Arezzo Cathedral

Like most churches in Italy, the really wonderful art is hidden in shadows, illuminated only two or three times a year on Easter or Christmas.  So when you visit, you’re likely not to be able to see what’s really there. Here’s part of the ceiling of the Arezzo Cathedral as you would see it. Pretty…

The Art of Indifference

As we travel Europe, we see the visible signs of cultural deterioration, none more obvious than the “art” of indifference. Bucharest, a city that produced splendor like these: is collapsing under a generation that produces this:

Hobbling Around Modena

When things like this are only thirty minutes away on the train, leg or no leg, you gotta’ go.  Here are two images from Modena, not on the tourist route (with a bit of personal expression included).