April 29, 2012
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Capitoline Museum
We were almost the last people in line before they closed the doors one hour before admission. So we had one hour to do three entire multi-storied buildings of museums.
Wave the flag…
GO!
Outside in the courtyard, we have a statue of Marcus Aurelius on a horse. Inside, they also have this same statue. One’s the original.
They also had this incredibly famous statue of Romulus and Remus with their Wolf-mom. It was just sitting out, which made me think that it was a copy, too, and the original was somewhere else in the museum. (Interesting side note, the word for “prostitute” is very similar to the word for “wolf” in the language of Romulus and Remus’s day. It’s possible that the shepherd found them in a cave being cared for not by a wolf but with a different creature of the night.)
Prick your finger on a pokey thing?
Sleeping beauty!
Creepy Marble Baby is creepy. And creeping.
Math is everywhere! Sierpinski’s Gasket anyone?
Ancient Roman Halloween Costume
Cupid looking purposeful.
They had a lot of these gorgeous boxes. I loved them!
Hmmm. I think we should look at some sculptures now.
I’ve got something in my eye. Sort of feels like marble.
Um, hey. What are you?
Oh, you’re a poisonous snake. No biggie. I’m Hercules!
I found a foot bigger than Michael’s!
Let me ‘splain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
Ah-ah-ah-ah, Flayin’ alive, flayin’ alive.
Heads? Yup. We got ‘em.
We got ‘em wearing fancy clothes, even.
We got ‘em smiling.
And we even got ‘em with hair.
A six-pack that is the envy of all. Legs that are the envy of none.
Venus without clothes.
Venus with clothes (and playing tennis)
The Dying Gaul is dying.
Dear Goddess, You gave us a safe trip there and back. So my wife and I would like to dedicate this marble carving of our feet to you.
It’s no fun being a Sabine woman.
Aw, look at the tiger playing with that white bull.
This doesn’t even need a caption.
Uh, this is getting boring. How many pictures can this woman take in an hour?
A lot. She can take A LOT.
Oh! I think I’m going to faint!
No need. We’re done! Let’s get some gelato.
Comments (4)
Hilarious captions!
Reading and laughing too. Almost makes me feel like I’m there with you.
Eew, the marble baby creeping IS creepy!
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