Ecstasy of St Theresa by Bernini

This statue, Ecstasy of St Theresa, was considered very daring in the 17th century. Some even thought it was pornographic.

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A Very Late Entry or Rome - part IV

February 20th 2008
The art in Rome and the Etruscans I arrived home from Rome one and a half months ago. But I never got around to finish the last blog entry I wrote when I was there. But better late then never so here it comes. The fourth and last blog entry on my trip to Rome. Emma and I try to run regularly to stay fit. Not that we can claim to be any good runners. But we like it and it is good exe ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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