Art crimes

Yes, I snuck this pic of a lovely statue while Cheryl distracted the guards...

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Art espionage and other sins against the Italians

August 11th 2008
(Venerdi) Friday, August 8 Today Cheryl and I took the train to Padua to see the Scrovegni Chapel- a basic in Art History 102 or any Renaissance course. The ride to Padua was too short- only about 30 minutes- and I thought it odd that after only two weeks in Venice, the sight of cars seemed foreign to me. Our reservations for the chapel weren’t until 7:20 pm, so we paid 5 Euros to enter the Civi ... read more

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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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