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Author Archives: Art for Housewives
Tassels and Trousers
Sometimes you just don’t know where to look.
Keats-Shelley House, Rome
In 1820 at the age of 25, the poet John Keats left for Rome. He had tuberculosis and his doctors hoped that the Italian sun would provide a cure. But Keats, in love with Fanny Brawne, kept postponing the trip. … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, People, Rome/Italy
Tagged Fanny Brawne, John Keats, Joseph Severn, Romantic Poets
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Squawkers
Book buying binges generally occur at the Feltrinelli’s bordering Piazza della Repubblica. And when we pass the statues of Quattro Fontane, I sigh. These stone tableaux, one for each corner of the intersection of via dell Quattro Fontane and via … Continue reading
Reading in Bed
She never said “Let Them Eat Cake.” Marie-Antoinette, history has been so unfair to you. -30-
Spoglia at Trastevere
“Spoglia”* from the Latin “spoils” is the repurposing of architectural elements. And Rome is full of them. Here is a small house that looks as if it’s been “excavated” from a wall at Trastevere. Next to a column inserted in … Continue reading
The Narrative Within 