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7–11 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – Wadowice
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 8 – WadowiceKarol Józef Wojtyła, the future Pope and Saint John Paul II, was born in Wadowice, Poland. In 1919 Wojtyła’s family rented two rooms with a kitchen on the first floor of an apartment building adjacent to the Minor Basilica of the…
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6–9 minutesPilgrimage to Poland – Day 2 – St. Maximilian Kolbe
Read More →: Pilgrimage to Poland – Day 2 – St. Maximilian KolbeWe traveled about 30 miles west of Warsaw to Niepokalanów, the home of the monastery build by St. Maximilian Kolbe. We visited the museum dedicated to him. The stories and life of St. Maximilian Kolbe are taken primarily from REFERENCE,…
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1–2 minutesRome – Vatican Museums – Ceilings
Read More →: Rome – Vatican Museums – CeilingsThe Vatican museums contain an amazing collection of some of the most beautiful art in the world. However, the museums themselves are also outstanding works of art. This post will focus on the ceilings of the museums. I don’t have descriptions…
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3–4 minutesRome – Vatican Museums – Statues
Read More →: Rome – Vatican Museums – StatuesThe Vatican Museums originated as a group of sculptures collected by Pope Julius II (1503-1513). The popes were among the first sovereigns who opened the art collections of their palaces to the public thus promoting knowledge of art history and…
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2–3 minutesSiena – Duomo Museum – Misc
Read More →: Siena – Duomo Museum – MiscWell, we’ve seen many of the scupltures, a beautiful stained-glass window, and several paintings and icons from this museum. There are several other areas of the museum that were quite interesting, containing art and artifacts not described above. In one…
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1–2 minutesSiena – Duomo Museum – Icons and Paintings
Read More →: Siena – Duomo Museum – Icons and PaintingsThe museum has a large collection of paintings with gold backgrounds, many on wood. Unfortunately, I don’t have very much info on these paintings, but share them because they are beautiful. Some have notable cracks and warping due to the…
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2–3 minutesSiena – Duomo Museum – Sculptures and Stained Glass
Read More →: Siena – Duomo Museum – Sculptures and Stained GlassWe had the chance to visit Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, the museum of the cathedral. It contains sculptures, paintings, icons, and many other treasures. As you enter the first gallery, you see a collection of fourteenth-century Sienese sculpture by Giovanni Pisano.…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
