Continuing with my new class schedule, I give you “Guide to Essential Italy”, a tour of three famous cities of Italy: Venice, Florence, and Rome.
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I chose the image above as a representation of this first lecture in this class from The Great Courses Plus. Why? Because it made me twitch and giggle at the same time, which is an indicator of great art, no?
Our tour begins in Rome Italy
“The Essential Guide to Italy” begins in Rome. We took a virtual tour, walking through the ancient parts of the City. Being a huge Michelangelo fan, I was intrigued by the Piazza del Campidoglio, which he designed. Every detail came from his prolific mind.
I was reminded of a point that was made in a lecture I attended a few weeks ago about sculptures in Florence. The question posed was “Why are the statues always nude?” and the answer was because in that time period, the human body was considered the primary and most beautiful creation of God. I’ll go with that for now.
Body Worship in Rome Italy Art
The image above certainly depicts that worship of the male figure in spite of the name including horn of plenty in case you wanted an excuse to gaze for awhile.
I’m looking forward to further lectures in this class. Florence is on my bucket list for art and I can’t wait to understand Venice better. Our trip is scheduled for September and I’m really trying to prepare as though it will happen.
