Sunday, November 04, 2007

Photo Hunt - Theme "Classic"

This week's Photohunt theme is 'Classic'. Perhaps not a very difficult theme to find a photo on, but I did take my time about it. Had a few options to chose and then finally settled on this one. This is Michaelangelo's La Pieta on display inside the St Peter's Cathedral in Vatican City, Rome.

Taken with a Konica Minolta Dimage Z2 on Auto mode

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There is scarcely anything to say about this magnificent work, I think the picture says it all. This is but an example of the heights in art/sculpture/architecture reached during the Renaissance. The Academia in Florence houses Michaelangelo's David, while the Vatican City has two of his greatest paintings. On the ceiling of the Cistine Chapel we can see The Creation of Man and while the wall above the altar is decorated by The Last Judgement.


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

WoW...a beautifully captured & composed shot with lovely lighting & the colours...really Classic shot!

indicaspecies said...

Fabulous post and a classic shot.
Magnificent indeed.

Ananda Niyogi said...

@ Kalyan & Celine - Thanks so much :-)

Anonymous said...

Absolutely Stunning!

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