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Category Archives: Rome/Italy
A God for Everyone
Soot was the problem. It covered the Sistine Chapel’s affrescoes making the colors gloomy and obscuring the details. So in the early 1990s, the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel were subjected to various restorations. After hearing that the colors were … Continue reading
Posted in art, Beauty, female consciousness, Rome/Italy
Tagged affresco, Bible, Genesis, God, image, Jesus, Michelangelo, restoration, Richard Neave, Rome, Sistine Chapel
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Janet & the Frog Fountain
My friend Janet, artist, world traveller, and age defier was in Rome not long ago. We had coffee at a bar on Regina Margherita before heading towards the whimsical and esoteric neighbourhood of Coppedé. Mystical & magical it is often included in the … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Rome/Italy
Tagged Coppedé, drawing, Fontana delle Rane, Janet Cooper
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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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The Narrative Within 