Roma

Last weekend, I went on a trip to Rome with my High Renaissance and Mannerism course.  On Saturday, a beautiful, sunny day in Rome, we toured a number of sites which related to our class.  We went to the Villa Farnesina which was a "pleasure palace" for the patron to entertain his guests.  We also went through the Vatican Museum, all the way through the Sistine Chapel, and then to Saint Peter's to see Michelangelo's Pieta.  Afterwards we went to a church where we saw a number of paintings by Caravaggio.  On Sunday (a rain day) we took a tour of Ancient Rome—the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine, the Roman Forum, and the Pantheon.  We ended the day at the Villa Borghese to see more works by Renaissance painters and sculptors.  Overall, a great time in Rome!

Market

Palazzo Farnese

Villa Farnesina

Raphael Fresco - Galatea 

Castel di Sant'Angelo 

The Vatican

Sculptures from Antiquity

Laocoon

Belvedere Bust

Bronze Survived from Greek Antiquity

Hall of Maps

School of Athens - Raphael

Pieta - Michelangelo

Chairs at St. Peters - apparently a number of Cardinals were initiated that weekend

Where the Pope lives

A Cardinal on the Roof

Castel di Sant'Angelo

The Calling of St. Matthew - Caravaggio

Pantheon

Trevi Fountain

Daneka and I at the Trevi Fountain

Moses - Michelangelo

The Colosseum

Me at the Colosseum

And again...

Arch of Constantine

Roman Forum

Piazza del Campidoglio 

Pantheon

Tomb of Raphael...I think

Delicious Roman Pomegranate

Gone With The Wind Poster in Restaurant in Rome

It was Daneka's 20th birthday - as a surprise the waiter brought over a tiramisu-type dessert with a sparkler on top as loud birthday music played through the speakers and the lights were turned completely off throughout the restaurant - so funny!