Rita Crane Photography: Bambino, Giardini dell'Università, Firenze
For Valentine's Day, why not a little bambino for my Flickr friends! And a celebration of unconditional love....
This photo was part of a one person show called "Italian Treasures - Icons of Venice and Florence" www.flickr.com/photos/44548980@N00/1476638355/in/set-7215... . This photo is also part of my set on Trees and Gardens. (Follow the link in the side bar to the right to see those).
Just a few minutes walking distance from the Convent of San Marco in Florence, there are several gardens that are part of the University of Florence. I couldn't go inside as they were closed that day, but this charming scene was visible from the ancient garden gate. To spend a few peaceful moments enjoying this garden and the Giardini di Simplici (one of the oldest botanical gardens in the Western world) nearby was special, given that the historic part of Florence is densely crowded with one amazing building after another, as it was in the Middle Ages....with narrow streets and no room for nature. In this dense urban landscape, to come across a garden and trees!! What a treasure!
I was in a trance in any case, after spending several hours at the Convent of San Marco experiencing the exquisitely moving frescoes there, by Fra Angelico. Maybe that is why the trees looked ... well ... kind of indigo. :o) I truly recommend visiting the San Marco Museum. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marco,_Florence
and paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Italian Images/Montages/Firenze/San Marco.htm
and here is a link to Fra Angelico: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Angelico
Below are two more sculptures celebrating nature, beauty, and love, found in a garden along the French Riviera, for those who haven't yet seen them.
Rita Crane Photography: Bambino, Giardini dell'Università, Firenze
For Valentine's Day, why not a little bambino for my Flickr friends! And a celebration of unconditional love....
This photo was part of a one person show called "Italian Treasures - Icons of Venice and Florence" www.flickr.com/photos/44548980@N00/1476638355/in/set-7215... . This photo is also part of my set on Trees and Gardens. (Follow the link in the side bar to the right to see those).
Just a few minutes walking distance from the Convent of San Marco in Florence, there are several gardens that are part of the University of Florence. I couldn't go inside as they were closed that day, but this charming scene was visible from the ancient garden gate. To spend a few peaceful moments enjoying this garden and the Giardini di Simplici (one of the oldest botanical gardens in the Western world) nearby was special, given that the historic part of Florence is densely crowded with one amazing building after another, as it was in the Middle Ages....with narrow streets and no room for nature. In this dense urban landscape, to come across a garden and trees!! What a treasure!
I was in a trance in any case, after spending several hours at the Convent of San Marco experiencing the exquisitely moving frescoes there, by Fra Angelico. Maybe that is why the trees looked ... well ... kind of indigo. :o) I truly recommend visiting the San Marco Museum. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marco,_Florence
and paradoxplace.com/Perspectives/Italian Images/Montages/Firenze/San Marco.htm
and here is a link to Fra Angelico: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fra_Angelico
Below are two more sculptures celebrating nature, beauty, and love, found in a garden along the French Riviera, for those who haven't yet seen them.