyPLTUqpiuhokiSIs0Ct8UXTkjxDYl6hacFbPQV1d2qDtiAss2AvH6x2K71PQ2a9smYzPUNZ6QVDROodUi_dVvRJkPo_sRzpuwGUhRO_OUg9/s800/10%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="625" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89h2obuauqbM19D75x0pVdkuQr4rz-VP0p8vBdvAT3QMBp3rmh5QNDDfG4zJnUGiRwMU_ahYA4waasyPLTUqpiuhokiSIs0Ct8UXTkjxDYl6hacFbPQV1d2qDtiAss2AvH6x2K71PQ2a9smYzPUNZ6QVDROodUi_dVvRJkPo_sRzpuwGUhRO_OUg9/w313-h400/10%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="313" /></a></div>I believe this is a bath of boiling lead.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiVDDsKQnr4PHmZRfgJe__LxyB8MGe5SNCDc7JVlwl7kTdiun-JoAP7B3IyUCNCEpp2FnEI_SyUJ8bdRLC0rZMATwbac9aIJh8A9BjNmFyk9vHZ8SAw-j2ZNdWg5N7NkEB624PGTf57bT7tvGM4Rt1xXW59CB3_4RYtyk3wcdu8uZjNj8AMBqdTb5/s800/11%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiVDDsKQnr4PHmZRfgJe__LxyB8MGe5SNCDc7JVlwl7kTdiun-JoAP7B3IyUCNCEpp2FnEI_SyUJ8bdRLC0rZMATwbac9aIJh8A9BjNmFyk9vHZ8SAw-j2ZNdWg5N7NkEB624PGTf57bT7tvGM4Rt1xXW59CB3_4RYtyk3wcdu8uZjNj8AMBqdTb5/w400-h400/11%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I noticed Bill taking pictures of the chapel that was in restoration on our last visit in 2016.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighAlRMOB_S3bQZ7Wa9TYqdVgYvF1FQkJ4SyH0SU8WQ3VH5CE-HGPpHSDVe7f2lkiMND0q2q0e9U1313v2MK_IM3k5ntwfAwGI4e4878SjdFFDWjmGY610H9b-nuDqahyxS4ZpyvvKHxAJDq09YsREOVL1KC1DKpComlGWB08Dg_Kk0je8VhcASfyZ/s900/12%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="900" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighAlRMOB_S3bQZ7Wa9TYqdVgYvF1FQkJ4SyH0SU8WQ3VH5CE-HGPpHSDVe7f2lkiMND0q2q0e9U1313v2MK_IM3k5ntwfAwGI4e4878SjdFFDWjmGY610H9b-nuDqahyxS4ZpyvvKHxAJDq09YsREOVL1KC1DKpComlGWB08Dg_Kk0je8VhcASfyZ/w400-h338/12%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It looks wonderful now. More heart-wrenching images. Except for those mosaic saints over the altar.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_8mXz2LRzg-x6kcm8DSwQhjG-BWiNd-zWGBa0Ph6pqSXd4LI12KQ5FlpDaf_8DxvkSSyX1-85qibtVGnFPNPvkMjkSipzzi5SxF0E6PN0ozgBj3-GtKAtHZ8ChGSOctYm8dHZPhT0mHg8SIzk_sMCbhEQf0J8uFbuyonn7eeuni0JmftOClr8bAP/s800/13%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_8mXz2LRzg-x6kcm8DSwQhjG-BWiNd-zWGBa0Ph6pqSXd4LI12KQ5FlpDaf_8DxvkSSyX1-85qibtVGnFPNPvkMjkSipzzi5SxF0E6PN0ozgBj3-GtKAtHZ8ChGSOctYm8dHZPhT0mHg8SIzk_sMCbhEQf0J8uFbuyonn7eeuni0JmftOClr8bAP/w400-h400/13%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Let's have a look. Lovely. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98iivc-vSEl-6ni7zT7zmZ61-TqTIni_YyA3DQa8OAEPdb2qmET0pyUuc-Ym0KKT63WiRqu_v_EwvEKSWXk_FAXz1yvF1-cAzfi-Ms5EWlKM7P2cQl4MJYp0hNN3X9JdnnrAq_nUXlxUvvgKrr2vP6Om_n1wR2n5puOgRpSdzWLKT0Oyu5NVrAPPz/s800/14%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98iivc-vSEl-6ni7zT7zmZ61-TqTIni_YyA3DQa8OAEPdb2qmET0pyUuc-Ym0KKT63WiRqu_v_EwvEKSWXk_FAXz1yvF1-cAzfi-Ms5EWlKM7P2cQl4MJYp0hNN3X9JdnnrAq_nUXlxUvvgKrr2vP6Om_n1wR2n5puOgRpSdzWLKT0Oyu5NVrAPPz/w400-h400/14%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Guidebook says 7th century.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBox2Hde0B5X3dgS9SWOFQjcCoJ9WgW6w806bOSL0eLnxPqNhoqR38aNaAR_XxEDJiIOBOVyak0Y7SIyCEdoH1R_WtVo5C640SpQi8nUe8hZ73P_1MAOAygGZutqm1mxG0M3dtcoa5a379wA6EX4P4hPc5S4tskB4VDuUeJUUULtIZHCzyMOYFtE6/s851/San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="851" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBox2Hde0B5X3dgS9SWOFQjcCoJ9WgW6w806bOSL0eLnxPqNhoqR38aNaAR_XxEDJiIOBOVyak0Y7SIyCEdoH1R_WtVo5C640SpQi8nUe8hZ73P_1MAOAygGZutqm1mxG0M3dtcoa5a379wA6EX4P4hPc5S4tskB4VDuUeJUUULtIZHCzyMOYFtE6/w400-h376/San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I remember The Seven Sorrows of Mary from our last visit. I find empathy with the figure easier here. We all have memories that pierce our hearts like swords.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EkV6QWwsOPvUQpGa90wTakEA7KuJfVr84Fvsw9IWrKsozVt-BUOYchzfOdDNfcKtVS0j19CBusOHRm3MLXhI60ol-uKMdWi7AiTkIs9n8JLF9J8GuY6DreKAfxSUJqQnwkViVEzzBNUEpiTDHl6AaHXDlbNa683h-QPgnvpOBkaFcRltCMlyHo1o/s800/16%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="715" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EkV6QWwsOPvUQpGa90wTakEA7KuJfVr84Fvsw9IWrKsozVt-BUOYchzfOdDNfcKtVS0j19CBusOHRm3MLXhI60ol-uKMdWi7AiTkIs9n8JLF9J8GuY6DreKAfxSUJqQnwkViVEzzBNUEpiTDHl6AaHXDlbNa683h-QPgnvpOBkaFcRltCMlyHo1o/w358-h400/16%20San%20Stefano%20Rotundo.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Altogether a challenging experience. What a pleasure to step out once more into the garden. Lunch at Luzzi, awaits.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* * * *</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We last visited San Stefano Rotondo (St. Stephen in the Round) in 2016. <a href="https://tomatoesfromcanada.blogspot.com/2016/05/5th-century-church-near-colosseum.html">Link to our 2016 Tomatoes post</a>. <br /> </div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-20133647943508341642022-10-31T17:22:00.002-05:002022-10-31T20:55:55.261-05:00Santa Maria della Scala<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The church of Santa Maria della Scala is one of the most charming in Trastevere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVsteAymedYTge4-TBH03kShS7GPuzNObXKY6VEmssgP7YLbLVX9gmLjS_01wkyRKPmv5AVSgjzl_ZdY2MY3rAEEPBLMmuEKfdYxNUNOgoouKRhcv8Cp7cMie-D3I6JED68PavZDQd48x1LMnes8xMQJeH7ByTp3muetTsK-tIEIpbwChD5wH44nZ/s800/1%20Scala%20facade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="658" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVsteAymedYTge4-TBH03kShS7GPuzNObXKY6VEmssgP7YLbLVX9gmLjS_01wkyRKPmv5AVSgjzl_ZdY2MY3rAEEPBLMmuEKfdYxNUNOgoouKRhcv8Cp7cMie-D3I6JED68PavZDQd48x1LMnes8xMQJeH7ByTp3muetTsK-tIEIpbwChD5wH44nZ/w329-h400/1%20Scala%20facade.jpg" width="329" /></a></div>The name translates as Saint Mary of the Staircase, but I can't find a reference to a staircase in the literature.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAijYpmiRX4nZZUYNOXpcSXuqLdJJYF8TZGHwa6uxH1Uw4g6Z34Atbyu1g8nTP6o41qVgORtw0iR78NnHwhbb1WI4IExQth6fUtA_Egpz7Qt2Qt3I3r4rDJfK9SiRdQZRA68GynMoujuuEODySHO7XQbw5Ke5tTcm_5Fzw6kOqkAU5ZLTTQeA2LB-O/s800/2%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAijYpmiRX4nZZUYNOXpcSXuqLdJJYF8TZGHwa6uxH1Uw4g6Z34Atbyu1g8nTP6o41qVgORtw0iR78NnHwhbb1WI4IExQth6fUtA_Egpz7Qt2Qt3I3r4rDJfK9SiRdQZRA68GynMoujuuEODySHO7XQbw5Ke5tTcm_5Fzw6kOqkAU5ZLTTQeA2LB-O/w324-h400/2%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="324" /></a></div>Bill and I think of it as Saint Mary of the Chandeliers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHUOGCpSPiYlBgKLn2zg6BKrmYH4N34MxCr-yOKMYWD1S5Xfhgecy1CupmjdlZyXo2JAIXQum3M7RJxOhIkI0OCJ5hQwktaI2ABy0DcoRuVtSoVCL5yn3l6C5d4UCna-bdRIxMQ8IyEygRFT-ZNEX-0k8cywSeAX2ae5S9KpLc09YqiNthh1kGv7H/s800/3%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="595" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHUOGCpSPiYlBgKLn2zg6BKrmYH4N34MxCr-yOKMYWD1S5Xfhgecy1CupmjdlZyXo2JAIXQum3M7RJxOhIkI0OCJ5hQwktaI2ABy0DcoRuVtSoVCL5yn3l6C5d4UCna-bdRIxMQ8IyEygRFT-ZNEX-0k8cywSeAX2ae5S9KpLc09YqiNthh1kGv7H/w298-h400/3%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>There is a nice religious feeling here. I always sit awhile.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iquAvI0soDDbkrcb23qyUkUA9V0--7VkgCoCvTQvpb8DcKVr-keAfpww353YEjbOlX9RgwjuYBogE_oOBkS-jCd5bsKTzD953uuf5BlzOzm8C3uO4prsq4PaQPdKu7KdgOMJxjMpJNMrtKfqFIXRZe5HuLkQ6w5jwVYLQaj9aGiVz8wTjSD6XLNX/s800/4%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="717" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iquAvI0soDDbkrcb23qyUkUA9V0--7VkgCoCvTQvpb8DcKVr-keAfpww353YEjbOlX9RgwjuYBogE_oOBkS-jCd5bsKTzD953uuf5BlzOzm8C3uO4prsq4PaQPdKu7KdgOMJxjMpJNMrtKfqFIXRZe5HuLkQ6w5jwVYLQaj9aGiVz8wTjSD6XLNX/w359-h400/4%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="359" /></a></div>A look at the Madonna and Child to the left of the altar.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlFL35KInmjadOLQ27EfbzPpkYY1EElABHVABpJdoDg1s53hJlTJ4mU77XSs_lAhJgr_WAaM-PQHfdj0JjSi1HEjzfPO4USbezoFutzB0YMyywDUoz2uZLNIhZWHfzYELPFq29oX1KkE3-vdS_s6LGc-XbJg8JXYzu_L0gYl6pKiDpgqoy51_ZZVZ/s800/5%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlFL35KInmjadOLQ27EfbzPpkYY1EElABHVABpJdoDg1s53hJlTJ4mU77XSs_lAhJgr_WAaM-PQHfdj0JjSi1HEjzfPO4USbezoFutzB0YMyywDUoz2uZLNIhZWHfzYELPFq29oX1KkE3-vdS_s6LGc-XbJg8JXYzu_L0gYl6pKiDpgqoy51_ZZVZ/w309-h400/5%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>The atmosphere is so quiet that even abstract details have a chance to come forward.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcvWTPSqP0m1qSAi43z4ROHaQy5y7Edxp6W7c76Vo6kwaEAURGwpA5G1sgvpkyJmcyCtj-xu3giKObZcKVLgqhPtlewl0GXlofU0Vz4rIGxy_gTUvZaBio8ONRHYlUow3ts6NQGMdlruS27HYEXwcVelbYtbn9ZJetLqb-mT3L93aH9TKFQXY-SVD/s800/6%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcvWTPSqP0m1qSAi43z4ROHaQy5y7Edxp6W7c76Vo6kwaEAURGwpA5G1sgvpkyJmcyCtj-xu3giKObZcKVLgqhPtlewl0GXlofU0Vz4rIGxy_gTUvZaBio8ONRHYlUow3ts6NQGMdlruS27HYEXwcVelbYtbn9ZJetLqb-mT3L93aH9TKFQXY-SVD/w400-h400/6%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Be sure to look at the floor. It is filled with images carved into the memorial stones.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOdiBu_RfKvDTGBqSG_5ahfmK8yiZbVOiHRDqlieK9vL1C9pSd_RifoXFACd_nt4e9Utgmk9lTiwlERqo-GPi7_yjAhqwNB4YeCK9AM-okVaFPXtD9knE1DzQm7WrV4UuOwRoe4vbbZFl666C5nTmMBfQ0yYO4BoqMNAwMIdOi9u3i5yw0QMKsrQU/s800/7%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOdiBu_RfKvDTGBqSG_5ahfmK8yiZbVOiHRDqlieK9vL1C9pSd_RifoXFACd_nt4e9Utgmk9lTiwlERqo-GPi7_yjAhqwNB4YeCK9AM-okVaFPXtD9knE1DzQm7WrV4UuOwRoe4vbbZFl666C5nTmMBfQ0yYO4BoqMNAwMIdOi9u3i5yw0QMKsrQU/w400-h400/7%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Every time I visit I try to get a shot of what I think of as a lion skin. That's a shadow from a nearby pew over the face.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxcNejnzjVNzz9DC27RTzaqtA_CcjLqXNM4ats4eHmB4OkRApi1WvcRwzkmX7JSPzqjuLuz-jhJA_Mc3wuHCL5gmI51mM2KnHvEgFxYEJzGRdf1bZdfztRCvQVUQmrm3hCU-g740cs55nSIi6HirR6x9gYP37yuZBmyXs-oJBrNsTl-_SHZ5NvTzy/s800/8%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSxcNejnzjVNzz9DC27RTzaqtA_CcjLqXNM4ats4eHmB4OkRApi1WvcRwzkmX7JSPzqjuLuz-jhJA_Mc3wuHCL5gmI51mM2KnHvEgFxYEJzGRdf1bZdfztRCvQVUQmrm3hCU-g740cs55nSIi6HirR6x9gYP37yuZBmyXs-oJBrNsTl-_SHZ5NvTzy/w400-h400/8%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On my most recent visit I noticed these <b>memento mori</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb806HDzBRQcmtTamgDkRb9nhzF6_WZFnUVEKu2Nkmx7yhQbhbS8VVnv2DnjgxytV5LqykodFe70r8etxzOdDQ_PwG_22WaQg7HTjxOx0AwtUrAQUKnVLf3Nx4MW5EMLGgUTg5EHHvPc-onSR0Ujioi6uBLw8ahLzPQjECmY5WV2S1HppDROmqeyvl/s800/9%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb806HDzBRQcmtTamgDkRb9nhzF6_WZFnUVEKu2Nkmx7yhQbhbS8VVnv2DnjgxytV5LqykodFe70r8etxzOdDQ_PwG_22WaQg7HTjxOx0AwtUrAQUKnVLf3Nx4MW5EMLGgUTg5EHHvPc-onSR0Ujioi6uBLw8ahLzPQjECmY5WV2S1HppDROmqeyvl/w400-h400/9%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">decorating the edge of a memorial stone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQZDiLPjyoistmfHTSJ2PdazHMBFZTuAomonLIHhezm2Wj7tWiNFkSHbhDrpjMAl6XDuwq9tD9l5ZBw1Oq_lfTVvyW4FsGUMhDlt-IPrqI7bGhAqVW6SfzNJleVrp3o2ZxtNhxCRKkIs8uCvQh4UVBOC2BaxFOOdPeRDzJMN_3jfnMOR22TXZp4jf/s800/10%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQZDiLPjyoistmfHTSJ2PdazHMBFZTuAomonLIHhezm2Wj7tWiNFkSHbhDrpjMAl6XDuwq9tD9l5ZBw1Oq_lfTVvyW4FsGUMhDlt-IPrqI7bGhAqVW6SfzNJleVrp3o2ZxtNhxCRKkIs8uCvQh4UVBOC2BaxFOOdPeRDzJMN_3jfnMOR22TXZp4jf/w400-h400/10%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And these wonderful skulls and crossbones<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFwqj81C3ylFk--cJwvTH1YZNrALdzwqODcjjD5fFDuXrNOhhpBPumManqk2pTAsylhwamyWgDVjQyk-nJc_7FdpjGHpRjX3SgBz0hKxJ7QHgvGH1zXESkQ78g1jnVz1FzbEiA2bDLr-rm757dFN8WHp5wqnQSFw1Nlkdbam5ZlhwgiZkiTXRVbQS/s800/11%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFwqj81C3ylFk--cJwvTH1YZNrALdzwqODcjjD5fFDuXrNOhhpBPumManqk2pTAsylhwamyWgDVjQyk-nJc_7FdpjGHpRjX3SgBz0hKxJ7QHgvGH1zXESkQ78g1jnVz1FzbEiA2bDLr-rm757dFN8WHp5wqnQSFw1Nlkdbam5ZlhwgiZkiTXRVbQS/w400-h400/11%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>at the four corners of another stone.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItBK-wxz9E8YWuMSPOXwA8zL9DiuJUKYm15H2BJSNgMeAmeU-QHyaJzGqotLEmS0IiSolq2XKkGbbvuet7t_g4vZRd6nyxWnCdF5N-YQGwHyD47jCFvnlbqkwctWPFqoYdueqc5-7zwyb4vHPe2yMF7hHAkzhAPmHv1WtgkpDRiumY_N1cwONfml1/s800/12%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItBK-wxz9E8YWuMSPOXwA8zL9DiuJUKYm15H2BJSNgMeAmeU-QHyaJzGqotLEmS0IiSolq2XKkGbbvuet7t_g4vZRd6nyxWnCdF5N-YQGwHyD47jCFvnlbqkwctWPFqoYdueqc5-7zwyb4vHPe2yMF7hHAkzhAPmHv1WtgkpDRiumY_N1cwONfml1/w400-h400/12%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Memento Mori</b> is Latin for "Remember you must die".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ETuu13O_PCrOIAb0FK9yC7hnw3MbIKVZe2rC9OGRpsLW0Is0Vzy9_taf7jKAnc168M6gJraJwy27Qqun95QjScf9TXR_pkwIinKv0B9szy4qg_SoYFRPbDkADB07R_KCWm_r3LgzoLH8FFmGEtd50DGodUnXDwgrfNUd9CGQ1alLfjWC-ULlfX6b/s800/13%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ETuu13O_PCrOIAb0FK9yC7hnw3MbIKVZe2rC9OGRpsLW0Is0Vzy9_taf7jKAnc168M6gJraJwy27Qqun95QjScf9TXR_pkwIinKv0B9szy4qg_SoYFRPbDkADB07R_KCWm_r3LgzoLH8FFmGEtd50DGodUnXDwgrfNUd9CGQ1alLfjWC-ULlfX6b/w400-h400/13%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These skulls are so casually drawn,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYQQh1MAJFX_OzoXJqth-yu4mQsdefN5mh15y6kFv245fW0aM_9MVpsFNb8eHjGr11ATRlNQ9yUjhhkHUetvgCisOvQ4ojRKx96Cuc0zNgDE5r8W4R_6JaGr2RgmYLyETC0cpaqT1ShtZQ4RFpgSK1XF45MDQ7mRpygn-VNd4FsFZmVQ952VF7ryp/s800/14%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhYQQh1MAJFX_OzoXJqth-yu4mQsdefN5mh15y6kFv245fW0aM_9MVpsFNb8eHjGr11ATRlNQ9yUjhhkHUetvgCisOvQ4ojRKx96Cuc0zNgDE5r8W4R_6JaGr2RgmYLyETC0cpaqT1ShtZQ4RFpgSK1XF45MDQ7mRpygn-VNd4FsFZmVQ952VF7ryp/w400-h400/14%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>almost contemporary.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_eWleG03sGiitTactBG0tMFVD44qJDUOAAqhOdoKo2Wl0NX0lslHuTNpawzB4qP6Slh-ga6GzcEP4YpJAO_Zm4GYEb7_yMlncqjz-t1MYToflEEaFa4lmDyAGcGCbAIl26I471sOFh-6E60brCx5gXo03k1S7WxLZ31PnFDOomEB_rOVw0HeuiJl3/s800/15%20S%20Maria%20della%20Scala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Their eyes heavenward. Memento mori!</div></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-58924764195760111412022-10-24T18:48:00.004-05:002022-10-26T16:28:52.584-05:00Santi XII Apostoli<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most Roman palazzi have a chapel. The Palazzo Colonna has a basilica: Santi XII Apostoli: Twelve Holy Apostles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s-pFH7Im90Aj3f_GvCKYkIa1aI7UV7u44V7qA07vWnsYVLK4UrAE7NDeJ9aV-M6VrZmhN-e5QLcj3Z8AS99FWButReFGUTpfPatDhq0vYMe_fdAm4kZfhJ-gO_7NE3s_p4ULQuLUEIuNGuDh4Gz01UD9nJaAcLajs-IwQhSHYoKJK35cFCkBVnbY/s900/1%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s-pFH7Im90Aj3f_GvCKYkIa1aI7UV7u44V7qA07vWnsYVLK4UrAE7NDeJ9aV-M6VrZmhN-e5QLcj3Z8AS99FWButReFGUTpfPatDhq0vYMe_fdAm4kZfhJ-gO_7NE3s_p4ULQuLUEIuNGuDh4Gz01UD9nJaAcLajs-IwQhSHYoKJK35cFCkBVnbY/w400-h300/1%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It is one of Bill and my favourite basilicas in Rome.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaajlAPrMtZ8olbIl6tpRKLRO8lubvdztumGdKNmt7YiX1FzxpwGJGc8mUYW22aXk7RbsxJm4fHyGKrMqkf2n-gH7RuVaRelq2kH1N3ZfRY2emyR4BsYfQGlwaL7EXO_Q_vgpIMoY_N3V5q738Og9NAZisl2fAkR33QWNEtL1HC3OBKmCIGUdezDV/s900/2%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaajlAPrMtZ8olbIl6tpRKLRO8lubvdztumGdKNmt7YiX1FzxpwGJGc8mUYW22aXk7RbsxJm4fHyGKrMqkf2n-gH7RuVaRelq2kH1N3ZfRY2emyR4BsYfQGlwaL7EXO_Q_vgpIMoY_N3V5q738Og9NAZisl2fAkR33QWNEtL1HC3OBKmCIGUdezDV/w400-h320/2%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The roomy, covered, portico is filled with sculpture and inscriptions that reward careful looking.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTjNicR7Xhzb8U-_Za_W0pdB8H72RUegI35eKhEOQEK1b4XMDtTT7ty0ucHPGO4izUbrbXh9wncGd98Ag9gELNgZZXRZeUKB72wzpgXUp7FDorPptnPWHgQ6jsn-q9hksQHG1xfEzT-79ZTSRJeDXWozVEzrf2Wb_qtR0vigwmru7oePK0-lLCTpj/s800/3%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTjNicR7Xhzb8U-_Za_W0pdB8H72RUegI35eKhEOQEK1b4XMDtTT7ty0ucHPGO4izUbrbXh9wncGd98Ag9gELNgZZXRZeUKB72wzpgXUp7FDorPptnPWHgQ6jsn-q9hksQHG1xfEzT-79ZTSRJeDXWozVEzrf2Wb_qtR0vigwmru7oePK0-lLCTpj/w400-h400/3%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Bill caught me in action here, with my phone, adding another Roman "Q" to my collection.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQNZWAnUzZIbGQPzVrAIxRj5_qfw4yqsDWjQBov1hF8s5kzCQccSBoCh9Ymby9bvPOKMOxxsarH842VRqAh-6paHaH21oeFT8KL1RIpu9A-dM3K1RZ7eeDxXC84VOIeZPaxe6f79h3l6E7CrGVU487l-dfjfhrlBcchGIBQWgRCkh790wSsajiBSG/s800/4%20Questa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQNZWAnUzZIbGQPzVrAIxRj5_qfw4yqsDWjQBov1hF8s5kzCQccSBoCh9Ymby9bvPOKMOxxsarH842VRqAh-6paHaH21oeFT8KL1RIpu9A-dM3K1RZ7eeDxXC84VOIeZPaxe6f79h3l6E7CrGVU487l-dfjfhrlBcchGIBQWgRCkh790wSsajiBSG/w400-h400/4%20Questa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We have a Toronto friend who likes "Q's. This one is for her. "Questa" means "this".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMShfLNt2jdXvx07iUUNvcWoYh7k6lB1v2uurugYYLXOUpxrTfhuFGiECnHD5BFWdxm94Kf72hrbJmF9Hl8KhmTFbg0Bgdh4TzS_6iAA7t4NPdp93MXCzGp2XOsPl7diKfYfMuJjrT4T3QzAc1Jufo4o2CPHB9tJrw3dTL8WrO0On2mTYdb-HBi6M/s800/5%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMShfLNt2jdXvx07iUUNvcWoYh7k6lB1v2uurugYYLXOUpxrTfhuFGiECnHD5BFWdxm94Kf72hrbJmF9Hl8KhmTFbg0Bgdh4TzS_6iAA7t4NPdp93MXCzGp2XOsPl7diKfYfMuJjrT4T3QzAc1Jufo4o2CPHB9tJrw3dTL8WrO0On2mTYdb-HBi6M/w309-h400/5%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>There was a basilica here in the 6th century. It got a 15th century makeover and then an 18th century makeover, resulting in the Baroque interior we see today.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzgoMpOeTKv85KlQLlGSJAmbZE7TMr0NEt4yqiBK5A3wiKlZ4fVf2o75svJ-cPWXHEkZDv-Ub7aYwGBx2i4OPgh1HqlKtlIin5cdrvQqdLMd-ZMaYRLzoZKZ1XO7uB5Mf2Kr6Lko6MUqwY5QmvA06zIqvfitr_ZZPAxyt0xxwVBp-CcmCAoKWZN7N/s800/6%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzgoMpOeTKv85KlQLlGSJAmbZE7TMr0NEt4yqiBK5A3wiKlZ4fVf2o75svJ-cPWXHEkZDv-Ub7aYwGBx2i4OPgh1HqlKtlIin5cdrvQqdLMd-ZMaYRLzoZKZ1XO7uB5Mf2Kr6Lko6MUqwY5QmvA06zIqvfitr_ZZPAxyt0xxwVBp-CcmCAoKWZN7N/w320-h400/6%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We felt a strong religious presence in this church. I was drawn to the first chapel on the right,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pju9pNymT0JKJY-XOozufHO_cVBgF2ktm9NHsbi1P-QKwtaZzewyfZF_IwuGtZgKoVCTcZ4qwcFE7LdI1KeoFxht-wXcJHPeKs2FOtDgwTSDRtKQ_b23nFzTQUmhKZk7FgJttXAk1eRw0nST_cEUDo4_BQxCirpBKdqUuyLes6QWPubF1ZQoONGm/s800/7%20L'immacolata%20in%20Bysantine%20style,%20Cappella%20di%20S%20Bonoaventura,%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="645" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pju9pNymT0JKJY-XOozufHO_cVBgF2ktm9NHsbi1P-QKwtaZzewyfZF_IwuGtZgKoVCTcZ4qwcFE7LdI1KeoFxht-wXcJHPeKs2FOtDgwTSDRtKQ_b23nFzTQUmhKZk7FgJttXAk1eRw0nST_cEUDo4_BQxCirpBKdqUuyLes6QWPubF1ZQoONGm/w323-h400/7%20L'immacolata%20in%20Bysantine%20style,%20Cappella%20di%20S%20Bonoaventura,%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" width="323" /></a></div>with its 15th century Madonna and Child by an artist we don't know: Antoniazzo Romano. The gold ground was intended to invoke a Byzantine icon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PDGAQD_eSqTJ7qvevw9Juy9jxHvGf2Tx8osjnXxqS0W7rkSkDHasKd7zFD1Oml_PCr5LrIElTMX5Ty2ZtCPxVmJevdNn2qnCbJ3f1gtBBU81NiMd3uJf5TdpQBzPD_AUL_8dRMlen72KdvoE-F5T7ecrOL_sdp9bdhUhvazO0QdIxv06lZZKYij_/s800/8%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="607" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PDGAQD_eSqTJ7qvevw9Juy9jxHvGf2Tx8osjnXxqS0W7rkSkDHasKd7zFD1Oml_PCr5LrIElTMX5Ty2ZtCPxVmJevdNn2qnCbJ3f1gtBBU81NiMd3uJf5TdpQBzPD_AUL_8dRMlen72KdvoE-F5T7ecrOL_sdp9bdhUhvazO0QdIxv06lZZKYij_/w304-h400/8%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" width="304" /></a></div>Shrines to Santa Rita are always heartfelt. The strong, personal feeling here pulled Bill and me right in.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qcalhZDgAmB7i9_e7YlZ0zgrKCX2zGbvmbMJIyYlg0CX1_hZDpWy9BHMgucwUDT882TajvMQVz-ntkqCLvplOtHIUWkO9AqRSYozkyxWDbebcgw18Gh6mk_kqDLA7lvnNdXWDO9tpUWJVlGzcigHfmHfGTE1v2eNqnR2t3tKvX4YSfSrzVQA4UU0/s800/9%20Santi%20Tomb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qcalhZDgAmB7i9_e7YlZ0zgrKCX2zGbvmbMJIyYlg0CX1_hZDpWy9BHMgucwUDT882TajvMQVz-ntkqCLvplOtHIUWkO9AqRSYozkyxWDbebcgw18Gh6mk_kqDLA7lvnNdXWDO9tpUWJVlGzcigHfmHfGTE1v2eNqnR2t3tKvX4YSfSrzVQA4UU0/w309-h400/9%20Santi%20Tomb.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tomb of Pope Clement XIV is Canova's first sculpture in Rome and was instant success. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LJm1rGMPDr37Gm9l9Ex6iB1g8iOW5Z94m613ZXBMLXUNSfv37TGofBPHmzaAPTWCSjxZaKpOs-xI8N0wGiEICCiACiumlpStsjB6WMV837LzZVA0F8_m8zfcD8bCHSHw34mMjLUbdkp5dQrtF2h7RGxbFaitWQ5fW-iTnP_38dK2v0L0LTYVtFbJ/s800/10%20Canova%20in%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LJm1rGMPDr37Gm9l9Ex6iB1g8iOW5Z94m613ZXBMLXUNSfv37TGofBPHmzaAPTWCSjxZaKpOs-xI8N0wGiEICCiACiumlpStsjB6WMV837LzZVA0F8_m8zfcD8bCHSHw34mMjLUbdkp5dQrtF2h7RGxbFaitWQ5fW-iTnP_38dK2v0L0LTYVtFbJ/w309-h400/10%20Canova%20in%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>A figure of Humility with Meekness at her side.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkKQnR8DevkPoV7F9N9SM54TOTiEP1MDsSrkwCWPNrfhRBgThiwOsgdRIukA2amsnzBRYNYQamXpdnVAWLAzjc_BjRNHj_w8VSvN8GISoQflCpfXOWV86w363vET9LcFCM3G0zb9cZaEFYBtwA_F6Ah9c8IowAvFOx-HQLG6i6krWfvBuT2bR9ciq/s800/11%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkKQnR8DevkPoV7F9N9SM54TOTiEP1MDsSrkwCWPNrfhRBgThiwOsgdRIukA2amsnzBRYNYQamXpdnVAWLAzjc_BjRNHj_w8VSvN8GISoQflCpfXOWV86w363vET9LcFCM3G0zb9cZaEFYBtwA_F6Ah9c8IowAvFOx-HQLG6i6krWfvBuT2bR9ciq/w320-h400/11%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>When you visit, be sure to descend into the crypt below the main altar.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8GH5J8K5xDP1uhvAgrm6MRLZRPP_ZOMjHIGjOSppdelBL9GnmfqbtX7Im9mdbqoUI7R4RRwj10SrholO7o947joHjt_FIvEyM_sgUkRwZ6PuC0vHAYOIGlghtZzJGoiyl-nQkkDFIPxxGkux8g0zHDuwo9wvrKsoNkqckrfByyb11LsjpG4iooRG/s800/12%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="586" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8GH5J8K5xDP1uhvAgrm6MRLZRPP_ZOMjHIGjOSppdelBL9GnmfqbtX7Im9mdbqoUI7R4RRwj10SrholO7o947joHjt_FIvEyM_sgUkRwZ6PuC0vHAYOIGlghtZzJGoiyl-nQkkDFIPxxGkux8g0zHDuwo9wvrKsoNkqckrfByyb11LsjpG4iooRG/w293-h400/12%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" width="293" /></a></div>It is filled with early Christian frescos. Here we go.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7FHBPso9FIBAmxyGsVuX5Q_KcLUKXfQpi5vi8qLU9fDOB-TMSi-gJsL4zoUKSvG0noFlyY3iwreyNeQd7yMlWDha8DrjP1OBSgqeHJ7hndpwB1N3ITtoUycRGCURSKMuEJrr7eVrgRfWYyQHrmdIbp6kLgo4YDJ_MZNN_A6rZlLrotxB-DLPhYyP/s800/13%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="613" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7FHBPso9FIBAmxyGsVuX5Q_KcLUKXfQpi5vi8qLU9fDOB-TMSi-gJsL4zoUKSvG0noFlyY3iwreyNeQd7yMlWDha8DrjP1OBSgqeHJ7hndpwB1N3ITtoUycRGCURSKMuEJrr7eVrgRfWYyQHrmdIbp6kLgo4YDJ_MZNN_A6rZlLrotxB-DLPhYyP/w306-h400/13%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli.jpg" width="306" /></a></div>Not a table of apostles, not a table of saints, it is a table of cloth-makers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_HGRMtJ2u5b9pHWuWKHkAah8yVk4MTH-yXe4YQ7uy-EZeViKIDTDRiIoEL0OKPcEq4ebvNvZHLFKNYpCFYwOjuGAfx2tQUOq-Gpge-ta7_xwxIhhPfc9OCF2E_GazVtZPyNgxkwaeRIrhbvZioWHeLCLxyD8cCb5DqEqEX9bYix2vyVEnLdLyOMk/s800/14%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_HGRMtJ2u5b9pHWuWKHkAah8yVk4MTH-yXe4YQ7uy-EZeViKIDTDRiIoEL0OKPcEq4ebvNvZHLFKNYpCFYwOjuGAfx2tQUOq-Gpge-ta7_xwxIhhPfc9OCF2E_GazVtZPyNgxkwaeRIrhbvZioWHeLCLxyD8cCb5DqEqEX9bYix2vyVEnLdLyOMk/w320-h400/14%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A lovely early Christian shepherd<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4k4woJYstKvOYh1-aXEqMJSruouii_M5HnkU4QoRz6838339kI7xo947nIxC34p3vdY8IwWkCwmlLS9p4BO3V3N1NhUeEIGrXYDKMEUgpP6TchtIfbOZmzO2orH5a3QntPs3Ga8VfNfJKY1r_k3c-4SOZfXXYeapGGJzycXmOL2fsAoJqXytsvCV/s800/Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4k4woJYstKvOYh1-aXEqMJSruouii_M5HnkU4QoRz6838339kI7xo947nIxC34p3vdY8IwWkCwmlLS9p4BO3V3N1NhUeEIGrXYDKMEUgpP6TchtIfbOZmzO2orH5a3QntPs3Ga8VfNfJKY1r_k3c-4SOZfXXYeapGGJzycXmOL2fsAoJqXytsvCV/s320/Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Here he is.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUF5XBWwcWa8JjmB4ggxmMIDtGUKsWqLc4oi6z0Ed0CIwmtIeYBsD0js_RwoFIvpSDZqZANLZu7zsZsibA6mRfEiD_X2qP9-Cx-QBUrv0OsdlaiKcixubDVZZ-rwBhZY_XiwMqOoHAg4I77EjD83bJOIpXSNhuEHAnJmAsyFc7U4-lBdERnIVkHe-/s800/15%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUF5XBWwcWa8JjmB4ggxmMIDtGUKsWqLc4oi6z0Ed0CIwmtIeYBsD0js_RwoFIvpSDZqZANLZu7zsZsibA6mRfEiD_X2qP9-Cx-QBUrv0OsdlaiKcixubDVZZ-rwBhZY_XiwMqOoHAg4I77EjD83bJOIpXSNhuEHAnJmAsyFc7U4-lBdERnIVkHe-/w400-h400/15%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Detail of a 6th century dolphin.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6b7VUKizG04E0iVPW7jDqERQ8rBLdrOFlTKDccWzUFWKFjtcJygZZQTYrWrNE7eScV2SWKxPmx4gNyGIwC0OVTKSO-ishni4zGjD4Vl7oYF25OvIVxm-X2caL6PLJdjr6YyijGSNqTZ7sRLj7c4HBncLdAZA-UdDKvFbRRPkAwkka0A9CWqlDpefX/s800/16%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="793" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6b7VUKizG04E0iVPW7jDqERQ8rBLdrOFlTKDccWzUFWKFjtcJygZZQTYrWrNE7eScV2SWKxPmx4gNyGIwC0OVTKSO-ishni4zGjD4Vl7oYF25OvIVxm-X2caL6PLJdjr6YyijGSNqTZ7sRLj7c4HBncLdAZA-UdDKvFbRRPkAwkka0A9CWqlDpefX/w396-h400/16%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" width="396" /></a></div>And these fish still look fresh -- after what? 1,500 years?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrPw-coWYOwcgTFWfQOIKZqA09nexp1uBG24oHHxgxBqVZdmxnFLoDR973OYrqsv-7BTq8ATEqTCiP6PIoaHDRmFdTP9-mABooCizHu2lzE9TrZvwy9sPYa-WW6z4AbfnhrVLnV8XsxdyLG6vSFm2s7qWoPPuHNc0U_aN85CYDN_yIoyd2OTC3bSX/s800/17%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrPw-coWYOwcgTFWfQOIKZqA09nexp1uBG24oHHxgxBqVZdmxnFLoDR973OYrqsv-7BTq8ATEqTCiP6PIoaHDRmFdTP9-mABooCizHu2lzE9TrZvwy9sPYa-WW6z4AbfnhrVLnV8XsxdyLG6vSFm2s7qWoPPuHNc0U_aN85CYDN_yIoyd2OTC3bSX/w309-h400/17%20Santi%20XII%20Apostoli%20crypt.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Marble steps lead, from the crypt, back to the modern world.</div></div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-49239490998154095772022-10-24T16:31:00.002-05:002022-10-26T16:30:35.149-05:00Galleria Colonna<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Palazzo Colonna takes up an entire city block in the centre of Rome. The Galleria Colonna is on the east side of the block, the Church of the Santi Apostoli is on the west.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizJDjVnLNwQ9KlcPYaATGVn-S60mc76cqwBjJ26m65p4AuvVKxfs_pSwvbZw2WAQvEHi72wWXsheyRPxdm3CVEPtzPF5-85EhZdEL5rIG1yq60eOqz_zwE8X18t1PhklirgYBI29TFMDHIHwhhP2GJ4ZzF-ofD3H_XC50JBwXtXVuYwwEDXXUTfPf/s800/1%20Via%20della%20Pilotta%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizJDjVnLNwQ9KlcPYaATGVn-S60mc76cqwBjJ26m65p4AuvVKxfs_pSwvbZw2WAQvEHi72wWXsheyRPxdm3CVEPtzPF5-85EhZdEL5rIG1yq60eOqz_zwE8X18t1PhklirgYBI29TFMDHIHwhhP2GJ4ZzF-ofD3H_XC50JBwXtXVuYwwEDXXUTfPf/w309-h400/1%20Via%20della%20Pilotta%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>Via della Pilotta runs down the east side of the block dividing the Galleria from its garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq94T0CoqET_Rje5nwlK9e32sG0viGohfRqwNf-rCKVQpOvaldGpMHIsC991xGx6ThUOfo7ku8maCJb-c95Y6t4zjcFftiSepAKpv5tnX6zRU3yOC8Zo73a7Nv-nxwngWs0cITW6BIeIRtvK0yotPKP7VNdT80TDy5r5_fQ3tUw3uWB3y1Sgy6B_4/s800/2%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwq94T0CoqET_Rje5nwlK9e32sG0viGohfRqwNf-rCKVQpOvaldGpMHIsC991xGx6ThUOfo7ku8maCJb-c95Y6t4zjcFftiSepAKpv5tnX6zRU3yOC8Zo73a7Nv-nxwngWs0cITW6BIeIRtvK0yotPKP7VNdT80TDy5r5_fQ3tUw3uWB3y1Sgy6B_4/w300-h400/2%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>The 15th century palace was given a Baroque make-over at the beginning of the 18th century.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVmwmy7zPYPdgUelD-LNLY7K2UOrNkwA2ZmMZ6f4nN_YsrH8tJDTe6ac0uucrxuAIgSlxVFUyTR4KRcbWjSoKtJjJGbIqAKDO5Aj71atQ608QJ28WrH5Ws5wGPRweXFX9s46heURvgYpl92VT4Lf-CCNrwhOsqUHwT6dQcCxtQDGLDS-M5VrMs6SP/s800/3%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVmwmy7zPYPdgUelD-LNLY7K2UOrNkwA2ZmMZ6f4nN_YsrH8tJDTe6ac0uucrxuAIgSlxVFUyTR4KRcbWjSoKtJjJGbIqAKDO5Aj71atQ608QJ28WrH5Ws5wGPRweXFX9s46heURvgYpl92VT4Lf-CCNrwhOsqUHwT6dQcCxtQDGLDS-M5VrMs6SP/w309-h400/3%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>The Great Hall is a window onto how the super-rich lived in Baroque Rome.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlEBUBY4wdhUPovAghww2qoRuQMSlTuIfi66mfqSSMD2AZL8gFZrQXy92kn1pmS4a3DUrbKxuY9jkcu5cVl9xYbT3RvmLsprxuLI3qmJoOBaoq9RvMTqv473iNEElz6hNvZ8xAE2D50vcvvz6iP5pOepgsyfcgGgdMan1wRH4WAgh35i6BgMbFKTF/s900/4%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlEBUBY4wdhUPovAghww2qoRuQMSlTuIfi66mfqSSMD2AZL8gFZrQXy92kn1pmS4a3DUrbKxuY9jkcu5cVl9xYbT3RvmLsprxuLI3qmJoOBaoq9RvMTqv473iNEElz6hNvZ8xAE2D50vcvvz6iP5pOepgsyfcgGgdMan1wRH4WAgh35i6BgMbFKTF/w400-h320/4%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>John and I admit that it is a little rich for our taste.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm4czxKC4JAeZ9PlCij7_vlHv1jjDjf2EY0xWVLv8ycY8UJ4Kl36y0fK3ZxIIbXZqo7AX_nR7CQ3uHn2iMhKCP-q4-pTRiKismd9XdtRfoqwCTxWSb-v2oqC-M6Syh6mrmWwGkQxk9WDA8PgKB9_hUEMKiDZ_Du455W0R4_-bDF7Zi_WqCxrM-CWX/s800/5%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="630" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm4czxKC4JAeZ9PlCij7_vlHv1jjDjf2EY0xWVLv8ycY8UJ4Kl36y0fK3ZxIIbXZqo7AX_nR7CQ3uHn2iMhKCP-q4-pTRiKismd9XdtRfoqwCTxWSb-v2oqC-M6Syh6mrmWwGkQxk9WDA8PgKB9_hUEMKiDZ_Du455W0R4_-bDF7Zi_WqCxrM-CWX/w315-h400/5%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="315" /></a></div>But the details are always interesting. Baroque table with busts before a gilt mirror.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdR-oWKXRbVYKhuWOI2gMBxHt8WiQsAzRVSpQHIXal9HYPmsScd1fVrv8qhcxpmemvMSAkLINNRJEJDNKwIGhJ9Cz4Ri4sVS79Cyy0vr-dxv2nhOecLS4Yug_SQnANYil7c5QiiKPGtDMm7eIArkhoIso-m38nFtOyeeIfPOirTFiU_1_vYsfSmpz/s800/11%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdR-oWKXRbVYKhuWOI2gMBxHt8WiQsAzRVSpQHIXal9HYPmsScd1fVrv8qhcxpmemvMSAkLINNRJEJDNKwIGhJ9Cz4Ri4sVS79Cyy0vr-dxv2nhOecLS4Yug_SQnANYil7c5QiiKPGtDMm7eIArkhoIso-m38nFtOyeeIfPOirTFiU_1_vYsfSmpz/w400-h400/11%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baroque table with decorative fans.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bfj7dI9TycSYsaNO-e0sh9PqBaa-fZuIZGhIwreZuMDiwMgJuHOs7fuG4DF4a9kMSJGv2KAlrjir9jE_1kQMjbtoSLn_3rGGYWMLBztU_BHPufCgdw_eLTTGCMswZDXv74epWGJvh8ITJsCkdAMGqGThdKIRQOppKWlCH360TZrXrGrm0eSua-A8/s800/6%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bfj7dI9TycSYsaNO-e0sh9PqBaa-fZuIZGhIwreZuMDiwMgJuHOs7fuG4DF4a9kMSJGv2KAlrjir9jE_1kQMjbtoSLn_3rGGYWMLBztU_BHPufCgdw_eLTTGCMswZDXv74epWGJvh8ITJsCkdAMGqGThdKIRQOppKWlCH360TZrXrGrm0eSua-A8/w400-h400/6%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I was drawn to the superb ceiling frescos. I could look at this picture for hours, but via a hand-held mirror, please, to spare my neck.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cY7qEKkSr5RXuVA8NirWBJT3kelDxWSK_YLa4zq3lU2u4aBjmbmBLT3xJZUClVPjpvgJkUBqUHi2j1_iN7ABrdkSfDkU4EOMLjhGCX_W9PjezakiNNLdhV9yQMfAHLMcxXjo3hX6J0Oo5n5rBnEJgvWRPmZ3ql5yh6cqDWYueMSfRUuhjPUH-YT9/s800/7%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6cY7qEKkSr5RXuVA8NirWBJT3kelDxWSK_YLa4zq3lU2u4aBjmbmBLT3xJZUClVPjpvgJkUBqUHi2j1_iN7ABrdkSfDkU4EOMLjhGCX_W9PjezakiNNLdhV9yQMfAHLMcxXjo3hX6J0Oo5n5rBnEJgvWRPmZ3ql5yh6cqDWYueMSfRUuhjPUH-YT9/w309-h400/7%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>18th Century wall frescos -- <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuQSdX7xUKKvuA_IjO1JxoFsbliwxgwJnGgQsfNpNgLQAfAFiTGW3sEWcX2rP7Kj1t52vtAKGxaaULqslEivS_ItGrPKfVJrM3FZyA7Y9NOz9Gy-EZhglXfyvagr4hQcchr7PbfUkXCultzTsN9LbXiphI2HVxUAYKdtolkCqlmUhbDujM_WY1F51/s800/8%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuQSdX7xUKKvuA_IjO1JxoFsbliwxgwJnGgQsfNpNgLQAfAFiTGW3sEWcX2rP7Kj1t52vtAKGxaaULqslEivS_ItGrPKfVJrM3FZyA7Y9NOz9Gy-EZhglXfyvagr4hQcchr7PbfUkXCultzTsN9LbXiphI2HVxUAYKdtolkCqlmUhbDujM_WY1F51/w309-h400/8%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>I love them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyGQdkNBShCdt7NkaUP-yUvHGJV8iYM4ZAyaqqS01_qzQwZv0-uNEstogdbTq05Npj9GTPrck1Xt2ms5qCQH9xT7HorHuQKuyLWFLFGtBRGTxXww_xekfwGgsM0rISX0-aZt60glZXijpoSwiGuOCspSm7qx5D3xQQzzWMpacdBmkLTcQ1NjOORBa/s800/9%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="663" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyGQdkNBShCdt7NkaUP-yUvHGJV8iYM4ZAyaqqS01_qzQwZv0-uNEstogdbTq05Npj9GTPrck1Xt2ms5qCQH9xT7HorHuQKuyLWFLFGtBRGTxXww_xekfwGgsM0rISX0-aZt60glZXijpoSwiGuOCspSm7qx5D3xQQzzWMpacdBmkLTcQ1NjOORBa/w331-h400/9%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">John admiring an 18th century suit covered in medals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xy5-2u5PQHMFoAVWtTVFJE74trf6l7M6Oab-GpDVYv3N06dF34jHCvi2EL5ELJ3ycNQ5IRVp6TCVqjWkuAYPAAWlJwroiY6TV0-K2ufBuDuLTu4Ku8w39C-I40-R1HLYEQWk4z-_NrsZURQRedONbfO9rOMRZpJEUpVcmGcGskE8Ny0xfytowIQG/s800/10%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xy5-2u5PQHMFoAVWtTVFJE74trf6l7M6Oab-GpDVYv3N06dF34jHCvi2EL5ELJ3ycNQ5IRVp6TCVqjWkuAYPAAWlJwroiY6TV0-K2ufBuDuLTu4Ku8w39C-I40-R1HLYEQWk4z-_NrsZURQRedONbfO9rOMRZpJEUpVcmGcGskE8Ny0xfytowIQG/w309-h400/10%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>His detail of one of the medals.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddFpDblnSDvqC8bMMf1g50KypVPbSFR9TQVj1GOkyfyztRo9EzGjriUZ1-gd1PnyA7tJ0mmq2lYtgfrxll1HR9ujPhswG6_Dn5g3ZqQlPxN1JVuKfgbdVyTKXH5l3M9gCZQdun1hFOkPKdWS1r8OG8J4I16edTgdu45-aqO6ERgi4qc3qzSk20lSY/s800/12%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddFpDblnSDvqC8bMMf1g50KypVPbSFR9TQVj1GOkyfyztRo9EzGjriUZ1-gd1PnyA7tJ0mmq2lYtgfrxll1HR9ujPhswG6_Dn5g3ZqQlPxN1JVuKfgbdVyTKXH5l3M9gCZQdun1hFOkPKdWS1r8OG8J4I16edTgdu45-aqO6ERgi4qc3qzSk20lSY/w400-h400/12%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Table lamp by the stairs that lead to the public washrooms.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GoF60e3PjYwYY316B5lEPUF3yLApz3Ad7FC7RIdaYzsJKJZOiOvCRlo1z_-kbwK3dJdRB-AJ162y6cmcoekYIPc3kAEcXAtBwtcesnSH06EDf-c1G4dopBv6BUipBUWjyRGkQz_7BI5POjJAxSfvbfEnWJYOp1Feh0PHxe_DG3uh9n3rW8pTeB19/s800/13%20Mens%20Washroom%20door%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GoF60e3PjYwYY316B5lEPUF3yLApz3Ad7FC7RIdaYzsJKJZOiOvCRlo1z_-kbwK3dJdRB-AJ162y6cmcoekYIPc3kAEcXAtBwtcesnSH06EDf-c1G4dopBv6BUipBUWjyRGkQz_7BI5POjJAxSfvbfEnWJYOp1Feh0PHxe_DG3uh9n3rW8pTeB19/w309-h400/13%20Mens%20Washroom%20door%20Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>The men's toilet is behind this discretely painted door.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokGpLIa5d2D1qacQmanR9sJKidfqyQD6fhP3aO-1a2E2RSImWSUoBUKeBrOvo4egOEW8LStQHC4JXda6gW2-W1kjbPrOeFlXGhVAOb_d-ltre35BmC3eL2XJ_bgHlAR7BGr54uX-OEr0U6UJQ_Zm1NuXhjD9OeP9IuNwA6UB3FFuvXXMbNvZ04pcZ/s800/Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokGpLIa5d2D1qacQmanR9sJKidfqyQD6fhP3aO-1a2E2RSImWSUoBUKeBrOvo4egOEW8LStQHC4JXda6gW2-W1kjbPrOeFlXGhVAOb_d-ltre35BmC3eL2XJ_bgHlAR7BGr54uX-OEr0U6UJQ_Zm1NuXhjD9OeP9IuNwA6UB3FFuvXXMbNvZ04pcZ/w300-h400/Galleria%20Colonna.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">View of the Palazzo Colonna from the top of the stairs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">* * * *</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.galleriacolonna.it/en/visits-to-the-palace/" target="_blank">Link to official Gallery page.</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-52216944323754583832022-10-18T18:52:00.073-05:002022-10-18T22:26:38.428-05:00Santa Maria in Aracoeli<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 13th century Santa Maria in Aracoeli is a favourite church for Bill and me. It is on the Capitoline Hill, beside the famous Capitoline Museums.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM04ju3VvU7GOODTVjac57kbk5R__ZBbGfhQYk-1evkzig7arCV0uWYHPkPAoFehkQIJCpFNceGFEXJwUIsJQrhWRMF0TuZz0JstNlZMfCxajITIVZg7VRiIydF_0n3CivvximdlMSDLh0fw91VvYBxPFSZtAdhf6kIcBQ4OnWSv5TbD0I-FWgHBGB/s800/1%20Aracoli%20stairs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM04ju3VvU7GOODTVjac57kbk5R__ZBbGfhQYk-1evkzig7arCV0uWYHPkPAoFehkQIJCpFNceGFEXJwUIsJQrhWRMF0TuZz0JstNlZMfCxajITIVZg7VRiIydF_0n3CivvximdlMSDLh0fw91VvYBxPFSZtAdhf6kIcBQ4OnWSv5TbD0I-FWgHBGB/w309-h400/1%20Aracoli%20stairs.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These stairs were built early in the 14th Century by the survivors of the Black Death, the plague that killed half the population of Europe. Steep and no bannisters. Not for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZHQpFBs71-dIyy9V8Tu8FbUQRhEZA5zR038_2KixD7r8PZAKIcRVn6z_b7UH8LmCQl6vey2fAUe4QNmJffeNSQX84dqZTGxIUcl-jV8AIU5Y1COpD3oKKMpmH6MvPcswywqYIxoDmH3CTVdh-3CZQlI2oPOUgFs4PRrRgJ9kZsNd34Gx5wDaD5ls/s800/2%20Capitoline%20Cordonata%20square%20-%20Version%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="619" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZHQpFBs71-dIyy9V8Tu8FbUQRhEZA5zR038_2KixD7r8PZAKIcRVn6z_b7UH8LmCQl6vey2fAUe4QNmJffeNSQX84dqZTGxIUcl-jV8AIU5Y1COpD3oKKMpmH6MvPcswywqYIxoDmH3CTVdh-3CZQlI2oPOUgFs4PRrRgJ9kZsNd34Gx5wDaD5ls/w310-h400/2%20Capitoline%20Cordonata%20square%20-%20Version%205.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>We took the stairs Michelangelo built 200 years later, and ascended grandly to the Campidoglio: the public square he put between the Capitoline museums.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDhw7Wh87_w9RT_qJg5vD8B0OKvJk_eMPJkiTyO-x7RpHKAxiFK90aAPIo26OG1OtHBAm0CHK28xLjPVvZvzp_o1XrK2JfCwi5ccXz4KWNUh4uoetf4J8yp1kOzlFXH0ZkbC4BTm4KZAI8QBFEjWkastk1Z9qWKwDDcoL2nrUJ8P7P00xPHwtITdp/s800/3%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDhw7Wh87_w9RT_qJg5vD8B0OKvJk_eMPJkiTyO-x7RpHKAxiFK90aAPIo26OG1OtHBAm0CHK28xLjPVvZvzp_o1XrK2JfCwi5ccXz4KWNUh4uoetf4J8yp1kOzlFXH0ZkbC4BTm4KZAI8QBFEjWkastk1Z9qWKwDDcoL2nrUJ8P7P00xPHwtITdp/w309-h400/3%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>We slipped around the back of the building our our left, the Palazzo Nuovo. These stairs leading up to a side door of the Aracoeli, took us into the church near the altar.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2w8Pzzt5xJrc42Wja7RtN9zc5oS0Iy08t7mmvIAW6umZbCnP7THgnh32jlWZVIj2VxA29gXV56LQs8ACM1TKqLhbhbiEGVheIL5T-4460LcMiv59zK52xmPDZ0czp_kJ3ASbyZyaos8ZP1LYeIRRSpKUkpU1Wf3oqsxkNQbzTckjLxD2V7d66x-bn/s800/4%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="656" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2w8Pzzt5xJrc42Wja7RtN9zc5oS0Iy08t7mmvIAW6umZbCnP7THgnh32jlWZVIj2VxA29gXV56LQs8ACM1TKqLhbhbiEGVheIL5T-4460LcMiv59zK52xmPDZ0czp_kJ3ASbyZyaos8ZP1LYeIRRSpKUkpU1Wf3oqsxkNQbzTckjLxD2V7d66x-bn/w328-h400/4%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="328" /></a></div>We walked away from the altar, then looked back for this view of with the floor and ceiling of "Saint Mary of the Altar of Heaven".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWo5nfgjt4CMNVfVInngP2ZgUt8CVTg0bNv2-cx1TFUiKUqpQrbYfxQoCo1RlhPxEHERwOrOSaKZIyyPBibR4_IdYRv0k0dbbYqXZFpss8606-wDRvGCdNgW0rMqH-x8joslvKQi_mwER2f1FcOqDpIIpauXMDYJIv6w-37rHZsELAwuNVslbupys/s800/5%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="641" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWo5nfgjt4CMNVfVInngP2ZgUt8CVTg0bNv2-cx1TFUiKUqpQrbYfxQoCo1RlhPxEHERwOrOSaKZIyyPBibR4_IdYRv0k0dbbYqXZFpss8606-wDRvGCdNgW0rMqH-x8joslvKQi_mwER2f1FcOqDpIIpauXMDYJIv6w-37rHZsELAwuNVslbupys/w320-h400/5%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Aracoeli has some wonderful chandeliers. Would love to see these lit at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPMgFEUH3104PFD3my_Z_3p6idALopayfXeRDniLRav6Yl-pF2OaC8TZAinjvRshVTSUzy4cGXaKwjoiI8IOOvVW8hE-Y51wecGOWnbqmg-CEy8-46FinFS_VabvNQ_NpsruiSM7EF6Gy8UpN38kZRvIec3LACA6cWXw8X-O2w0dvcx1U6SOo-kko/s800/8%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="627" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPMgFEUH3104PFD3my_Z_3p6idALopayfXeRDniLRav6Yl-pF2OaC8TZAinjvRshVTSUzy4cGXaKwjoiI8IOOvVW8hE-Y51wecGOWnbqmg-CEy8-46FinFS_VabvNQ_NpsruiSM7EF6Gy8UpN38kZRvIec3LACA6cWXw8X-O2w0dvcx1U6SOo-kko/w314-h400/8%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beside the central altar is this side altar.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dL4L8XVYnXzBv_Wr2a3kfeTBVQfffvRLX3RgrJ3v2lYmQxIURxvUCRFVwrEyTQKwUpk5e25J-FKNyHYeGeSJ-WxE79UeMJfEuhME2mgMS_I6OwOjQANA_B6Az5T9eiO6mKbdjX2iR5eBjwJhZWgwUbmYwIIwnNZS2Ialv8WhC5P5xObSnMj2wT5D/s900/7%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dL4L8XVYnXzBv_Wr2a3kfeTBVQfffvRLX3RgrJ3v2lYmQxIURxvUCRFVwrEyTQKwUpk5e25J-FKNyHYeGeSJ-WxE79UeMJfEuhME2mgMS_I6OwOjQANA_B6Az5T9eiO6mKbdjX2iR5eBjwJhZWgwUbmYwIIwnNZS2Ialv8WhC5P5xObSnMj2wT5D/w400-h300/7%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Midway along the nave we find a large wooden pulpit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuofa7pqbhL5vW_FHWGkUFdcW8kxCDx1J8m2BBfHQNJJZRtDTcF4-AkJl5d-2_48tyEkaWYW6kpV23i1cp8t8vKpWRwMkRl_dSWpgvuKOhOdBKusUFd9TrPl-JI4IzvrHN6CEvPNg_GPPt2mQO_qR8KDN703twP9iHlEn2GaN21b9fiq-1zn_lMK_1/s800/6%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuofa7pqbhL5vW_FHWGkUFdcW8kxCDx1J8m2BBfHQNJJZRtDTcF4-AkJl5d-2_48tyEkaWYW6kpV23i1cp8t8vKpWRwMkRl_dSWpgvuKOhOdBKusUFd9TrPl-JI4IzvrHN6CEvPNg_GPPt2mQO_qR8KDN703twP9iHlEn2GaN21b9fiq-1zn_lMK_1/w300-h400/6%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>My Catholic upbringing did not bring me anyone delivering a sermon from such a pulpit. The priest must have been quite a sight up there.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU9KL4i32r92WNOhZd6a-HxMaBybFATKyhQUb-0g5hIDx31AMIQ_7-LZQhiafMoWn7cuAzWIOfWHcK6C9DJzNkgmRYJRkFD5xi5HpxrIN1ptcZynFr3Ay3HmmszUDkjBIjACKeN9cvIejxcj3vUAPVQt0sVQVCxRAqDraoHssfo7tdC59zIZh4ng-/s800/10%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="619" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU9KL4i32r92WNOhZd6a-HxMaBybFATKyhQUb-0g5hIDx31AMIQ_7-LZQhiafMoWn7cuAzWIOfWHcK6C9DJzNkgmRYJRkFD5xi5HpxrIN1ptcZynFr3Ay3HmmszUDkjBIjACKeN9cvIejxcj3vUAPVQt0sVQVCxRAqDraoHssfo7tdC59zIZh4ng-/w310-h400/10%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>Bill showed me this 15th century fresco by Pinturicchio.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyBVYYnf5YyxtscCGejQqKDa1-fR9grrI_XO3M1nANUJXUdOZOOU3eLGFlghE_tQTXnmde_fdRPzGuHoKP8ZcZIlWPaAbsvwPTGJvcsSO9fx5Lf3rNPJWZBPIcJ9-JTp2hJPnsmAYfJmQvwU4WR_1xnaVe2Qilr9Vpy9GzNbzglkVhmAYl96XKA8Y/s800/11%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="664" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyBVYYnf5YyxtscCGejQqKDa1-fR9grrI_XO3M1nANUJXUdOZOOU3eLGFlghE_tQTXnmde_fdRPzGuHoKP8ZcZIlWPaAbsvwPTGJvcsSO9fx5Lf3rNPJWZBPIcJ9-JTp2hJPnsmAYfJmQvwU4WR_1xnaVe2Qilr9Vpy9GzNbzglkVhmAYl96XKA8Y/w333-h400/11%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="333" /></a></div>At the opposite end of the nave from the altar we found an intriguing complex of tombs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJEl1dg-oMo9BchQwV6htUlFLqtScFCqViCRBnSjg3TNTrZO1Ec0WWd4V3TZuYK55tQ12d4cY_Rkt29YyByT_6JbZNv9x8xT9j1T7N58dv41qfO99awZt5qBfjTCrqX4Wvrml6hoSt5q8ie3B1QqgOnD8Fv8RnOJ4w4_oZdr7-_DDs9hAI2thhfXV/s800/S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="661" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJEl1dg-oMo9BchQwV6htUlFLqtScFCqViCRBnSjg3TNTrZO1Ec0WWd4V3TZuYK55tQ12d4cY_Rkt29YyByT_6JbZNv9x8xT9j1T7N58dv41qfO99awZt5qBfjTCrqX4Wvrml6hoSt5q8ie3B1QqgOnD8Fv8RnOJ4w4_oZdr7-_DDs9hAI2thhfXV/w330-h400/S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="330" /></a></div>Here is a closer look at the group on the left. Not sure who is lying on his back. So much to see in this church!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAzyv4yHxxxeUNCn3CTtVI1e_LXM1cpYtSd4aGJpaTnzCp7JAJvKA0vWdmhn40BgS8hJf_MzWJPZJdzSG4lylNMsqCq9axlznoCTKZpoL-JmfAdpFHwjEb_ldzWszGxFjYKcnEET3S7EUTPdeYdXj3OL23ah1xPhKCIARjQ2crtjzpSdGoQMhZWFU/s800/14%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAzyv4yHxxxeUNCn3CTtVI1e_LXM1cpYtSd4aGJpaTnzCp7JAJvKA0vWdmhn40BgS8hJf_MzWJPZJdzSG4lylNMsqCq9axlznoCTKZpoL-JmfAdpFHwjEb_ldzWszGxFjYKcnEET3S7EUTPdeYdXj3OL23ah1xPhKCIARjQ2crtjzpSdGoQMhZWFU/w320-h400/14%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bill and I are fond of depictions of St George and the Dragon. Bill once painted me a Valentine with these two figures. He made himself the dragon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5y_jX38rEJrqqdht4kjyOeM92DnK4TkY6tEuz9BfkgSeyRkAdgVSTypq0VKD1dFrTnddARImBdCuIjCiHkw49Qa6Gf5A9PhT_Qep7r0tXHf6xsm0asOuWrBlU5QHVTw6iO-l6ssX06n9AMoulxM9lwQZdRUwQeAyNQ6UmsrkXSgztZTvi31FslHnh/s800/15%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5y_jX38rEJrqqdht4kjyOeM92DnK4TkY6tEuz9BfkgSeyRkAdgVSTypq0VKD1dFrTnddARImBdCuIjCiHkw49Qa6Gf5A9PhT_Qep7r0tXHf6xsm0asOuWrBlU5QHVTw6iO-l6ssX06n9AMoulxM9lwQZdRUwQeAyNQ6UmsrkXSgztZTvi31FslHnh/w400-h400/15%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Our visit drew to an end as the promise of lunch approached. I decide to document the amazing cosmatesque floor, as I have learned to call it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKs35RHLASjVf7Gr-FCdO0zxNjzAvNYHYdrfU8fRfSmc3sqjYNk5RAE7JpjTfNxhAELTvi0uJzCzf3C0Z61YN2K6hCu5XL6NFcIJi7NB3HLAG2hj5xd4PVKp6BpbdFCyzs9V7yqNNHH1GeAZ7vGxPXNJTo2My09LKla6k8Y4mlzJkptMa4G4kGIhfQ/s800/16%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKs35RHLASjVf7Gr-FCdO0zxNjzAvNYHYdrfU8fRfSmc3sqjYNk5RAE7JpjTfNxhAELTvi0uJzCzf3C0Z61YN2K6hCu5XL6NFcIJi7NB3HLAG2hj5xd4PVKp6BpbdFCyzs9V7yqNNHH1GeAZ7vGxPXNJTo2My09LKla6k8Y4mlzJkptMa4G4kGIhfQ/w400-h400/16%20S%20Maria%20in%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Might be able to do something with these details someday.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uhAJ9-yGyfPu8v2t4TvY8q90q3Nws4UUlPXRmvqfcmMxFd6HMszFWEpTs4EMYhWer1p3ogbB6sfcOJLNs4iIIOiIi67yxWp5Y5l6k30ctkWXrnMN3pXNcv-k88t0zq9GCjCwscy3qYtbLb2od3VQT17QKeIq4upvep2UihEkhexUH15cZtHVAx0h/s900/17%20Piazza%20del%20Campidoglio%20seen%20from%20the%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="900" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uhAJ9-yGyfPu8v2t4TvY8q90q3Nws4UUlPXRmvqfcmMxFd6HMszFWEpTs4EMYhWer1p3ogbB6sfcOJLNs4iIIOiIi67yxWp5Y5l6k30ctkWXrnMN3pXNcv-k88t0zq9GCjCwscy3qYtbLb2od3VQT17QKeIq4upvep2UihEkhexUH15cZtHVAx0h/w400-h297/17%20Piazza%20del%20Campidoglio%20seen%20from%20the%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;">As I walked around with my nose to the ground, Bill slipped out a nearby door and got this view of the Campidoglio.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wFUR7r-awCECbn0TnpuDwUV-EEQs1-dgkyEq5HSBmKLYFDNlr9FaU8qTo8XyL6jRJX1OZblSgBvBijo43BCoSIAaZIiqidS4ypW2_x_NZFb1d3g_P4zhFoQpjzS316Y6Qk-13eqxgS_Vdhk0uJvLd5KYjyv5U9hVtCMdM7ZuupCdLpD1vuslc7OW/s800/18%20Cordonata%20(Michelangelo's%20steps)%20seen%20from%20the%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wFUR7r-awCECbn0TnpuDwUV-EEQs1-dgkyEq5HSBmKLYFDNlr9FaU8qTo8XyL6jRJX1OZblSgBvBijo43BCoSIAaZIiqidS4ypW2_x_NZFb1d3g_P4zhFoQpjzS316Y6Qk-13eqxgS_Vdhk0uJvLd5KYjyv5U9hVtCMdM7ZuupCdLpD1vuslc7OW/w309-h400/18%20Cordonata%20(Michelangelo's%20steps)%20seen%20from%20the%20Ara%20Coeli.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>He gazed down the famous 14th century stairs for a moment, then we escaped around the back and crossed town for lunch. </div>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-988241412504761052022-10-05T18:31:00.032-05:002022-10-20T23:34:50.951-05:00Our Roman Day<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How wonderful to be back in Rome after three years</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoa-ZYYFbq1R2sE_577jjc5jpXO3g_SmXXsi7avHd4F5wVpv7xHlpjFUyNZM-1Wq5aVAlIMb0Pn34IDppnpJ2jbrIcXsYxOpBD9PQWTeYWkfO6vMNNQhOg02_LHjI7NBEceA9O116x8TA6w_umcEF5-snm9bdEW7rcG2kv4dZMdSLi43yzX_gPegz/s800/1%20Bill%20rooftops.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoa-ZYYFbq1R2sE_577jjc5jpXO3g_SmXXsi7avHd4F5wVpv7xHlpjFUyNZM-1Wq5aVAlIMb0Pn34IDppnpJ2jbrIcXsYxOpBD9PQWTeYWkfO6vMNNQhOg02_LHjI7NBEceA9O116x8TA6w_umcEF5-snm9bdEW7rcG2kv4dZMdSLi43yzX_gPegz/s320/1%20Bill%20rooftops.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and to start the day with a glance over the rooftops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The pitiless Roman sun will dry our freshly washed clothes, under the screeches of the local, nesting, seagull families.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1E1Ng5d6c-pjvgrDuzsDHe4aMniuuP78tR4IOUGl0jyI6hK42RLFqZ1kCfEgfTY5wUniyb7Jxn1sVHL14Y_jApvo9P2OPc-Bv2dvuCFxW0xhuWOh3uyYc9WQjZ9yXxsYueEAQf18sm97miss6tIk2AABlDGDJHhBL0Bh5xcyJCwYJ_JmYNEBmHTd/s900/3%20Navona.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="900" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1E1Ng5d6c-pjvgrDuzsDHe4aMniuuP78tR4IOUGl0jyI6hK42RLFqZ1kCfEgfTY5wUniyb7Jxn1sVHL14Y_jApvo9P2OPc-Bv2dvuCFxW0xhuWOh3uyYc9WQjZ9yXxsYueEAQf18sm97miss6tIk2AABlDGDJHhBL0Bh5xcyJCwYJ_JmYNEBmHTd/s320/3%20Navona.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bill and I walked out and were pleased to find all of Rome spread out around us. It is all still here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJfeQh8fOKkfdQ_AiUKLXTwMjqWUASG-k8ZwU79Jc8R8TxKQpfLTsbEK_b7fkDVqH40ekCLcKkEMPbTGjlXmuX37jZer6fWgNrwDBG0hj8C3JlNVXVCZDcGiuUmkjU39wSFaV4bOk9jnWkbXh-sEVbT-gYjyXhPxo1Q8OS_9TozbTpagWE1g18gOZ/s900/4%20Ponte%20Sisto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJfeQh8fOKkfdQ_AiUKLXTwMjqWUASG-k8ZwU79Jc8R8TxKQpfLTsbEK_b7fkDVqH40ekCLcKkEMPbTGjlXmuX37jZer6fWgNrwDBG0hj8C3JlNVXVCZDcGiuUmkjU39wSFaV4bOk9jnWkbXh-sEVbT-gYjyXhPxo1Q8OS_9TozbTpagWE1g18gOZ/s320/4%20Ponte%20Sisto.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We checked the embankment beside the Ponte Sisto for what remained of the William Kentridge 2017 mural: not one trace. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMhD_I0nrySDtQ70xJeoiPejqhAv7Z_IX3dY81iNlMKMzPDCrssFz0zJcsK3W4IdLTHrXkxUX2N6_49f1lLsnVm4no6_VmsCMDEa3zADzPb0en7h9ddNFlPP6OoIWIJYarJPKkn9KX--tMg66GTNeOCywRwb_zJIa-yHTIU_DiJ2IGbckvURoYCF9/s900/5%20Villa%20Medici%20fountain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMhD_I0nrySDtQ70xJeoiPejqhAv7Z_IX3dY81iNlMKMzPDCrssFz0zJcsK3W4IdLTHrXkxUX2N6_49f1lLsnVm4no6_VmsCMDEa3zADzPb0en7h9ddNFlPP6OoIWIJYarJPKkn9KX--tMg66GTNeOCywRwb_zJIa-yHTIU_DiJ2IGbckvURoYCF9/s320/5%20Villa%20Medici%20fountain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fountain in front of Palazzo Medici near the top of the Spanish Steps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XcKEu8oQ5YdmK3DkiG20RplADyEpqS4xkML-Q0vIwGotkLyKT-SYEWnO_brcJCGKsMbotC6BI-8eGQGIPznTrS2mLAMH78UNVk-RBE6z8dHxPA_F8JXhK2qvta04BwJ1GAY4hRBaR2E-Dfv-C9EnU-FvWiZXAkw9_zENhA42eR-jfSD2DE7I6Sqc/s900/6%20Screen%20Shot%202022-08-03%20at%207.31.02%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="900" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XcKEu8oQ5YdmK3DkiG20RplADyEpqS4xkML-Q0vIwGotkLyKT-SYEWnO_brcJCGKsMbotC6BI-8eGQGIPznTrS2mLAMH78UNVk-RBE6z8dHxPA_F8JXhK2qvta04BwJ1GAY4hRBaR2E-Dfv-C9EnU-FvWiZXAkw9_zENhA42eR-jfSD2DE7I6Sqc/s320/6%20Screen%20Shot%202022-08-03%20at%207.31.02%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The famous ceiling of Sant'Ignazio seen from the wrong angle to reveal the barrel-shaped vault / Ponte Fabricio: Rome's oldest bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRsUQNfhY5k7tjO31VOV2cGCX0f7tcsK7nMIVpxtG2PEm4Tvwpt_FRqFy2v4cjaTK9j6nUQjC0GW-C8xhHkv9crISYPvRAlNUdHvzasIgBBK59SkCTVpG3T104ahJcwTFgAmMz8pEPrtStDAIRMs28ENlKwIUfD2wKRBGPoHbnuAO5wAp7EvHOj4p/s900/7%20Augusto%20arrival.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRsUQNfhY5k7tjO31VOV2cGCX0f7tcsK7nMIVpxtG2PEm4Tvwpt_FRqFy2v4cjaTK9j6nUQjC0GW-C8xhHkv9crISYPvRAlNUdHvzasIgBBK59SkCTVpG3T104ahJcwTFgAmMz8pEPrtStDAIRMs28ENlKwIUfD2wKRBGPoHbnuAO5wAp7EvHOj4p/s320/7%20Augusto%20arrival.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday is lentil day at Augusto. We sat ourselves under the umbrellas in the piazza but the staff invited us to sit inside, as it was much cooler within the thick walls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMG5Wd7758PF7WyFyvW305S0MSK8a6oIBvnor0WVAdiWi1OHRz5t4uO1yxXD1RfgGqYe-1G8cYO3KQNBaQ6dvoXckjvxgCw9YdfE2GWRb8m34Bsdz7bJ29oUpKEw8HX5TKjwRKtguAf1C1_V6cBOfFkQLhKpfmDMulZ0QnJt2fzzuoY-hCxsQ49Ff/s900/9%20Augusto%20lentils.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMG5Wd7758PF7WyFyvW305S0MSK8a6oIBvnor0WVAdiWi1OHRz5t4uO1yxXD1RfgGqYe-1G8cYO3KQNBaQ6dvoXckjvxgCw9YdfE2GWRb8m34Bsdz7bJ29oUpKEw8HX5TKjwRKtguAf1C1_V6cBOfFkQLhKpfmDMulZ0QnJt2fzzuoY-hCxsQ49Ff/s320/9%20Augusto%20lentils.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Famous lentils with sausage, and a side of tomatoes. Simple, / simple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAffJBU-qneEqoX9MUI-XmTuXVLcunIYPiRl_wzeIAXpnFH8eEUMEYPgkm0JYmktxsretpBsJHNm6HB_R6bLgNzecCpKHvjm31t2VgfDPTITq41NGFEqPjFf2TqPDingBwPzVLzHLfcyWHTGPBnsOQePXOk6esV2FUlyBuO6CW9C_LSovtYRtAZYMl/s900/8%20Augusto%20lunch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAffJBU-qneEqoX9MUI-XmTuXVLcunIYPiRl_wzeIAXpnFH8eEUMEYPgkm0JYmktxsretpBsJHNm6HB_R6bLgNzecCpKHvjm31t2VgfDPTITq41NGFEqPjFf2TqPDingBwPzVLzHLfcyWHTGPBnsOQePXOk6esV2FUlyBuO6CW9C_LSovtYRtAZYMl/s320/8%20Augusto%20lunch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another day at Augusto. I'm having pork roast with roasted potatoes. We do visit other days because our beloved Open Door bookstore nearby is closed Mondays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVft_koAqQmYto9A3udt2LiCSm0B004CY-UwV_zSMTUqQEHBihbGdjS9V82UtntqwedQ18AmuotMwrvWL5xswHbjWxUulHh4QFur4ENrbS4RYnD6JNao3w1V_9bNWbkHzSiSfWlUycAbbUS3wsFJauP1n_xZDYeLgx-pWGEWmZCxNQ6TxKWrpLs0en/s900/10%20Montecarlo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVft_koAqQmYto9A3udt2LiCSm0B004CY-UwV_zSMTUqQEHBihbGdjS9V82UtntqwedQ18AmuotMwrvWL5xswHbjWxUulHh4QFur4ENrbS4RYnD6JNao3w1V_9bNWbkHzSiSfWlUycAbbUS3wsFJauP1n_xZDYeLgx-pWGEWmZCxNQ6TxKWrpLs0en/s320/10%20Montecarlo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sundays usually find us at La Montecarlo Pizzeria. Today instead of my usual Margarita, I'm trying the four cheese pizza. It was good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0Ez0NzS_R6ytosDBvzG2bdHQtAEYD41uTr6Xpjhr8UgVmp0miBmk3XslevNj8dV89wfgu9__k6Ow10BOPCWmKDFalf-7qUS-69LoL3bdOtdfEYI2j1QpYpr9crggwRsprlhq3MOLA0zxErEEPLuOQoydPXyTs5u5F3FHypQesJenZXie1mCtF1b5/s900/11%20Gino%20Carla%20Fabrizio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="900" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0Ez0NzS_R6ytosDBvzG2bdHQtAEYD41uTr6Xpjhr8UgVmp0miBmk3XslevNj8dV89wfgu9__k6Ow10BOPCWmKDFalf-7qUS-69LoL3bdOtdfEYI2j1QpYpr9crggwRsprlhq3MOLA0zxErEEPLuOQoydPXyTs5u5F3FHypQesJenZXie1mCtF1b5/s320/11%20Gino%20Carla%20Fabrizio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch at Gino al Parliamento. Locals paying / Carla and Fabrizio, the owners, serving their loyal clientele,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumG_p9NgGLFSRjsH-sQTmDdj1nj1fl42roevG2JufIW2_Z_Db1vv8m_P_4KECvgSNq2MKlpkSOi48aTMdqoHi6iui3BbCYe3_E8h2UNva7B9B-LGNbSNibStV3GCqDz-dty-TUYlfHJf1cobP9dh3YVHXyCRz9rqp3aUwSD7Jx7uDOykiP1xzaa2s/s900/12%20Bill%20John%20content.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="900" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumG_p9NgGLFSRjsH-sQTmDdj1nj1fl42roevG2JufIW2_Z_Db1vv8m_P_4KECvgSNq2MKlpkSOi48aTMdqoHi6iui3BbCYe3_E8h2UNva7B9B-LGNbSNibStV3GCqDz-dty-TUYlfHJf1cobP9dh3YVHXyCRz9rqp3aUwSD7Jx7uDOykiP1xzaa2s/s320/12%20Bill%20John%20content.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Contentment in Rome: Da Enzo in Trastevere / Da Tonino on the Governo Vecchio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRyRue7HI7vP6Du9yfdyYFUmQQxBEz2hc7qVtH_nq2DkCO1e1YoIRqvXf1fx9GJvggG3_9FLHybVo3j9v7u9M-AG3CX5CjB2hFPtbvhN7q-7wdrEgmcSZGYOQZ2VfrJNlCCWSzSeo8jaILcdTTh8No-l8jXfmNbFtySj1VPaiXRG9c_KZ7UUUU7lw/s900/13%20Carabinieri.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="900" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbRyRue7HI7vP6Du9yfdyYFUmQQxBEz2hc7qVtH_nq2DkCO1e1YoIRqvXf1fx9GJvggG3_9FLHybVo3j9v7u9M-AG3CX5CjB2hFPtbvhN7q-7wdrEgmcSZGYOQZ2VfrJNlCCWSzSeo8jaILcdTTh8No-l8jXfmNbFtySj1VPaiXRG9c_KZ7UUUU7lw/s320/13%20Carabinieri.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After lunch our walk home often brought us by San Luigi dei Francesi and its Carabinieri standing guard. Believe it or not I took these two pictures on different days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQKrM-ySzNnaeXgtCX4bKzSr33lAX2runi4290TrJFvcrutpSoDBFSCIEd4_zr06bHZQNURwqHEuJDkBmdYcAzp1blmhAOp7_F4SlZtRRZFKT5J3uWKChFM2pXe9Pu0yxoruk62LX6xghDXG2UaqII4f9fqBU8OjonACQYPXq39pyFqRSJxufPYDi/s900/14%20after%20lunch-nap.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQKrM-ySzNnaeXgtCX4bKzSr33lAX2runi4290TrJFvcrutpSoDBFSCIEd4_zr06bHZQNURwqHEuJDkBmdYcAzp1blmhAOp7_F4SlZtRRZFKT5J3uWKChFM2pXe9Pu0yxoruk62LX6xghDXG2UaqII4f9fqBU8OjonACQYPXq39pyFqRSJxufPYDi/s320/14%20after%20lunch-nap.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking home from our local farmer's market, Bill has a bouquet of peonies. / After a nap, our siesta continues with reading and writing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1gMbONwYKZkWhfnKP8ScCmXb3c9AoueGpcu5m6bbSEUztr2StThJqo07G-wXYxxRFLM9_VOGNrjHhZ3A0YE90AUwppgq_MvGDiWLqngPg3s4M1FXv2TDGdw7UW-WJCZWIX2Ngw65HjQ_odKwiITCQkonTvoW0Xwsjg3yyS-1i-h4tGPpi9hFdgBP/s900/15%20after%20nap.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="900" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1gMbONwYKZkWhfnKP8ScCmXb3c9AoueGpcu5m6bbSEUztr2StThJqo07G-wXYxxRFLM9_VOGNrjHhZ3A0YE90AUwppgq_MvGDiWLqngPg3s4M1FXv2TDGdw7UW-WJCZWIX2Ngw65HjQ_odKwiITCQkonTvoW0Xwsjg3yyS-1i-h4tGPpi9hFdgBP/s320/15%20after%20nap.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing beguiles the unending heat of the day like a drink and a pot of cherries, both icy from the fridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-r40GHXzEcnSHaD33je1HR10vknnB6Hw7EPkhTgPigXQVPDOqegb-4Vrg9VG0HeNay4U0Oa_evtxY1UaDUZEo98wbGU4pMch_hCc4yUdkmjcu4pdO7zFoV8KnPRzjlqwjOAWNlutLnVp46ME8uCF4BWWwwtaKXmjllR7wNiu93YwD_UKgr4A6EOk1/s900/16%20Lisa%20Shelly.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="900" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-r40GHXzEcnSHaD33je1HR10vknnB6Hw7EPkhTgPigXQVPDOqegb-4Vrg9VG0HeNay4U0Oa_evtxY1UaDUZEo98wbGU4pMch_hCc4yUdkmjcu4pdO7zFoV8KnPRzjlqwjOAWNlutLnVp46ME8uCF4BWWwwtaKXmjllR7wNiu93YwD_UKgr4A6EOk1/s320/16%20Lisa%20Shelly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year we had <b>sympatici</b> neighbours in Toronto friends, Lisa and Shelly / Shelly introduced us to the delights of Apple 3-D street view (photo by Lisa Roosen-Runge).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dNXZqkmjnS5cENn93CVd11w4QvSgqoJemqTf9TztormduUgvYgs2cBL0Rh9LoUg2yNeWVyBSC0h8nvhRiTPuVC0rKJkNOanNlSokY3EOV685FhYrMJEwMg9zW4-H6RQ-hTT_DFxExMGMR9cPo3bpvuYZFFVlaL35ElvO03a9zZ5kor69mrL0KQFU/s900/17%20Bergamaschi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="900" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dNXZqkmjnS5cENn93CVd11w4QvSgqoJemqTf9TztormduUgvYgs2cBL0Rh9LoUg2yNeWVyBSC0h8nvhRiTPuVC0rKJkNOanNlSokY3EOV685FhYrMJEwMg9zW4-H6RQ-hTT_DFxExMGMR9cPo3bpvuYZFFVlaL35ElvO03a9zZ5kor69mrL0KQFU/s320/17%20Bergamaschi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the siesta all of Rome goes back to work. We emerge from our door on our tourist work to see the chef next door and workmen with their gear back on the job.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihuI2kA8-Dl_n52j-HCTdLdRS7UuuzubGYJ3cXZi41mIT93sGOgpbo_IOblpFEoXIDrF-CAb6wbHiMFHzDbguCS2ncySu7UToFhWwRmY-Q4PrrSJPTQkHYNmYKLK5A0fWBlsgcY1Pf8errvt7NAVHNQxjA_IA__KdI9LiLES6jUpVG_6jiAIqWDvd/s900/18%20Piccolo%20Bill%20Lisa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihuI2kA8-Dl_n52j-HCTdLdRS7UuuzubGYJ3cXZi41mIT93sGOgpbo_IOblpFEoXIDrF-CAb6wbHiMFHzDbguCS2ncySu7UToFhWwRmY-Q4PrrSJPTQkHYNmYKLK5A0fWBlsgcY1Pf8errvt7NAVHNQxjA_IA__KdI9LiLES6jUpVG_6jiAIqWDvd/s320/18%20Piccolo%20Bill%20Lisa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our tourist work often leads to our favourite bar where we routinely order a bottle of prosecco to beguile the hour. Here are Bill and Lisa recounting the adventures of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoyXJXj1JA48DrukI1ZQfefSeu23YRoy6CZw48vVc29669t0y_PJbrshjkJ-Ms1RGjCtZtR9VQUCQPy8hNOVcRS-0sR5M5jdJBXjkuBhUOy_eJYpyyjgTDyvQXiKIO49Wf66jhbk1Fiq-d4F8aAvgve4kG5JSdZGDoBwXr5ZEULPrfPrSjMJ9P2tD/s900/19%20Davide%20crutch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoyXJXj1JA48DrukI1ZQfefSeu23YRoy6CZw48vVc29669t0y_PJbrshjkJ-Ms1RGjCtZtR9VQUCQPy8hNOVcRS-0sR5M5jdJBXjkuBhUOy_eJYpyyjgTDyvQXiKIO49Wf66jhbk1Fiq-d4F8aAvgve4kG5JSdZGDoBwXr5ZEULPrfPrSjMJ9P2tD/s320/19%20Davide%20crutch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's server Davide helping a customer to her table. She has just hopped off the back of a scooter. The driver joins her after parking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MZtbCQEoLrUdJB4qybuZGvxd9V0wDlwSaPoHfhxUC0H4n37PBgyHHAl8VTSY2aEM6O_NN5ZgPBLkMN4rabXIcYK1aKOvlNHlR5e2iBU5cZmnevLqUm6hBdljgEScCQkSUqHt4cZSCBlesTFOIh5fVpnpXxyV1-7H2rjHGmLpyYRHd3_zOT1sTo-h/s900/20%20piccolo%20crown%20by%20Bill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MZtbCQEoLrUdJB4qybuZGvxd9V0wDlwSaPoHfhxUC0H4n37PBgyHHAl8VTSY2aEM6O_NN5ZgPBLkMN4rabXIcYK1aKOvlNHlR5e2iBU5cZmnevLqUm6hBdljgEScCQkSUqHt4cZSCBlesTFOIh5fVpnpXxyV1-7H2rjHGmLpyYRHd3_zOT1sTo-h/s320/20%20piccolo%20crown%20by%20Bill.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We love the denizens of this bar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-iu99JC2merlJ0dpDpMZTiQerNdWHg5K2jZwNl_EWlcmIElbv4j_SOzPHr5d0Z87v4qAFGuIBTAWs6k6D8Tsb8vv6PgIZ8VcOkYQF9pLbhzVkNlHX1YM3rPdphCGjJjPl9XyyfcQeI90QhlEZKMOne2anCHVYe0hjaqo5s-ygl9ugL2zEMy02hU_/s900/21%20Pantheon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-iu99JC2merlJ0dpDpMZTiQerNdWHg5K2jZwNl_EWlcmIElbv4j_SOzPHr5d0Z87v4qAFGuIBTAWs6k6D8Tsb8vv6PgIZ8VcOkYQF9pLbhzVkNlHX1YM3rPdphCGjJjPl9XyyfcQeI90QhlEZKMOne2anCHVYe0hjaqo5s-ygl9ugL2zEMy02hU_/s320/21%20Pantheon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking home takes us by the magnificent Pantheon. It always looks fresh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhof8hOb13dFwe4f7wFomOJJUiFkjjWeEeNsdu0xzh2zmc8WPAuTYn9iYHHu7nK80LCtQ3JcbXrg4jr1FrcutBj2r_hjb5cxaPH9lV4GBt-2ejLwfjOtGLcr6gOMhBcqFR8purbmJfLwrmGksyycPWHf1gTL3bxcvsxHMcU2HDn3kXg8DPL6uBocgp4/s900/22%20gelato%20cafe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhof8hOb13dFwe4f7wFomOJJUiFkjjWeEeNsdu0xzh2zmc8WPAuTYn9iYHHu7nK80LCtQ3JcbXrg4jr1FrcutBj2r_hjb5cxaPH9lV4GBt-2ejLwfjOtGLcr6gOMhBcqFR8purbmJfLwrmGksyycPWHf1gTL3bxcvsxHMcU2HDn3kXg8DPL6uBocgp4/s320/22%20gelato%20cafe.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Evenings often also take us by Giolitti for gelato / and to Cafe Sant'Eustachio for espresso. This bar is packed with visitors all day but in the evening we get to know the staff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DamY4wEb4ROBBz4OzkOSJaBd3aDyMupgti9lZC9LKahWo8H1ACbZzThJTWWtFECh9GYOl9d3rNtsKQz6xOz0pVU7-Y9QsRT8nCDKAXA8tJN_imd6z_zeIFCuia1v5fRWgfpiPhZgIBvGxN1-qyZ-ik1JDa0PetwqH9KNtWSar4EcyGUJscA-OpmZ/s900/23%20Azad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DamY4wEb4ROBBz4OzkOSJaBd3aDyMupgti9lZC9LKahWo8H1ACbZzThJTWWtFECh9GYOl9d3rNtsKQz6xOz0pVU7-Y9QsRT8nCDKAXA8tJN_imd6z_zeIFCuia1v5fRWgfpiPhZgIBvGxN1-qyZ-ik1JDa0PetwqH9KNtWSar4EcyGUJscA-OpmZ/s320/23%20Azad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">House style here is "with sugar." Azad smiled when I asked for a "normale" and a "senza normale." / When we told him we were leaving Rome he touched his heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCgPPB7RQd1gv-FNiu1aEAvaheKHMIzHP8goK2MGVHnog9tAlANOgBuZmbUIScRijqKrSHWypQP9J7jxGSJjqlLNucPwsBNZqq051treEy2RVQd-6lD5FJzGO9zmiOmARjHWAAAMxx__qm2d1x_uGAb2U7PK0qChKcTg3dROoS5mmDPJ8mpUHxlsh/s900/24%20night%20at%20home.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCgPPB7RQd1gv-FNiu1aEAvaheKHMIzHP8goK2MGVHnog9tAlANOgBuZmbUIScRijqKrSHWypQP9J7jxGSJjqlLNucPwsBNZqq051treEy2RVQd-6lD5FJzGO9zmiOmARjHWAAAMxx__qm2d1x_uGAb2U7PK0qChKcTg3dROoS5mmDPJ8mpUHxlsh/s320/24%20night%20at%20home.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At home in Rome at night. Temperature doesn't get much below 28 degrees. What a great time we are having.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHB7SzzkP3zohtMAO4T-OIdJ4hqKnB0sbG8cSFmVeKgtop4iHKAXUDojCx0ek2-y6nAY0t5y0P-jHjpUkGmGuy42VZ4KO7uSf65DIdrbcaGTh-PoZ5WtNuP9Mi2fgoGsVu7LW7gPXPtM8wXkYClUJ1g3Gq6xbuvyXWy6ElpZzCSUC0s2XNcJNNhIu/s800/25%20at%20home%20at%20night.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHB7SzzkP3zohtMAO4T-OIdJ4hqKnB0sbG8cSFmVeKgtop4iHKAXUDojCx0ek2-y6nAY0t5y0P-jHjpUkGmGuy42VZ4KO7uSf65DIdrbcaGTh-PoZ5WtNuP9Mi2fgoGsVu7LW7gPXPtM8wXkYClUJ1g3Gq6xbuvyXWy6ElpZzCSUC0s2XNcJNNhIu/s320/25%20at%20home%20at%20night.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I read on the terrace until the light fades. Then I rest my eyes on the rooftops, the same rooftops we looked at this morning. And so to bed.</div><p></p>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917748821490621024.post-78314288455301414342022-10-05T18:31:00.013-05:002022-10-10T23:09:20.763-05:00Roman Mornings<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the morning, Bill and I do our sightseeing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbL-4InpDtdbbnL8FmRyxw14XA_GFv4p4rKbON5rOIQ5b33KDBiCupgpXt59LhM9dgynKs5hWUyoTtc6SKjNa3m2xZU5_aN7fbvR1ZYyqtp1yA9e9ubYtucsW2HWBo4EKxfjTzB5NwrV3Oh1xJxpyxBJFknhCMvkk0BiVYRr1WbZmTDnucKhWv6kIV/s800/1%20Vittoriano.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbL-4InpDtdbbnL8FmRyxw14XA_GFv4p4rKbON5rOIQ5b33KDBiCupgpXt59LhM9dgynKs5hWUyoTtc6SKjNa3m2xZU5_aN7fbvR1ZYyqtp1yA9e9ubYtucsW2HWBo4EKxfjTzB5NwrV3Oh1xJxpyxBJFknhCMvkk0BiVYRr1WbZmTDnucKhWv6kIV/s320/1%20Vittoriano.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mornings were hot this summer. That's me, clinging to the shade, climbing the steps of the Vittoriano.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRtm3grbZTAeacdSKwvJiXn2yAwV5LWgsaCmUAaV1Y7XLr-pA0D-kfQQe3sKs0eqTG1tsCl6yhyWfIB55jLHcYOwHbX2LrjRfPa1Q9SrE6-9wIpGVmlGZeoTO9XmKBuDg2_skgMmYYCU92LurUkPybjK-n03kCGwRpSK4Re5Uv-kx_cQVQHlsbdT_/s900/2%20Capitoline%20AraCoeli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="900" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRtm3grbZTAeacdSKwvJiXn2yAwV5LWgsaCmUAaV1Y7XLr-pA0D-kfQQe3sKs0eqTG1tsCl6yhyWfIB55jLHcYOwHbX2LrjRfPa1Q9SrE6-9wIpGVmlGZeoTO9XmKBuDg2_skgMmYYCU92LurUkPybjK-n03kCGwRpSK4Re5Uv-kx_cQVQHlsbdT_/s320/2%20Capitoline%20AraCoeli.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Relief from the heat within the thick walls of the Capitoline Museum / looking down the steps of Santa Maria in Aracoeli from the top of the Capitoline Hill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjql5gvq7XD4JC7nI2H8aYi9L7ueY_BJVeEhCK3P1_901NlmtO5OiCM-emxoIxMdLWuJNqTnA9Wjd6YLfJgKOtZb_UZrewOIaUCOOyf7kSDrUSnWeNdCj71Tgkrnj0Pd__lUbDvDbMW9WYhTnKI9yCbOw5EwfSCFcgPHairgfUHgix_QtaMnN0vrniJ/s900/3%20il%20sole.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjql5gvq7XD4JC7nI2H8aYi9L7ueY_BJVeEhCK3P1_901NlmtO5OiCM-emxoIxMdLWuJNqTnA9Wjd6YLfJgKOtZb_UZrewOIaUCOOyf7kSDrUSnWeNdCj71Tgkrnj0Pd__lUbDvDbMW9WYhTnKI9yCbOw5EwfSCFcgPHairgfUHgix_QtaMnN0vrniJ/s320/3%20il%20sole.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking up the pitiless stairs of the Aracoeli / Testing my phone camera on Bernini's Bridge of Angels by putting the sun behind the statue's head.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxw6SaIu7ahhv5LemIJ_TwduY25xcbdmEX2TSdLH4NdW2GZmYcTJEaG7SmANEiCnWWmXMFMXc3bjA1vKhTxF62y70XTB6KzNW_N1tuC3rlopRjg3P8uif_3enB-E5s-0ROeRrtIs2b-Ohk5ovtbL5my-P79xz4bD37p_H9KUtsECsLJxGwxWrpHZ0w/s900/4%20DOP%20dress%20and%20CCCP%20dog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="900" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxw6SaIu7ahhv5LemIJ_TwduY25xcbdmEX2TSdLH4NdW2GZmYcTJEaG7SmANEiCnWWmXMFMXc3bjA1vKhTxF62y70XTB6KzNW_N1tuC3rlopRjg3P8uif_3enB-E5s-0ROeRrtIs2b-Ohk5ovtbL5my-P79xz4bD37p_H9KUtsECsLJxGwxWrpHZ0w/s320/4%20DOP%20dress%20and%20CCCP%20dog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Must ask at this shop what DOP means. / Must be Laika, the first dog in space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXG05TCOwdvz6htTTUvsdekzE5yVGFdJO4kA7rZbb70GD02y-DrIIorQB4BcTc6o-v7Sx8AiIv9sHNeRrSEvvWgsNhWHQ0DIU2l-Q8VZ405u595jcxswUwvYyOKVJzDa66qjThqG-7ill4pxyRLTckzdJjdx9UU6sA_LXTn9ZZZgdbsDdrlmcIL_V/s900/5%20Sisters%20doing%20it%20for%20themselves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXG05TCOwdvz6htTTUvsdekzE5yVGFdJO4kA7rZbb70GD02y-DrIIorQB4BcTc6o-v7Sx8AiIv9sHNeRrSEvvWgsNhWHQ0DIU2l-Q8VZ405u595jcxswUwvYyOKVJzDa66qjThqG-7ill4pxyRLTckzdJjdx9UU6sA_LXTn9ZZZgdbsDdrlmcIL_V/s320/5%20Sisters%20doing%20it%20for%20themselves.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Workers in white. "Lares", on the back of the t-shirt refers to the ancient Roman household gods. How cool it that? / Army of nurses in this year's Festa della Republica parade</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-tGugn7oyaTNs-bJVgt8pVVdw-9ffEOwaAXfUoX2BwrKahcgc71WtYpIrJKYmnWiUy-Zz60xslSoTtL3eMA_KneyBg2hROtlyMOFpMBNGhD3Hb6HZ2zlKaUQAfZZYPYZYstzLXqW-nQambxMxEXBpxoKh8UP73ylucS3Bqbjk4JAKWsVXQMQBYPv/s900/6%20Festa%20della%20Repubblica.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="900" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-tGugn7oyaTNs-bJVgt8pVVdw-9ffEOwaAXfUoX2BwrKahcgc71WtYpIrJKYmnWiUy-Zz60xslSoTtL3eMA_KneyBg2hROtlyMOFpMBNGhD3Hb6HZ2zlKaUQAfZZYPYZYstzLXqW-nQambxMxEXBpxoKh8UP73ylucS3Bqbjk4JAKWsVXQMQBYPv/s320/6%20Festa%20della%20Repubblica.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice tank from the Festa della Republica / We think capercaillie feathers on the helmets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Carabinieri station between Piazza Navona and the Pantheon / A step away from Piazza Navona on our way to the lively Via dei Coronari. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6Xe0uQ_YCdXw_E3dUu0giDMyMrBxk0YaYpaB8ZU20OGAzrejgSgNiCWVdENs4gK-ppb17gDaA4Sk8nt9H8R1F9Pg53dF7gDBOzK7_oCMUxJ4U6d6n2AwECu9Fzk7WCSjjTzbVyI2qOeOhPKyLWtzhoPzq6G2HHNccMnnG4ZHg5HE2wVo7lSNEIXE/s900/10%20San%20Carlino.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="900" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6Xe0uQ_YCdXw_E3dUu0giDMyMrBxk0YaYpaB8ZU20OGAzrejgSgNiCWVdENs4gK-ppb17gDaA4Sk8nt9H8R1F9Pg53dF7gDBOzK7_oCMUxJ4U6d6n2AwECu9Fzk7WCSjjTzbVyI2qOeOhPKyLWtzhoPzq6G2HHNccMnnG4ZHg5HE2wVo7lSNEIXE/s320/10%20San%20Carlino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Juno fountain on the corner of the <b>Quattro Fontane</b> (Four Fountains) on the Quirinal Hill / Entrance to Borromini's must see <b>San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Church open from 9 to 12 every Sunday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwARQbHf6BAqT3AaXS40F3upTJJfT0x1DCRE7TO-MqPBbkPhUZVFV3t_d8WyQfBfkbn4WUyF9T6OYiy3f7rF3r-Vsm1qjj8qw3Xh_saAO41pw-w8hDqZBUEvFfDHVccE4SfcGBTW6DDaWhZ0lik9WJLSLk5rUJJsbLrohjzAB4F9f9Jd-HH5WsDiTH/s900/12%20Blue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwARQbHf6BAqT3AaXS40F3upTJJfT0x1DCRE7TO-MqPBbkPhUZVFV3t_d8WyQfBfkbn4WUyF9T6OYiy3f7rF3r-Vsm1qjj8qw3Xh_saAO41pw-w8hDqZBUEvFfDHVccE4SfcGBTW6DDaWhZ0lik9WJLSLk5rUJJsbLrohjzAB4F9f9Jd-HH5WsDiTH/s320/12%20Blue.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sign on the side wall of <b>Sant'Andrea della Valle</b> / Vaulted ceiling of <b>Santa Maria Sopra Minerva</b>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINwNHh2YeljVLQpGcIHxC2Ka5dgOq3wUlH-pPzuU1OU7xucQN3y0TiOy4CHfopGpInP59JLFsLM1OuBzoGhtZUK98ider71HwYY9wM0Sc5LDqRPL6BjKOW-8i695GFo-7mlDI95tDfIXpTji8sext_APCnT0ynRKOl98cHjqrE8_eKn2iufzof-va/s900/13%20Cecilia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINwNHh2YeljVLQpGcIHxC2Ka5dgOq3wUlH-pPzuU1OU7xucQN3y0TiOy4CHfopGpInP59JLFsLM1OuBzoGhtZUK98ider71HwYY9wM0Sc5LDqRPL6BjKOW-8i695GFo-7mlDI95tDfIXpTji8sext_APCnT0ynRKOl98cHjqrE8_eKn2iufzof-va/s320/13%20Cecilia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of the altar from the nun's choir in <b>Santa Cecilia in Trastevere</b> / On the ground floor in one of those side aisles in S Cecilia -- view toward the gift shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v-jFT4BPegUdk0cedT_Z5Fo5Ia9cl9_TfMJ8GHgW7I_7nD1eO7GhTkclaYUtRq2wrvCh5A64-ioojI260V5T9iIc3wWdVErZ0sJbYLUhAODs-X0aD7Wz4mXz-BFOLJHbX2y6mNJ1Y827fMp8r2XMsLwdlWSqaRABG2X-tbPLvxy7VtiX64KNowSP/s900/14%20St%20Anthony.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="900" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v-jFT4BPegUdk0cedT_Z5Fo5Ia9cl9_TfMJ8GHgW7I_7nD1eO7GhTkclaYUtRq2wrvCh5A64-ioojI260V5T9iIc3wWdVErZ0sJbYLUhAODs-X0aD7Wz4mXz-BFOLJHbX2y6mNJ1Y827fMp8r2XMsLwdlWSqaRABG2X-tbPLvxy7VtiX64KNowSP/s320/14%20St%20Anthony.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Priest in <b>San Andrea delle Valle</b> / Saint Anthony and the Christ child seem to be discussing him but they are across the river in the church of <b>San Crisogono</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinujkhSniuwPRViJcYveEwpq53v3PJXmvM7TjuqXoRrUfVsDST_F5iY7l5iNUcQsiFQubHfJsk8tdSbbfZPP9YXSvAT7LxeD4Sp8TLERcLAaCAJbAEj7fJSYgwsiPv1osE2_LZT8zjysbj2OfgX2toZTPbaQAKjtKs6v5ONtl1Ahuvg9fMLvYbrR1q/s900/15%20Caravaggio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinujkhSniuwPRViJcYveEwpq53v3PJXmvM7TjuqXoRrUfVsDST_F5iY7l5iNUcQsiFQubHfJsk8tdSbbfZPP9YXSvAT7LxeD4Sp8TLERcLAaCAJbAEj7fJSYgwsiPv1osE2_LZT8zjysbj2OfgX2toZTPbaQAKjtKs6v5ONtl1Ahuvg9fMLvYbrR1q/s320/15%20Caravaggio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visitors to Rome have been lining up to look at Caravaggio's Calling of Matthew / Inspiration of Matthew in the church of <b>San Luigi dei Francesi</b> since 1600.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDyw8YYUsbXxP98JV2oZ984YDEK28QEpinZ707Hau8DIrx8g-79BZAcgEAYDbbXYxD2sfFoZPRTEkXp8nti3SdSELrs6uasfiBvXh51p3SgJ4Fkj4D-U9ETnRTnEfIDWh2IAx_HaSsl14-U5K6eW9OVOt7XmEFlYkPRwIOeabosGETwVHKRplTVfA/s900/18%20Diocletian%20Pasolini.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="900" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDyw8YYUsbXxP98JV2oZ984YDEK28QEpinZ707Hau8DIrx8g-79BZAcgEAYDbbXYxD2sfFoZPRTEkXp8nti3SdSELrs6uasfiBvXh51p3SgJ4Fkj4D-U9ETnRTnEfIDWh2IAx_HaSsl14-U5K6eW9OVOt7XmEFlYkPRwIOeabosGETwVHKRplTVfA/s320/18%20Diocletian%20Pasolini.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baths of Diocletian / Sculpture by Nicola Verlato in "Hostia" a Pasolini Centenary show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFG7H83AL_QREoIt10Ilu5aQR5ST7Sjb4o-ensG5CvsKqeW-gPyLiNeXsPbK6rVW5ScUjEiK6C7lzJOr6oZcuglkPPBMk7m8c96jRjSlMEBPB49Scx4uwDDA4MEVvnBiPt_QB6-bsFkCmt5rw6KxYQrOKBNevKFO7CozgE1oE8kOmhF-Z5GKj46lB/s900/19%20Sculptures.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFG7H83AL_QREoIt10Ilu5aQR5ST7Sjb4o-ensG5CvsKqeW-gPyLiNeXsPbK6rVW5ScUjEiK6C7lzJOr6oZcuglkPPBMk7m8c96jRjSlMEBPB49Scx4uwDDA4MEVvnBiPt_QB6-bsFkCmt5rw6KxYQrOKBNevKFO7CozgE1oE8kOmhF-Z5GKj46lB/s320/19%20Sculptures.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">River god detail in Bernini's famous Four Rivers fountain in Piazza Navona / Hair and beard in the style of the Emperor Hadrian, c 130 AD, Museum of Rome in Palazzo Massimo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OK6Dl-N7-1hF-b4nD9WeCy8nzH0Xq5rc6b4jo2YGN_uK7JaVhDcZUQdNU_J8LcmhCH-PV0XIc9sfob-DtsPZJXwsy-Q6c5wAhkE8hR1rDVeISFcJapIaA2IIxiZVtCStlEZgkiw-DAS24woZXR41MY05o12TJybIqaaza3flVZSW3V_a74ijR6-7/s900/20%20Trastevere.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="900" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OK6Dl-N7-1hF-b4nD9WeCy8nzH0Xq5rc6b4jo2YGN_uK7JaVhDcZUQdNU_J8LcmhCH-PV0XIc9sfob-DtsPZJXwsy-Q6c5wAhkE8hR1rDVeISFcJapIaA2IIxiZVtCStlEZgkiw-DAS24woZXR41MY05o12TJybIqaaza3flVZSW3V_a74ijR6-7/s320/20%20Trastevere.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trastevere streets: face of Hedy Lamar on the left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0aades0LCCVBWe9rPI8DBB8_a_i4NWGKIWFNcENFX4Nh3oO4VkJTnB5RLqB7RtBp62oqbMdf_ifolaf80o_yPh2pD5Lio-EW5kmHyf0R0MvAGYpkiyQ_QitC1_EqsnovQFvlGSyxkDKtBgJpDHtuQ63qGjsjLpXjwSNtfsICypvsTPs6aa4OO5Eb/s900/21%20Trastevere.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0aades0LCCVBWe9rPI8DBB8_a_i4NWGKIWFNcENFX4Nh3oO4VkJTnB5RLqB7RtBp62oqbMdf_ifolaf80o_yPh2pD5Lio-EW5kmHyf0R0MvAGYpkiyQ_QitC1_EqsnovQFvlGSyxkDKtBgJpDHtuQ63qGjsjLpXjwSNtfsICypvsTPs6aa4OO5Eb/s320/21%20Trastevere.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trastevere detail</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotM8_uDu0dZ5_IOAr4tEbnMQccKOH4nnEpaiyxoYj7oW-p4CXT5dndk_FT6A4GdBLE7n2qeRVmtcjrDWs5OytuPlEnfKz7wtIam9RlkIK-vMmNUchcNhUyDmV1YXoSHVSBNf9yw_Jsn1SXvbJS7SjkSYO1xbtXjz66aHtWCUUCUMdDHInz5VyCMNI/s900/22%20Workshops.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="900" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotM8_uDu0dZ5_IOAr4tEbnMQccKOH4nnEpaiyxoYj7oW-p4CXT5dndk_FT6A4GdBLE7n2qeRVmtcjrDWs5OytuPlEnfKz7wtIam9RlkIK-vMmNUchcNhUyDmV1YXoSHVSBNf9yw_Jsn1SXvbJS7SjkSYO1xbtXjz66aHtWCUUCUMdDHInz5VyCMNI/s320/22%20Workshops.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roman workshops: Trastevere / Parione</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_FhP-VVBUX_MeIN1Kz8mtIZsR1VhlGWi_q7pmS8FJkBDtbDOa4ZFVijTi-ORIKXvze8qzs_v7KqsD4jWDFjebtIzlZzcd0_xY8IXMFN6xEHO0xFdYAp9tlXQ9AYfnumkabWp4NUAgjgyUOvTHmajzfyLVwa8uGPKT_Y1HdArxykkzeLajbScBfmO/s900/23%20Governo%20Vecchio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_FhP-VVBUX_MeIN1Kz8mtIZsR1VhlGWi_q7pmS8FJkBDtbDOa4ZFVijTi-ORIKXvze8qzs_v7KqsD4jWDFjebtIzlZzcd0_xY8IXMFN6xEHO0xFdYAp9tlXQ9AYfnumkabWp4NUAgjgyUOvTHmajzfyLVwa8uGPKT_Y1HdArxykkzeLajbScBfmO/s320/23%20Governo%20Vecchio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage clothing store on our beloved Governo Vecchio. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbRoH1fYpg-qLVW-iz7q8_jTcT4dhKk-XIiWc0e1j_M1SzY2JC4hpE4e30_3mYo58-5pAov-mksAbNkyVCk6FGSFhUNTbeQgzWwJJqfRF6vUvH4rrJaLr7ppLseAyCki1d97QjORA9pwrD7X_Ye7liWbKSyQ-ABNmTiCiOLjH7ZI6adnoW7o8Rv-d/s900/24%20butcher%20workman.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="900" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbRoH1fYpg-qLVW-iz7q8_jTcT4dhKk-XIiWc0e1j_M1SzY2JC4hpE4e30_3mYo58-5pAov-mksAbNkyVCk6FGSFhUNTbeQgzWwJJqfRF6vUvH4rrJaLr7ppLseAyCki1d97QjORA9pwrD7X_Ye7liWbKSyQ-ABNmTiCiOLjH7ZI6adnoW7o8Rv-d/s320/24%20butcher%20workman.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Butcher at the Governo Vecchio Carrefour Express / Workman near the Frutteria Antica delle Coppelle market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRUe25y65spifabayc0Jg4I9vD49kHbLZN7YAU0LzeDdUn8MLD91ja9Ak-nxZ5tj5zxMN_HG2dXkRuaLwSH1eDWraawvrPnQYjGfkhFZp699cqg9EuOPocpqBWHoMajdMMnyrrUxI9NgEzfz0nIZl5SLask_lmP0VKp2Qilf2jmuDT22VlrqE5JGB/s800/25%20Secondo%20Ice%20Cream.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRUe25y65spifabayc0Jg4I9vD49kHbLZN7YAU0LzeDdUn8MLD91ja9Ak-nxZ5tj5zxMN_HG2dXkRuaLwSH1eDWraawvrPnQYjGfkhFZp699cqg9EuOPocpqBWHoMajdMMnyrrUxI9NgEzfz0nIZl5SLask_lmP0VKp2Qilf2jmuDT22VlrqE5JGB/s320/25%20Secondo%20Ice%20Cream.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And did we mention the hot, hot heat? Romans we met were not happy with it. Except our server on Governo Vecchio who said, "I love the heat."</div><p></p>Tomatoes From Canadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06125808375164276714noreply@blogger.com6