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Singing their praises
By
awelborn
I didn’t start watching the Sopranos until the second season, I think, was totally confused for the next two seasons, but finally, I think, got it (that is who everyone was – well, most of the people – and how they relate to each other.) at some point in the 4th. The show gets a…
High Art
By
awelborn
So…did you go to any museums in Rome? Well, strictly speaking, except for the Vatican Museums…no. No need to, not when you’ve got Bernini in the churches. (Although I was sort of hoping, somehow, to squeeze in the Capitoline, but no. Didn’t work.) For our art, we stuck with the churches, which of course, are…
Light into darkness
By
awelborn
I followed the Sistine Chapel restoration controversy at a distance as it occurred years ago, so I was particularly interested to see a couple of unrestored, uncleaned patches that have been left up for the sake of comparison. Those patches are…dark. Really dark. So here’s my question. Who saw the Sistine Chapel before the restoration?…
Travel Notes
By
awelborn
From the category: "Why didn’t we think of this in the first place?" One the very last day of our trip, as noted below, we went to San Croce in Gerusalemme, to venerate the relics there, explore the church, meet some Cistercians and, as it happened, tour their small museum. I had a small memo…
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