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Throughout January of 2020 I will be traveling through Europe to experience various cultures. I will visit London, Paris, Lucerne, Venice, Florence and Rome. Here, I will share my two favorite experiences from each city. Follow me on my journey!

Arnolfini Portrait —Jan Van Eyck (1434) —National Gallery             I first learned of the Arnolflini Portrait by Jan van Eyck in a middle school art class. I always remembered the painting because of the mirror in the background. Van Eyck used the mirror to completely recreated the room from the opposite perspective by painting theContinue reading “London”

“Starry Night Over the Rhone” – Vincent Van Gogh —Musée d’Orsay At the Musee d’Orsay I saw the Vincent Van Gogh painting “Starry Night Over Rhone.” Seeing this painting in person was amazing, and I really focused most of my time on a specific section of the painting. My eyes were glued to the waterContinue reading “Paris”

Lion Monument I took a beautiful night tour of Lucerne during the annual festival of lights. This tour included a viewing the amazing Lion Monument on the historic east side of the city. The lion lays on a ledge carved out of the side of a mountain. The end of a spear protrudes out ofContinue reading “Lucerne”

Exterior Mural on the Basilica di San Marco The Basilica di San Marco is an amazing building near the southern shore of Venice, Italy. I was astonished by the building which is covered with paintings and mosaics on both the interior and exterior. I was most interested in a mural on the exterior that depictsContinue reading “Venice”

“The Duke and Duchess of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sfotza” — Uffizi Gallery             In the Uffizi gallery, I saw an early Italian renaissance painting entitled “The Duke and Duchess of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza” by Piero della Francesca. There was a painting on the backside as well, but IContinue reading “Florence”

“Fire in Borgo” by Raphael — Vatican Museum –Vatican City Raphael’s “Fire in Borgo” is a fresco in the Vatican Museum’s Raphael Room named “Stanza dell’incendio del Borgo.” The Vatican Museum is covered with various artworks and in a room full of enormous frescoes, this one in particular stood out. I was drawn to “FireContinue reading “Rome”