Taxi to the train station - 2hr train to Rome - taxi to the airport - 9 1/2 hrs flight to Toronto - 3hrs drive home to Owen Sound - all adding up to almost 24hrs.
Everybody exhausted but happy.
There was no stopping our roller-coaster. Every day, in every way, it got better and better. We went to Rome and Florence to see it all. We've been there and done that, and much more. How about throwing in Pompeii and the Chianti vineyards in Tuscany for good measure.
If I ever have to be marooned on a desert island with three shipmates, I could not choose a better crew than Eleanor, Carol-Ann and Noel.
Desert Island , Rome or Florence, we were all on the same page, greeting every morning with joy and anticipation, and savouring every moment.
When in Rome do as the Roman artists do, sell your artwork in Piazza Narvona.
Every day more than 50,000 visitors stroll through the square, viewing the arts and crafts and demonstrations by hundreds of artists. There wasn't time for me to secure a street vending licence due to a backlog of applicants, but a Roman artist friend invited me to share his space.
It seemed like a natural progression from Art Crawl at City Hall to Piazza Narvona.
Having already seen the lifesize replicas of Michelangelo's David in Piazza della Signoria and Piazza Michelangelo, I expected more of the same when we visited Galleria Academia to see the original. Buuuut! how wrong was I ?
The 17 foot tall white marble sculpture embodies the very meaning of the word Renaissance. The Renaissance was the "rebirth" of European civilization, emerging from the darkness of the middle ages, giving new life to man. Michelangelo's David shows the human body as the ultimate in God's creation, healthy, strong, muscular and natural. The intensity of David's facial expression, as well as the flowing curvilinier composition from head to toe, is bursting with dynamic tension and energy.
No cameras were allowed so I captured the moment in my old reliable sketchbook.
The 17 foot tall white marble sculpture embodies the very meaning of the word Renaissance. The Renaissance was the "rebirth" of European civilization, emerging from the darkness of the middle ages, giving new life to man. Michelangelo's David shows the human body as the ultimate in God's creation, healthy, strong, muscular and natural. The intensity of David's facial expression, as well as the flowing curvilinier composition from head to toe, is bursting with dynamic tension and energy.
No cameras were allowed so I captured the moment in my old reliable sketchbook.
In response to Enda's comments, which are much appreciated:
"David" is 17' tall on a 6' pedestal. The upper body is deliberately enlarged, to compensate for the visual distortion, caused by vertical perspective, when viewed from the ground.
"David" is 17' tall on a 6' pedestal. The upper body is deliberately enlarged, to compensate for the visual distortion, caused by vertical perspective, when viewed from the ground.
Is this a Major League pitcher winding up to unleash a 100 mph fastball ????
James
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