I'm up on the first floor right above Corso Garibaldi where it narrows into Via Porta Vuga, leading to la Rocca if you continue uphill and swing left. My apartment windows look out and up to la Rocca. Lit at night it is quite a fairytale. In fact, all of Italy is a visual fairytale with fortified villages, castles, forests and fortresses. The ancient walled-in city Spoleto's ancient architecture is an artists' delight and I've drawn around the piazzas and chiesas for years absorbing visual history and atmosphere...
The beautifully preserved fresco painted by Fr.Filippo Lippi 1467-1469 ! bring me to my knees in the Duomo, the colours as fresh as yesterday. It depicts The Annunciation; the angel holds a stem of what we know as St Joseph's lillies - its wings faded, enhancing the spiritual quality of the work.
The beautifully preserved fresco painted by Fr.Filippo Lippi 1467-1469 ! bring me to my knees in the Duomo, the colours as fresh as yesterday. It depicts The Annunciation; the angel holds a stem of what we know as St Joseph's lillies - its wings faded, enhancing the spiritual quality of the work.
Lovely post. I saw the Picolomini library in the Duomo in Siena last week, (travelling around with friends) and was stunned by the colours there too.
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