Tag: fresco
Herculaneum
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, the lava, heat, ash and smoke destroyed a city, killing its residents and burying the city under 20 m of ash. That description brings to mind Pompeii, the extremely famous site that was a must-stop for well-heeled 17th […]
The Sins of the Father (Scrovegni Chapel)
The sins of the father shall be visited upon the son. This, I’m sure, is exactly what Enrico Scrovegni was worried about. Maybe that was good, as this was the impetus for him to build The Scrovegni Chapel and to commission Giotto to decorate it. […]
