Weekend Reflections

Early morning in the church of
Santa Maria sopra Minerva—btw, just
out of the frame on the right . . .

is Michelangelo's statue of
Il Redentore (the Redeemer).

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inSPIREd Sunday

This is Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, in Rome.
There's some fabulous art in this often
overlooked church—including frescoes by
Filippino Lippi and sculpture by Michelangelo.

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Tina's Picstory—"beautiful"

There are so many beautiful things in
nature that I didn't even try to choose from
among them.  As for manmade beauty, this is
somewhere very near the top of my list.
I could stare at him for hours (and have!).
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