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A New Year…once again

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Art for Housewives

I’m easily distracted by new ideas and the desire to make something new. But I spread myself too much like butter on hot bread…I’m everywhere but without structure. So this year’s resolution, like last year’s, is to declutter my list … Continue reading →

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November 24

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Alchemical Door. On the Esquiline hill near Piazza Vittoria are the remains of the villa built by the marquis Palombara. Of interest is the Alchemical Door, a magic portal. One night the the alchemist Giustiniano Bono, disguised as a pilgrim, … Continue reading →

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November 22

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Doves in a Freize, via Tagliamento, Rome   Related: Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi per le Arti Decorative, il Costume e la Moda dei secoli XIX e XX + Villino Vitale with Duilio Cambellotti freize    

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November 20

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Casina delle Civette ceiling with stained glass and stucchi

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November 19

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Art for Housewives

Women and Windows Woman at the Window, Street Art, San Lorenzo, Rome Why are there so many paintings by male artists depicting women at a window? The window defines an ambiguous space….that existing in between here and there. Some voyeurs … Continue reading →

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