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| Jim | profile | all galleries >> Italy March 2011 >> Rome | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map |
 Reproduction of Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. Original is in the Museum |
 Piazza del Campidoglio |
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 Colossus of Constantine body parts, Aggie shows scale |
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 "Spinario" Original Greek work or very good, 1C BC copy |
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 She Wolf (ca 6-5C BC) Twins added during Renaissance |
 Bernini's Medusa |
 Statue of Artemis of Ephesus - Roman copy from an original of 2nd century BC - Marble and bronze |
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 Original statue of Marcus Aurelius |
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 Gilded Bronze statue of Hercules |
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 Statue of Marsyas Roman copy from a Greek original of the 4th century BC |
 Mosaic with Orestes and Iphigenia |
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 Marforio |
 Capitoline Venus |
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 Detail view |
 Dying Gaul |
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 Faun in rouge antique marble |
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 Statue of Cupid and Psyche From a Greek original of the 2nd century BC |
 San Giovanni in Laterano - Pope's Church, Side Entrance |
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 Church doors from the Curia in the Forum |
 Portion of the old Roman Wall |
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 Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Theresa in Santa Maria della Vittoria |
 Corano Family patrons in box left |
 Corano Family patrons in box right |
 Start of walk in Borghese Gardens |
 End of walk and afternoon, spectacular view of Rome |
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 Next morning, back in the Gardens following incorrect GPS waypoint |
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 At least we stumbled onto the Spanish Steps |
 Piazza del Popolo - Corrected the waypoint and found our target. |
 Assumption of the Virgin by Annibale Carracci in the Cerasi Chapel of Santa Maria del Popolo |
 The Crucifixion of Saint Peter by Caravaggio in the Cerasi Chapel of Santa Maria del Popolo |
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 Walk along the Tiber |
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 First view of St. Peter's while walking along the Tiber. |
 Castel Saint'Angelo, Pope's fortified home. |
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 St. Peter's Square |
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 Vatican Apartments and Sistene Chapel |
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 Raphael's School of Athens |
 Figures in "School of Athens" |
 Heraclitus represented by Michelangelo |
 Zoroaster, Ptolemy, and Protogenes - Raphael figure looking at the viewer |
 Euclid or Archimedes bending over |
 The Fire in the Borgo by the workshop of Raphael |
 Disputation over the Most Holy Sacrament |
 Battle of Ostia |
 Pieta by Michelangelo |
 Church or Santa Prasseda |
 Mosaics dating from 9th Century |
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 Church of Santa Maria Maggiore |
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 Portion of fresco - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme |
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 Fescos from dining area of Villa of Livia, wife of Emporer Augustus |
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 Bedroom decorations |
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 Decorative friezes for funeral niches |
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 Statue of Minerva sedate |
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 Woman associated with Nero, see next slide |
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 Seleucid prince |
 Boxer at Rest |
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 Church of St. Maria di Loreto - Trajan's Column mostly obstructed by tree on right |
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 Victor Emmanuel Monument is a monument to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy |
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 Forum viewing from the North |
 Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus (to left) and Temple of Saturn (to right) |
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 Temple of Saturn to left, Colosseum on left horizon, Palatine Hill to right |
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 Home of Vestal Virgins |
 Temple of Romulus |
 Entrance to Temple of Romulus |
 Looking up to Palantine Hill |
 Triumphal Arch of Titus and the Sacred Way |
 Circus Maximus |
 Circus Maximus foreground, Roman Pines along hill |
 Arch of Constantine and Colosseum |
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 Entering Colosseum |
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 Michelangelo's Moses part of Mausoleum for Julius II in St. Peter in Chains |
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 the chains |
 Sarah McDowell, piano |
 Amanda Raddatz struts her stuff |
 "Wow, what a fantastic performance!" |
 Piazzo Navona |
 Fountain of the Rivers by Bernini |
 Detail: Represents the Nile since the origin was unknown in 1651. |
 San Luigi dei Francesi |
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 The Calling of Matthew by Caravaggio |
 The Inspiration of Saint Matthew |
 The Martyrdom of St. Matthew |
 Pantheon |
 Looking up at the porch roof |
 Pantheon Interior |
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 Trevi Fountain |
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