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Urbino:
Built for the Humanist/general Frederigo in the 1460s, this was a very large
palace with a nicely designed courtyard by Laurana.
The stables under the Ducal palace of Urbino. Katy in the door way. Using Katy
as a scale giving element (she is a bit taller than me, so we will say she is
5'-6/7") and about 14 inches above the floor of the stable. Using some complex
architectural mathematic equations, this room is approximately 4.2 miles long...Remember
a 3-4 story castle is built on top of this and other rooms like it. Big spans
for stone vaulting...
Paul, under the Ducal pace, being eaten by one of the walls. Big spans-that
is stone, remember, not I-beams and concrete...
This picture was taken without a flash, and that is why it is kind of yucky looking. On the walls In the center and to right of the room are tapestries, very large ones. That is my friend Paul on the far side of the room, pointing. This was one of the very large rooms in the Ducal Palace, remember there are large stables under this room. When our tour group got to this room, I asked one of the museum attendants "Hanno Giocato Calcio nella questa stanza?" (they played soccer in the room?) The woman laughed and told me that is was a dinning room. Too blurry to see is a Symbol of a winged lion on the wall above Paul. I asked why thee symbol of Venice was there, in the Ducal Palace of Urbino. It seems that the Duke was from Venice or his father was from there.
Urbino Hillside:
It took me a minute or two to frame this one. I like how the buildings are climbing
up the hillside and the whole picture is framed on the left and bottom with
the brick of wall.
This is a portico or loggia, I am not certain of the difference between the two. However, it is in perspective in this picture. Notice how lines converge to one point. The vanishing point of all the lines is only slightly above the head of the woman with two blue bags.
Urbino is an honest- to goodness hill town, complete with city
walls and stairs for sidewalks.
Alysia on the Bus on the way to somewhere I don't precisely remember. That, obvious, in the hands of Alysia is an Etch-a-sketch. Alysia drew a Byzantine-style Portrait of Jesus, on an etch-a-sketch, while riding the bus. I will not diminish this by making any smart-ass remarks.
Ryan Gobuty working very hard, talking precise notes on everything our architecture professor lecturing about. One of our Architecture professors met us in Urbino to show us around a college campus, built in the 30 years. Though hidden by centuries old walls, the interior was modern and quite nice. this picture was taken in the main auditorium.
Buildings in Urbino were often constructed, so it seemed, of brick. This is an example of (perhaps a more recent, 19th century building) what appears to be an attempt to make brick look more like stone. Even if it is not that, it looks like very nice masonry work.
The view from our hotel room in Rimini. Rimini was empty as it
was winter. It seemed as if the whole city had simply closed up shop and left-it
probably had. During the summer months, Rimini is a "happenin' place" for all
the young and Beautiful Italians.