Luckily for all of you, the rest of my week was slightly more interesting. In my Drawing the Figure class, we spent Tuesday staring at a naked woman and Thursday in the Galleria Academia, the museum that houses Michelangelo's David. I think my drawing skills are getting better.....here's to hoping.
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| It wasn't my fault that she decided to face her behind towards our side of the room.... |
My Villa & Garden class also provided some entertainment this week, as we visited the Boboli Gardens and the Pitti Palace, one of the many vast Medici estates in Florence and the surrounding countryside. The gardens are absolutely beautiful and display the unimaginable wealth and power of the Medici during the Renaissance. It was as if I was visiting Florence's version of Versailles.
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| The gardens connect to one of the Medieval gates to the city. Powerful family, huh? |
Architecture in Italy took us yet on another historic adventure. We visited the Church of San Lorenzo, specifically focusing on the Laurentian Library designed by Michelangelo. We also saw the Book of Hours, one of the most famous manuscripts of all time. Sometimes I think these experiences aren't really happening...
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| The Laurentian Library was completed almost exactly to Michelangelo's standards. It houses three manuscripts commissioned by Lorenzo Medici for his three daughters upon their marriages. |
Well, this is the last week of classes before midterms. Here's to spending next weekend studying! And the rest of today doing graduate applications.......#hopeIgetaccepted
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