Category Archives: Architecture

The Piccirilli Brothers

Posted on March 21, 2024 by babbityjean

Since probably well before the Renaissance, Italian sculptors were renowned throughout the world for their artistry and skill.  Even in America until the late 1880s, plaster models were shipped to Italy to have them translated into marble by carvers there.  … Continue reading →

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The Secret Room

Posted on February 15, 2024 by babbityjean

The Medici Chapels are structures adjoining Brunelleschi’s Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, which was considered the “official” church of the Medici family.  Several family members are buried in the Old Sacristy.  Cardinal Giulio de Medici, the future Pope Clement … Continue reading →

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Il cavalcavia della fauna selvatica (parte 2)

Posted on January 25, 2024 by babbityjean

Storie di morte, come quella di M-20, l’orso italiano Appennino, e di P-22, il leone montagne di Los Angeles, non sono rare.  Quasi due milioni di grandi animali muoiono sulle strade americane ogni anno a causa di incidenti d’auto e … Continue reading →

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