07/14/2022
You guys! Michaelangelo sculpted himself into this statue! Literally his self portrait! Not sure why I find this amazing but my mind is blown. And, he got so frustrated with the hard stone he was chiseling that he took a hammer to Jesus’ left leg! Bah! What a ride!
Our tour of the Duomo in Florence was amazing and, as usual, my artist brain was enthralled with all the artsy things (less inside the cathedral as it is pretty plain, but more in the Duomo museum). They held a competition for the facade of the Duomo (the sketches you see) - they had half made it in a Roman column way with lots of statues but it only got 1/3 completed then sat for a long time. They stripped the facade, made a museum of the statues and set out to create a facade the likes no one had seen before. And they did. It is the only church completely covered in marble and it is a sight to see!
