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Ceilings, ceilings, ceilings.<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Palazzo
Museo di Roma Frescoes<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hello, everyone!<\/p>\n

What are we talking about today?
\nLet me start by inviting you to make a simple gesture: tilt your head and your eyes up and look above you.<\/b>
\nWhat do you see?
\nA fluorescent office light?
\nThe roof of a subway car?
\nThe lights in your room?
\nA beautiful blue sky?
\nSo, I\u2019m asking you to look up today because we\u2019re talking about\u2026ceilings!<\/p>\n

\"Sculpture
Jupiter Tonans and Roman Ceilings<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes, because, let\u2019s be honest, these days we\u2019re always looking down, always on our phones.<\/b>
\nBut not today.<\/p>\n

\"Ancient
Classical Art<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, let\u2019s look up and see beautiful things.
\nWe\u2019ll look at some gorgeous painted ceilings from the 18th century at the Palazzo Braschi Museum<\/b>,<\/p>\n

\"Classic
Rome
Palazzo Braschi Ceilings<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

and another incredible one; it seems painted by Joannis Kounellis <\/b><\/a>in a location no less important than the Campidoglio in Rome.<\/p>\n

\"Modern
Rome
Capitoline Museum<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then there\u2019s a picture of an amazing classical ceiling and an ancient Roman statue, also from the Capitoline Museums<\/b> in Rome.<\/p>\n

\"Ancient
Rome
Classical Ceilings<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are fun ceilings like the one adorned with colored umbrellas to form a sort of Mandala<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\"Italian
Ceiling and Umbrellas<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then the magnificent ceilings of the Expiatory Chapel <\/a><\/b>of Paris, a 1914 national memorial monument in neoclassical style, commissioned by King Louis XVIII to honor the memory of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.<\/p>\n

\"Classical
Expiatory Chapel of Paris<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And another ceiling looks like a wonderful abstract painting.
\nGuess which one it is? From the fascinating pyramid of the\u00a0Louvre Museum<\/b>!<\/p>\n

\"Louvre
Pyramid of the\u00a0Louvre Museum<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And my favorite?
\nThe most mysterious of all: a cave emitting a reddish glow.
\nWhat could it be?
\nThis is the incredible Leviathan installation by Anish Kapoor <\/b>at the Grand Palais in Paris for Monumenta 2011.
\nOur horror of ending up inside is as matched by our desire to stick our noses in to find out more \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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