For some blog posts in Sharing Guy’s Journey—when several have been written over a period of time about a particular subject—it is best to have them compiled into a list, which I’ll try to do with groups of posts in the future. “Search the website” is a useful too, but it searches by word, and …
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Ghent Altarpiece: The Annunciation
For this post, I am sharing the image from one of my favorite holiday cards. And sharing it reluctantly, for I’ve sent many copies of this particular card to friends over the years. This is my last copy, and there are no more to send out. I can’t imagine how many of these I must …
Milan: La Biblioteca Ambrosiana / La Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
It’s clear by now: Guy fell hard for this glorious city. And, yes, he will return to Milan when he has the chance. Until then, these “digital postcards” and the upcoming personal essay will have to do for sharing some of my favorite memories with friends. Of course I can’t write about everything I saw and …
Milan: Cimitero Monumentale
During last spring’s Milan visit, Sandra Kitt and I had an afternoon at the city’s Cimitero Monumentale. This impressive urban space is one of the city’s two largest cemeteries (the other being the Cimitero Maggiore), and both were created to provide an alternative to the many small cemeteries located throughout the city. Designed by the …
Milan – Teatro alla Scala (2)
When I described Milan in the last post, I used the word “remarkable.” I did so intentionally, for I wanted to assert my opinion that no other word would work. For me, based on my own experience, I can’t think of anywhere else where the citizens’ love of grandeur and, at the same time, their …
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