Best. Day. Of. My. Life.
ARTEMISIA.
ARTEMISIA.
ARTEMISIA.
...And Titian's, and Da Vinci's, and Caravaggio's and portrait miniatures!
I think my heart may have stopped several times at the Uffizi. So much art, so little time. Oh! Found a new artist to look into: Andrea del Sarto. The painting of a "Lady Reading Petrarch" reminds me of Raphael's women - oh the soul in those eyes! Was surprised Caravaggio's "Medusa" is on a shield - he just keeps me on my toes like no other.
I was very happy to see both the "Madonna of the Goldfinch" (my favorite Madonna ever) and the "Madonna of the Long Neck" (weird baby not withstanding).
When it came to the end of the galleries and time for the Caravaggio exhibit, there they were: The Artemisia's. A whole section of hall for them. I couldn't breathe. They were better than every Raphael I've seen combined. I cried enough that one of the guards asked if I was okay. I apparently managed to convey "Yes, of course, Sir, this is only the best day of my life" with a single mute nod.
The, luckily, two hour wait was worth every second.
Judith has blood stains on her shirt that I never noticed. (:))
Time for bed - Assisi tomorrow!
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