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Vanità II

Posted on November 20, 2019 by d4vid

The House of Medici‘s fingerprints are all over Florence and its history.  In 1560,  Cosimo I de’ Medici had construction started on a complex of offices (“uffizi”) for the Florentine magistrates.  This complex is now the Galleria degli Uffizi and … Continue reading →

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Miscellaneo

Posted on November 19, 2019 by d4vid

The statue of David is a tough act to follow, but the rest of the Galleria dell’Accademia had its own charm.  Like this painting called “The Tree of Life” inspired by the the poem written by Franciscan saint Bonaventura da … Continue reading →

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Gemello

Posted on November 19, 2019 by d4vid
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Marmo

Posted on November 19, 2019 by d4vid

At the Galleria dell’Accademia, I was finally able to satisfy my lifelong ambition to see Michelangelo‘s statue of David.The hallway leading up David was lined with incomplete statues, abandoned and left trapped in marble.

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Anatomico

Posted on November 16, 2019 by d4vid

Founded in 1088, he University of Bologna ranks as the oldest university in the world.  Visited the Anatomical Theatre of the Archiginnasio, built in the late 1630s, The macabre statues are referred to as the “Spellati” (meaning “skinned”).

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Religioso

Posted on November 15, 2019 by d4vid

With no plans, Stephanie and I just wandered around Bologna.  Visited the Pinacoteca Nazionale and was struck by this fashion of crucifix throughout, with the “3D” halo and the “Ed Grimley” pose. I don’t recall seeing any images of St. … Continue reading →

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Penal

Posted on November 16, 2018 by d4vid

Visited the Museum of Sydney and learned about the First Fleet which founded the penal colony of Australia.The HMS Sirius was later wrecked on a reef off Norfolk Island.The first Governor of New South Wales, Admiral Arthur Phillip, sailed with … Continue reading →

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Gipper

Posted on August 9, 2018 by d4vid

My sister and I visited the Reagan Presidential Library.  (I had never gotten around to going.)  We were motivated by the temporary exhibit they had on Genghis Khan, but the indoor Air Force One was probably the highlight of the … Continue reading →

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Unidentified

Posted on April 5, 2018 by d4vid

Visited Roswell’s International UFO Museum & Research Library.Um.Nice mural.Kind of an adorable design, really.Okay, now we’re getting to the crazy stuff.“Head Rest.”  Clearly.Fox Mulder would be cringing at this point.This looks like one of those “There are 7 mistakes in … Continue reading →

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Cowboys

Posted on April 1, 2018 by d4vid

Visited the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.  Where else are you going to find a room full of rolling racks with hundreds of different kinds of barb wire on display? I understand this monumental plaster statue called End of … Continue reading →

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Taste

Posted on March 31, 2018 by d4vid

Considering the size of the Graceland museum complex across the street, I was struck by the modest size of the mansion itself. Per usual, America has it’s priorities straight.Each visitor is loaned a heavily-rubberized iPad with a neck strap which … Continue reading →

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Liminal

Posted on March 31, 2018 by d4vid

In a sleepy corner of the Graceland museum complex, I found myself in a convention hall-sized room with an audience-worth of chairs set up facing a screen at one end.  There wasn’t a single person there.  The movie played to … Continue reading →

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Filmography

Posted on March 31, 2018 by d4vid

I guess I never grokked how many films Elvis starred in.  They range from the famous……to the plausible-but-silly-sounding……to the are-you-fucking-kidding-me-that-has-got-to-be-a-joke-right?

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King

Posted on March 31, 2018 by d4vid

Visited Graceland.  Across the street from the mansion itself is a museum complex celebrating Elvis’s music career, film career, car collection, and plane collection.  And, no, despite the bombardment of Elvis songs from every direction, I couldn’t get Paul Simon … Continue reading →

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Tears

Posted on March 27, 2018 by d4vid

Visited the Museum of the Cherokee Indian.  Pleasantly high production value. I had never heard of this technique of poisoning fish before.I wonder if Sterling Archer knows the origin of Lacrosse?I don’t remember ever hearing the term “trade guns” in … Continue reading →

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