So check out what we saw.
We saw lots of statues.
This was a giant lecturn for either a massive Bible or a massive hymnal.
Feed the baby!
This is a bronze representation of the beheading of John the Baptist. It was prtty large; probably 12 feet tall and 15 feet long (these are Jacob's estimates so you can blame him if it's wrong.)
This is Michelangelo's Pieta, which, if you don't know the history is pretty interesting. It's an unfinished work by Michelangelo depicting the moving of Jesus's body off of the cross by Nicodemus, Mary, and Mary Magdelene. But apparently while he was making it, it wasn't turning out the way he wanted and he got angry and broke off a few pieces. But most of it was preserved and about half of it is done. It was really interesting to see an unfished statue, getting the idea of how it was formed. And apparently, Michelangelo gave his face to Nicodemus, so we got to see a glimpse of what the artist looked like, too.
This is a pretty scary representation of Mary Magdelene. We think she had to be a bit more attractive if she was a prostitute. But that's just us.
And his is amazing. This is made up of tiny tiny tiny pieces to make a mosaic. It was absolutely ridiculous!
They had a magnifying glass up to this one which showed the little pieces better. We tried to get a picture of that, but this was the best we could do. You just don't understand till you see it.
And this is a colored statue. Most of them were only one color, so this was interesting that it was painted.
And that was our visit to the Duomo Museum. We later found out that the finger of John the Baptist was at this museum, but we don't remember seeing the thing. This was a pretty good museum, lots of interesting things and not too large that it loses your interest. So it was a good first stop.
More to come soon!
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