Italy, October 2003
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I'm carving a marble cherub for a large fireplace.
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We visited my friend Andrea Chiesi, a master moldmaker from Florence. He makes casts of classical sculpture. I took these photos in his studio.
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Look closely to find the third cat hidden behind his friends- he was camera shy. I spotted them in the tiny Tuscan hill town of Montevettolini. |
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friend Simone took us on a tour of Tuscan hill towns. Here he is with my wife in a 15th
century villa that was built by the Medici family in the town of Cerreto Guidi.
The walls are covered with "trompe d'oeil" ("fool the eye")
frescos, realistic, seemingly three-dimensional scenes.
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A couple of grotesques from the town of Vinci, birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci.
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We
also visited the towns of San Miniato, Porcari, and Montecatini. Our trip continues with a visit to the Alabaster center of Volterra. |
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