Category Archives: Beauty

Venus in a Niche

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Art for Housewives

Yesterday I had a dental appointment. My dentist’s studio is in a very pretty part of Rome with very pretty bourgeois aesthetics. In Ancient Rome, niches were popular as they provided a display space for statues and urns. Until minimalist … Continue reading →

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Self-defining Women

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Art for Housewives

For a long time, Italy existed as a cluster of independent states getting in one another’s way. The ideal of a national identity led to the Risorgimento, a social and political movement to unite Italy. After years of conflict, Italy … Continue reading →

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True Crosses

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Art for Housewives

Today is the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Spirit commemorating the finding of the True Cross by St Helena, Constantine’s mom. This means, in my neighborhood, that the local ladies will get together to make flowered crosses. The … Continue reading →

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Repristination

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Art for Housewives

for Jayne The beautiful bougainvillea in the background belongs to our neighbor, Dominique. It’s quiet magnificent, so elegant and graceful. Even though it’s several rooftops away, I regularly stalk it. Because I like to see beauty grow. So much is … Continue reading →

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Dora in Rome

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Art for Housewives

χρόνια πολλά Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome In front of Bernini’s Santa Teresa More St. Theresa La Fontana dell’Acqua Felice also known as the Fountain of Moses (late 1500s). Of interest are the horns on the head of Moses that … Continue reading →

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