My Florence Pages: A Thought in Marble and Film

December 12, 2009 by Lavanya

I am not sure if I have learned this from my husband or because of him, but I have learned this: Art transcends medium. I’ve always thought that books and music were the mediums whose appreciation comes most naturally to me. That I will always be more moved by great literature or great music, than anything great that other mediums have to offer. I have realized that I am  wrong. Art moves through many mediums and I now realize that […]

Categories: Art, Film, Picture Memories, Travel, writing • Tags: Bunuel, Donatello, Film, Florence, Michelangelo

My Florence Pages: Michelangelo’s Pieta

December 11, 2009 by Lavanya

Michelangelo’s Pieta at the Duomo Museum in Florence was probably my favorite sculpture and I am not really sure why. It was not his most perfect work.( He reportedly tried to destroy it- so imperfect did he think it was). Yet, it was the only sculpture that made me cry. There is something about Nicodemus wearing Michelangelo’s face that gives me goose pimples. It could be his expression as he carries Christ’s limp body or the gentle arc his body […]

Categories: Art, Travel, writing • Tags: Duomo Museum, Florence, Michelangelo, Pieta