Category: museums

  • Random photos #246 – 255

    Random photos #246 – 255

    These are the photos I (Chris) took and posted on Facebook. The series was started in March of 2013. There is no theme – just something random and visually interesting. We gave each a title and noted where it was taken (to the extent we could remember the city). random photo #246 – B餐俯首做白羊 –

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  • Vatican Museums, Roma

    Vatican Museums, Roma

    Musei Vaticani –  I (Chris) had in Rome an opportunity of a private guided tour of the Vatican Museums, including the Sistine Chapel. The tour was about 1 hour long and began at dusk after all the regular visitors had left. These are painted on the spaces at the top of columns. Notice the 3D

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  • Russian art in Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, part 5

    Russian art in Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, part 5

    In the last few posts, I have been putting up photos of Russian modern art that are on display in the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val (Третьяковская галерея на Крымском Валу) – a branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery. This is part 5, the last one – various sculptural pieces scattered around the gallery. Don’t miss part 1, part 2,

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  • Russian art in Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, part 4

    Russian art in Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val, part 4

    Several posts ago, I put up photos of Russian modern art that are on display in the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val (Третьяковская галерея на Крымском Валу) – a branch of the State Tretyakov Gallery. I have a couple more posts on this visit – this is part 4, and part one is here, part 2 here and part 3 here.

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