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The Santa Maria Novella in Florence. The first of many churches on our trip.
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The light quality in the novella does not disappoint.
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The Vatican communicated its message through a combination of hypnosis and laser based technology.
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The baptistery ceiling in Florence. From the bottom to the top, hell to heaven.
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The ascension to heaven on Brunelleshi’s dome. Effectively converting non-believers since 1436.
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A particularly accurate lion statue.
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Bonus sketch from Spain, a much less focused 3-day trip taken outside of the study abroad program.
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Bring me Saint John the Baptist’s head on a silver platter! (An image on a silver alter does just as well.)
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The view from our seat next to Michelangelo’s David.
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David’s best asset.
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A particularly rude statue at the Uffizi gallery.
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Titian’s Saint Margaret, my favorite painting at the Uffizi.
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Lorenzo Ghilberti’s large ornate doors.
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A sketch of some street art on view in Florence and a stub from the wonderful Bill Viola show.
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Wax brains from Florence
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Anatomical wax figures aren’t terribly different from the real thing.
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A quick reference sketch from a menacing looking statue.
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Hello Venice! San Marco square.
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View from the dungeons of the Doge’s palace.
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Renaissance gossip hole. (Insert secrets here).
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Savonarola depicted as Saint Peter (A testament to a humble art burner.)
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“Mass tourism is pushing the locals out of Venice”.
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Venezuela pavilion at the Venice Biennale
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Experiences in Venice in collage.
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Korean pavilion, an equation in time on the cost of living.
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Japanese pavilion and a surprised guest.
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The Swedish pavilion has a healthy sense of humor.
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Marc Bradford’s beehive.
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Damien Hirst’s Wreck of the Unbelievable. A highly controversial show.
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Argentina’s contribution to the Venice Biennial.
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Relaxation tent
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A quick selfie (sort of).
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A true Italian beefcake observing a couple hand in hand.
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A not so subtle communist hang out.
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Hello Rome! Casual ancient ruins and blinding sunshine.
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A sculpture that truly captures the essence of beauty (eat your heart out Bernini).
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Innards of the pantheon.
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Leopard hunt in roman mosaic.
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The famous Capitoline wolf in all her glory.
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A sketch of the beauty.
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A Bernini “sketch”.
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A beautifully sculpted Bernini.
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An erratic festival sketch of the lamb of god.
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Food and wine holes in ancient Pompeii, the last stop on our travels.