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Rome Italy

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George Mason University Study Abroad Rome Italy Winter 2020

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Rome Italy

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Trevi Fountain

Trevi Fountain . Rome Italy

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Interview Video

Assignment # 10

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Victorio Emanuele II Monumento

Altare Delle Patria

Assignment #10 - Video of Interviews in Rome about the Victorio Emanuele II Monument also posted.

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I met this handsome fella in Rome!

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The Vatican

Saint Peters Basilica

The Vatican

Saint Peter’s Basilica

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Saint Peters Basilica

The Vatican    Rome Italy

Saint Peters Basilica

The Vatican

Rome Italy

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The Vatican

Rome Italy

The Vatican

Rome Italy

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Rome Italy

Rome Italy

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Caravaggio

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1595 - 1596

Galleria Doria Pamphilj

Rome Italy

It is suggested that this Caravaggio was painted during his stay at the home of Fantino Perrignani, who was among his protectors when he arrived in Rome.

The scene depicts the Holy Family while on the way to Egypt, the Virgin with Child, who has fallen asleep, Saint Joseph who is dressed in a monk’s cassock holding a sheet of music, with an angel facing him playing a violin. In the background, the face of the donkey who is accompanying them. The lush vegetation of a laurel plant symbolizes eternity and virginity, the grass below with a mullein plant that symbolizes death.

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Caravaggio

Saint John the Baptist

1601 - 1602

Rome Italy

This painting was given by the Mattei family to Cardinal Del Monte, from their inventory in 1627, then was sold to the Pio family in 1628. This Caravaggio is considered to be a very high quality copy of the original and it depicts a mythical interpretation linked to the star sign of Aries. It is a nude of a curly haired boy lying on animal pelts and holding onto a white ram. True vegetation by his feet is a great mullein plant, symbolizing death and resurrection. The white leaves in the background symbolize eternal life, a theme of opposition between youth and violent sacrifice.

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Caravaggio

Judith Beheading Holofernes

1599

Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica di Palazzo Barberini

National Gallery of Ancient Art in Barberini Palace

Rome Italy

JUDITH BEHEADING HOLOFERNES  1599

CARAVAGGIO

This vivid Caravaggio is believed to have been commissioned for the Signori Costi and was mentioned in the will of Ottavio Costa, having large letters COC on the back fo the canvas presumably “Comites Ottavio Costa’.

Judith seduces and beheads the enemy Holofernes, becoming the hero to save her city. Judith is a delicate, fine beauty with her bright white blouse and angelic face. The old woman steps up with her bag to take the head of the evil Holofernes as blood gushes from his neck and shock shows on his dying face. 

The vivid colors of red and white within this painting and its masterful detail make this a favorite Caravaggio.

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Caravaggio

Penitent Magdalene

Circa 1595

Galleria Doria Pamphilj

Rome Italy

Penitent Magdalene by Caravaggio

During a visit to Monsignor Fantino Perrignani, 1595, Caravaggio created this masterpiece of a young woman in elegant clothing appears to be sleeping or weeping, a collection of jewelry and broken pearls strewn on the floor, delicate lace encircles her neckline, the brightness of her blouse of white stands out in the portrait.

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Caravaggio

Saint Francis in Meditation

1606

Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica di Palazzo Barberini

National Gallery of Ancient Art in Barberini Palace

Rome Italy

Saint Francis is looking at a skull that holds in his hands, an emblem of death. He’s dressed in a ragged cassock, his intelligent face showing moral greatness. The patch and rip on his shoulder symbolizes Christ’s sixth wound caused by the weight of the cross.

For years this painting Caravaggio was not known to be the artist.