On Wednesday, Ferro (a friend of Brenda's (our Painting professor) and professor for Iowa State in Rome) showed us the Maxxi, a modern art museum. It was a nice change of pace from seeing all the art from centuries past to something that was created while we've been living.
That night, one of my roommates, Lindsey, and I grabbed a bottle of wine and sat at the Colosseum, watching the sun go down. One picture (the one that actually proves I'm in Rome) is my current profile picture on Facebook, though others are posted within my Rome album.
On Thursday, we had a sketching day for Painting, meaning we went around to Bernini's 'Elephant', the Pantheon, and a few other places to either sketch or write what we saw.
On Friday for Art History, we saw Michelangelo's 'Moses', which was meant to be a corner statue for Julius II's tomb. However, when Julius II died, Michelangelo stopped being paid. Eventually, the four-sided monument was downsized to what it is today, with Moses in the middle instead of the corner in the original design.
We also went to the Santa Maria de Minerva next to the Pantheon to see Michelangelo's 'Risen Christ'. A choir was practicing which sounded beautiful as their voices vibrated against the walls of the church.
Today we went to Assisi. The church at the top of the hill was stunning, and you could go down three stories, eventually arriving at St. Francis' tomb. The amount of the frescos that have survived was incredible. Because we weren't allowed to take pictures, we sketched, which was interesting because at various points you could feel someone standing right next to you, looking over your shoulder to see what you were doing. A few people asked us who we were, but most simply observed and moved on.
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