Art Historical Background The Tomb of the Triclinium is one of three Etruscan artworks in the 250 (the other two being the Sarcophagus of the Spouses & the Temple of Minerva). Ohhhh AND it's a UNESCO Site!!! Anddddd I got to visit this past winter break. 🙂 Triple nerdy whammy! As its name suggests, the [...]
Category: Italy
The Illusion of Travel Photography
*Note: I didn't plan on publishing this post on April Fools but it totally works! As an art history major, there was always the debate of photography's position as a "fine art" - was it a technical skill or an artistic one? I think by this point, all but the most senior art historians would [...]
AP Art History Hunting in Rome, Italy
Rome literally has the mother-load of pieces from the AP Art History curriculum (Paris & London are probably the only other cities that can complete). You can spend your entire time in Rome searching for the 250 and luckily they line up with the other cool tourist things to do too. FYI, technically speaking Vatican [...]
Lonely Planet: Top 500 Global Destinations
I was bored recently so I googled "list of global landmarks" to see how many I have been to and since I think someone else in the universe may not care like I do, here's a list of the places from the list I have been to (if you want to full list/quiz CLICK HERE). [...]
Favorite New Years’ Memories
So total disclaimer, I am NOT a fan of New Year's Eve. I just don't get all that excited for it and I normally like it being in bed before midnight. That being said I am in a clear minority in my family which means I am usually at events for New Year's Eve that [...]
