Below are some of my photos from a recent trip to Rome. This collection is of architectural ruins and art/historical objects that I found compelling.
Colosseo I |
Colosseo II
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Bernini’s Elephant (Obelisk Outside Santa Maria sopra Minerva) |
Memento Mori I |
Memento Mori II |
Colosseo III |
Francis of Assisi |
Raphael’s Transfiguration (Detail), Vatican |
Phoning It In |
Venturi’s Monotipo-stele, 1963, Vatican Contemporary Art Collection |
Oculus, Pantheon |
Colosseo IV |
Ancient Curia Door, San Giovanni in Laterno |
Botero’s Trip to the Ecumenical Council (Detail), 1972, Vatican Contemporary Art Collection |
Forum He went to Italy to see the History. After paying the entry fee he was told that the History was no longer there. In its place was a pile of rubble. |