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One of the highlights of exploring #Pompeii was getting to see the fascinating #VillaOfMysteries. It's outside the main area & much less frequented by tourists, which made it even more exciting to admire. There is even some ancient graffiti being preserved there. #ITweetMuseums
I swung by the Palazzo Barberini (@BarberiniCorsin) today and spent some time thinking about these 2 #SaintSebastian paintings. The 1st, Antonello de Saliba, 1520, the 2nd, Francisco Pagano, 1472-1476. So different, yet the head tilt & mouth are nearly identical. #ITweetMuseums
...There were several brilliant galleries dedicated to the art of puppetry & marionettes. 1st pic is of curious 19th/early 20th century marionettes, 2nd is of 18th century examples, & 3rd pic is a theme I sensed in the painted backdrops for marionette shows 🧔🏻⚔️🧔🏻 #ITweetMuseums
...Discovered in Ostia in 1959, it's the most intact and complete example of inlaid marble decoration (opus sectile) ever found. It's beautifully presented and documented (in Italian & braille.) Surprising details include portraits, attacking lions & even octopus! #ITweetMuseums
One thing I particularly like about museums like the Galleria Doria Pamphilij, is the overabundance of detail everywhere: ceilings, odd corners (hello, St. Sebastian!), patterned decorative wall painting & sculptural curtain tie-backs. #ITweetMuseums #GalleriaDoriaPamphilj
...my favorite from my collection of @JohnMacConnell drawings: Mitch, 01/27/2016.
Though a common design strategy, I still love it when museums use exhibition objects as clear inspiration for the graphic identity of an exhibition. Here, the newly opened "Feathers: Fashion and the Fight for Wildlife" @NYHistory. #FightForFeathers #ITweetMuseums
Ahhhh... Sometimes you get to sit in the El Greco gallery @ngadc all by yourself. Detail, Laocoön, ca. 1610-1614. #ITweetMuseums #ElGreco #myngadc
Even without reading the exhibition label, it's clear from the eyes alone that this is a sketch of a mesmerizing psychic. #Modigliani, Table-turning, or Portrait of a Medium, ca. 1906. #ModiglianiUnmasked #ITweetMuseums 🌀🌀
...it's not all drawings though. Many of the paintings are on loan from private collections, so this exhibition is a unique opportunity to experience them. I was immediately captivated by the jovial mug of Docteur Devaraigne, 1917. #ModiglianiUnmasked #ITweetMuseums