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Church of San Marcello al Corso

San Marcello al Corso

Well I had several pleasant surprises in Rome this Autumn, and one of them was just up from the Pamphilj Gallery. While walking to the Museum Pamphilj which you should...

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San Marcello al Corso

Well I had several pleasant surprises in Rome this Autumn, and one of them was just up from the Pamphilj Gallery. While walking to the Museum Pamphilj which you should...

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Baldacchino by Bernini

Baldacchino by Bernini

One of the most iconic pieces inside the Vatican’s Saint Peter’s Basilica is Bernini’s Baldacchino. Pope Urban VIII commissioned Bernini to build a grand Baldachin over the supposed final resting...

Baldacchino by Bernini

One of the most iconic pieces inside the Vatican’s Saint Peter’s Basilica is Bernini’s Baldacchino. Pope Urban VIII commissioned Bernini to build a grand Baldachin over the supposed final resting...

Borghese Gallery - The David

Borghese Gallery - The David

David and Goliath. The timeless story of the underdog winning against overwhelming odds. I’ve heard this story since I was a child in Sunday School. Bernini in one of his...

Borghese Gallery - The David

David and Goliath. The timeless story of the underdog winning against overwhelming odds. I’ve heard this story since I was a child in Sunday School. Bernini in one of his...

Stone of the Elite

Stone of the Elite

  Egyptian Imperial Porphyry is the stone of the ancient Roman elite. Everything from the sarcophagi of old Emperors to their bathtubs were made of a purple mineral from a...

Stone of the Elite

  Egyptian Imperial Porphyry is the stone of the ancient Roman elite. Everything from the sarcophagi of old Emperors to their bathtubs were made of a purple mineral from a...

Thyatira Presbyterian Church

Thyatira Presbyterian Church

I was driving through North Carolina last year and saw a church with a large graveyard. It is a brick building, and set under a canopy of giant trees. I...

Thyatira Presbyterian Church

I was driving through North Carolina last year and saw a church with a large graveyard. It is a brick building, and set under a canopy of giant trees. I...

Biltmore In May

Biltmore In May

A trip for us to walk along and remember Biltmore in the Spring. A beautiful Day in May of 2023 when I was fortunate enough to Wander to Asheville, North...

Biltmore In May

A trip for us to walk along and remember Biltmore in the Spring. A beautiful Day in May of 2023 when I was fortunate enough to Wander to Asheville, North...