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| Staircase to Capitoline Hill |
We took
a lot of pictures today….like 620 or so….Jazz went a little crazy. We had went
to the Capitoline Hill and the museum on top. The museum consisted of three
buildings with the parts of a the giant statue of Constantine along with many
more marble statues and oil, tempura, and other medium paintings.
My girl had a very good
day, she found a new love for art inspired by an oil painting titled “The
Penitent Magdalene”. She even found her favorite marble sculpture (that she
failed to tell me the name of) and took nearly a photo of every angle possible
all the while complaining about how the Art History books failed to take enough
photos.
And all of this had taken
place in the morning. By one or two we had moved on in our own little group
consisting of Anna and Chelsea and headed our way to the Villa Medici, which
was the palace of one of the largest ruling families of 1500 Italy! We had also
managed to get a couple of souvenirs and explore several Italian stores.
It was actually a very relaxing day that left us content and happy to explore Italy without being in a rush. We also took in a lot of sights and information in the museum but it was so overwhelming my girl was almost in tears from the huge cultural shock that had just set in with the actual actual realization that we are in Italy and shall be here for nearly two months!
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| The Penitent Magdalene |
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| Copy statue of Marcus Aurelius |
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| Colossal marble statue of Constantine |
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| Of course you should know her |
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| She-wolf and the babies Remus and Romulus |
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| Real statue of Marcus Aurelius |
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| Remnants of a colossal bronze statue of Constantine |
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| It use to be covered in gold |
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| This one painting was massive and drew its own attention in a room full of paintings |
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| We were able to see several groups of people restoring priceless works of art. |
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| This is one of the most beautiful women you will ever see. |
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| Chelsea and the Flavian woman |
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| One of my girl's favorite statues! |
It was actually a very relaxing day that left us content and happy to explore Italy without being in a rush. We also took in a lot of sights and information in the museum but it was so overwhelming my girl was almost in tears from the huge cultural shock that had just set in with the actual actual realization that we are in Italy and shall be here for nearly two months!
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| Just to let you know....jetlag sucks! |
With love,
M.D. and Jazz
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