Wednesday, June 12, 2019

A Few More Snaps from the Galleria Borghese


Bernini's version of David winding up to slay Goliath--David has Bernini's face.



Another famed sculpture by the long-lived artist. He lived into his 80's. On our last day, we saw one of his last works in a church in Trastevere.


I don't know if this bust is by Bernini, but like the old man in the previous post, I liked it.

It took us every bit of the allowed 2 hours to appreciate this compact treasure house. Promptly when our time was up, security guards shooed us all out.  Fortunately there is a website and You Tubes about the Galleria, so we can always "virtual visit" if we want.

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