What's your favorite art "experience" in Europe?
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I agree with the Rodin Museum -- the building and grounds are so beautiful,they complement Rodin's work so well. We probably would have passed up this museum if it hadn't been just around the corner from our hotel, and I'm so glad we went.<BR>Also, everything in St Peter's.<BR>The circular staircase in the Vatican Museum (art you can walk on!)<BR>Raphael's "Transfiguration."<BR>Michelangelo's "Last Judgement."<BR>And David in Florence and The Pieta (even if it is behind that glass wall) in St. Peter's.<BR>Obvious choices, I know, but you have to see them in person!<BR>Pam B.<BR><BR>
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Even though it's already been listed, here's yet another vote for the statue of David--breathtaking! It seems as if his expression changes depending upon where you are standing to view him.<BR><BR>Also another vote for the Rodin Museum. A wonderfully intimate place to see some truly astounding work.<BR><BR>Strive
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I love the Rodin Museum too, especially the beautiful grounds...a lovely oasis in that part of Paris. <BR><BR>Julie, I agree; that art nouveau furniture in the Musee d'Orsay is wonderful! <BR><BR>Another very moving sculpture is a (I think) war memorial in the public gardens in Cortona. It shows an angel gently cradling a dead soldier, and reminded me of the Pieta (which is another of my favorite works of art.)
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It has to be a visit to the Hermitage in Russia. The Hermitage collection contains over three million items and one of the best collections of art in the world. Among the items are Rembrants, the largest collection outside the Netherlands, Rubens, Van Dyck, Picasso, Matisse, Renoirs, Van Goughs, Gauguins, Cezannes, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo plus many other ones. My favorite is The Portrait of a Lady in a Blue Shawl, by Thomas Gainsborough.
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Wonderful memories all. I have to agree with the Rodin, museum and grounds; the Picasso Museum in Paris is also wonderful in its entirety. Seeing Monet's Impression Sunrise at the Musee Marmottan was a special experience. In Florence, Michelangelo's David and the Slaves at the Accademia are wonderful. We loved the Michelangelo Pieta at the Museo del Opera del Duomo. It is almost more touching than the more famous Pieta in St. Peters. After seeing the unremarkable statuary on Michelangelo's tomb In Sta. Croce, we thought how fitting it would be if the Pieta at the Museo del Duomo had been placed on the tomb instead..