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Category Archives: Rome/Italy
Brio and Bon Ton
It was late November and, animated by the chill, I went to see the exhibition of Käthe Kollwitz’ etchings at the Obelisco in via Sistina. How the walls of the gallery could hold up so much pain I don’t know. … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Reconfiguration, Fashion, Rome/Italy
Tagged Age of Reconfiguration, Alberto Fabiani, Alberto Savinio, Contessa Clara, cool breeze, Duchess of Windsor, fascists, Gasparo del Corso, Irene Brin, Käthe Kollwitz, Obelisco Gallery, Palazzo Torlonia, Picasso, Roberto Rossellini, Rome
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The Apostle Paul
‘Ottobrate Romane’, October in Rome when the light has a special magic and seems to give everything an orange glow. But not at Piazza del Popolo. One of Rome’s largest squares, Piazza del Popolo is vast and grey. The most … Continue reading
Honeysuckle on my Balcony
Years ago while walking on a goat path on the island of Amorgos, my nose abruptly told me to stop–it was the smell of honeysuckle. A smell that had been absent from my life for so long suddenly resurfaced and … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Beauty, Plants & Gardening, Rome/Italy
Tagged Amorgos, balcony garden, container garden, honeysuckle, nostalgia, Paros, plant propagation, Rome, Texas
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Roman Aesthetics
The Italian government is giving fiscal incentives for the ecological amelioration of buildings. Anxious to take advantage of the bonus, now Rome is full of condominiums covered in scaffolding such as the building across the street from where I live. The … Continue reading
The Torlonia Marbles
Marino Tourlonias (1725-1785) was from Auvergne, a mountainous region in central France splattered with dormant volcanoes just waiting to wake up. Although Tourlonias’ origins were humble, his ambition was not. He moved the family to Rome where he changed their … Continue reading
The Narrative Within 