Italian-born sculptor #RenzoFenci (1914-1999) studied at the #RoyalInstituteofArt & received his Master's from the #ArtInstituteofFlorence. He emigrated to NYC in 1938, moving later to WA state to teach art & later to Santa Barbara to teach at UofCa. #UffiziMuseum #Smithsonian. #bronze

Torrential rains in Florence threatened to damage a painting of the god Bacchus by the Baroque master Caravaggio when a skylight leaked in the Uffizi gallery.

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#pagan #romangods #bacchus #caravaggio #uffizimuseum #dionysus #art #homoeroticism

Vignette of Oration in the Garden #kfrontdesigns #photography #orationinthegarden #perugino #uffizigallery #firenze #firenzeitalia #uffizi #uffizimuseum #oilonwoodpainting #mood #pietroperugino

Italian-born sculptor #RenzoFenci (1914-1999) studied at the #RoyalInstituteofArt & received his Masters from the #ArtInstituteofFlorence). He emigrated to NYC in 1938. He taught art at WA State and UofCA Santa Barbara #UffiziMuseum #Smithsonian. #sculpture #uridev #urieldana #bronze

Italian-born sculptor #RenzoFenci (1914-1999) studied at the #RoyalInstituteofArt & received his Masters from the #ArtInstituteofFlorence). He emigrated to NYC in 1938, later moving to WA state to teach art & later to Santa Barbara to teach at UofCa. #UffiziMuseum #Smithsonian.

The Birth of Venus, ekphrastic poem. #EkphrasticPoetry #BirthOfVenus #UffiziMuseum
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