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THE SUBLIME AND THE HORRID
A politically incorrect blog about travel, diving, art, photography, food, books and other things that make life wonderful (or terrible). Cool photos, some bad videos and a lot of presumptuous and inconclusive words.


Visiting the Uffizi Gallery in Florence: Masterpieces, History & Tips You Need
Uffizi Gallery: the Ultimate Guide to the Premier Museum of Florence and Italian Art
The Introvert Traveler
Feb 168 min read
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Discover Michelangelo's Genius: The Medici Tombs in Florence's New Sacristy
Discover and have a look at Michelangelo’s Medici Tombs in Florence—a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture blending architecture, symbolism, and artistic genius.
The Introvert Traveler
Feb 1411 min read
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The MAK (Vienna): A Museum for Klimt and Viennese Art Enthusiasts
The Mak museum in Vienna: only for lovers of Klimt and the Wiener Werkstatte
The Introvert Traveler
Jan 313 min read
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The Secession Building in Vienna: A Manifesto of Art Nouveau and a Tribute to Klimt
The Secession Building in Vienna: A Manifesto of the Vienna Secession and a Treasure Chest for Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze
The Introvert Traveler
Jan 264 min read
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Guggenheim Museum New York: Why This Architectural Icon Left Me Unimpressed
Guggenheim Museum (New York): An Unpopular Opinion
The Introvert Traveler
Jan 254 min read
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The Belvedere Museum in Vienna: Treasures of Austrian Art and Beyond
The Belvedere in Vienna: Klimt, Schiele, and Viennese Baroque
The Introvert Traveler
Jan 244 min read
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The Albertina Museum in Vienna: A Must-Visit for Modern Art Lovers
The Albertina Museum in Vienna: A Treasure for Modern Art Lovers
The Introvert Traveler
Jan 245 min read
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The Palatine Chapel of Palermo: A Masterpiece of Art and History
The Palatine Chapel: A Must-See in Palermo
The Introvert Traveler
Jan 214 min read
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Neue Galerie New York: A Hidden Gem and a Must-See for Art Lovers
A small, stunning museum just steps away from the Guggenheim and the MET.
The Introvert Traveler
Jan 215 min read
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The Giants of Mont'e Prama (Cagliari). What if they were all wrong?
The Giants of Mont'e Prama and a weird theory I came up with
The Introvert Traveler
Dec 8, 20248 min read
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Discovering Orgosolo (Sardinia): Murals, Ideologies, and Political Art
Orgosolo (Sardinia, Italy): The Murals and Political Ideology
The Introvert Traveler
Nov 30, 20246 min read
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Marshall McLuhan, Michelangelo's Pietà , and the 15 Minutes of Oblivion
The Cast of the Vatican Pietà in the Era of the Technical Reproducibility of the Self
The Introvert Traveler
Nov 18, 20245 min read
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The Sansevero Chapel in Naples: A Treasure Chest of Wonders (and the Veiled Christ)
The Sansevero Chapel in Naples: not only the Veiled Christ
The Introvert Traveler
Nov 4, 20247 min read
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Correggio's Jupiter and Io (kunsthistorisches museum): sex, drugs, and madrigals at the court of the Gonzagas
Correggio's Jupiter and Io: sex, drugs and madrigals at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
The Introvert Traveler
Oct 3, 20246 min read
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The Salt Cellar of Francis I: Masterpiece by Benvenuto Cellini and Symbol of Power, Elegance, and Myth
Benvenuto Cellini's salt cellar: a precious masterpiece
The Introvert Traveler
Oct 1, 20245 min read
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Michelangelo's Moses in San Pietro in Vincoli: the superhero we don't deserve
Michelangelo's Moses is the hero we don't deserve but cannot stop idolizing
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 30, 20246 min read
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The Boxer at Rest from Palazzo Massimo (Rome)
The bronze sculpture of the Boxer at Rest in Rome
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 29, 202411 min read
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The most beautiful painting in the world... and its twin (Pontormo's Deposition from the Cross)
A day in Tuscany searching Pontormo's and Rosso Fiorentino's masterpieces
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 25, 20247 min read
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The secrets of the Perseus statue by Benvenuto Cellini in Florence: A Renaissance Masterpiece of Power and Precision
Discover the story behind Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini, a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture blending myth, power, and artistry.
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 25, 20247 min read
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In the footsteps of Piero della Francesca
A two day trip between Tuscany and Umbria in the footsteps of Piero della Francesca
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 25, 202412 min read
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