In a sausage shoppe along the way |
In the St. Louis church, near the Piazza Navona; over-the-top Baroque (note linguistic change) |
Among Caravaggio fans, this is the Matthew Cycle church, in which we can see the calling of Matthew, perhaps Caravaggio's greatest hit; note light |
Matthew taking dictation from an angel (Guido Reni's Matthew, in the Vatican, is far, far superior) |
And the Martyrdom of Matthew |
Which is a good starting point for discussion of Caravaggio's framing many, if not most, of his paintings around someone's butt; thus, Mr. Fruity Butt Pants |
In the St. Cecilia chapel, Reni's copy of Rafael's Ecstasy of St. Cecelia; apparently, as Vicki noted, Rafael couldn't quite get his model into the ecstatic state that Bernini achieved |
Huge Domenichino St. Cecilia Distributing Her Clothing to the Poor |
And death of St. Cecilia...note angel carrying palm frond... always a very, very bad sign... |
Tour groups massing for attack outside the church of St. Louis |
Under the watchful eyes of boys with silly hats and machine guns |
Moving right along now toward the Piazza del Populo and more Caravaggios |
Finally, after 2,000 years, they're renovating Augustus' Mausoleum |
And now we're in the Piazza del Populo; speaking of linguistic change, the "Piazza of the People," as it is now called, was originally the "Piazza of the Poplars"; oh well |
And now we're in the Mary basilica there, mocking, I mean admiring, Caravaggio's Crucifixion of St. Peter; note huge butt (hot Peter's) |
Same church, admiring Caravaggio's Conversion of Saul; note horse butt; I rest my case; again |
Dome swirler |
Walking back via the Via del Corso |
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