Cherubs over our bed

Cherubs

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June 17th 2011
This is our last night in the convent in Florence. I have to say I'm a little relieved, because there is an unnerving cherub just over our beds. It's a printed canvas picture that represents a ceiling fresco, probably from some church here in Florence. I noticed it immediately on our first night. It's hard to miss, because it is hanging on the ceiling directly over where we sleep. ... 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