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I think it's safe to say this is the least-visited Bernini statue in Rome - and it's in Trastevere. Not out of the way at all. San Francesco a Ripa.
The Ecstasy of Beata Ludovica Albertoni, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1671-74
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Saint Catherine of Siena Exchanging Her Heart with Christ, circa 1475 by Giovanni di Paolo
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The modern replica of a 4th Century BC Athenian Trireme. This beauty has been named the "Olympias" and is actually a commissioned Greek naval vessel.
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Roman gold and chalcedony ring from the 1st century BC. Engraving with the wolf nursing Romulus and Remus.
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Lucernario do Panteón de Roma
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A knight battles a hydra in the marginal drawings of a page in the Ormesby Psalter (Bodleian Library MS. Douce 366).
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Esoteric arts: Archaeologists at Pompeii in Italy have found what they believe is a female sorcerer’s box of objects. The magnificent little miniature amulets, gems, and other items were found in the remains of a wooden box at Casa del Giardino, and were most likely used for personal ornamentation or protection from evil forces and bad luck. Among the objects found were crystals, buttons made of bones, phallic amulets, and a glass bead engraved with the head of Dionysus.
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Advertisement for Venus fountain pen (1945).
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Roof top knight
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April 23 - St George's Day
St. George Slaying the Dragon by Martin Schongauer, German, ca. 1470-1491
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I'm not quite sure the Holy Spirit needs a perch....
Antoniazzo Romano - The Nativity. 1460 - 1500
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Ancient Roman mosaic floor at Villa Romana del Casale, Sicily, Italy, depicts mythical creatures and characters from Greek mythology.
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Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, early evening, summer 2013.
The longer I live in the DC area, the more this becomes my single favorite building! It represents much of what is the best in American culture.
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Lancelot crossing the Sword Bridge
Miniature illustration from a four-volume manuscript made for Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours. Workshop of Evrard d'Espinques. Circa 1475.
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Temple of the Winds, Castle Howard
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