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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.


The frescoes of the Brancacci Chapel: Masaccio and the birth of modern painting
The frescoes of the Brancacci Chapel in Florence. Masaccio revolutionizes painting and paves the way for the Renaissance: light, space, and the human body become tools for representing reality with truth.
The Introvert Traveler
1 hour ago25 min read


Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling Frescoes: A Complete Guide to Technique, History, and Meaning
The most comprehensive guide to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling you’ll find online, written for those who want to truly understand it, not just skim the usual clichés.
The Introvert Traveler
4 days ago39 min read


The New Restoration of the Sistine Chapel and the Protection of Italy’s Major Fresco Cycles
Think the Sistine Chapel is just another overcrowded bucket list stop? Think again. Inside the scaffolding, chemistry, humidity, and calcium lactate are quietly threatening Michelangelo’s Last Judgment—and the new restoration proves that conservation is a high-stakes balancing act between mass tourism and masterpiece survival.
The Introvert Traveler
Mar 37 min read


Rome, the Church of Sant’Ignazio, Andrea Pozzo, and the social media apocalypse
Rome, the Church of Sant’Ignazio, the wonders of Andrea Pozzo, and the aberrations of the selfie zombies
The Introvert Traveler
Feb 289 min read


Luca Signorelli in Orvieto Cathedral: the muscular apocalypse that outclasses Hollywood
Luca Signorelli’s frescoes in Orvieto Cathedral: a Technicolor blockbuster of chiseled abs and eternal damnation
The Introvert Traveler
Sep 3, 20254 min read


The Scrovegni Chapel (Padua): Giotto, Color, and the Dawn of the Renaissance
Discover Giotto’s revolutionary fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel of Padua — a masterpiece of early 14th-century art that marks the dawn of the Italian Renaissance. Plan your visit and explore its history, symbolism, and breathtaking colors.
The Introvert Traveler
Aug 3, 202511 min read


The Greatest Fresco Cycles in Italy: A Guide to Fresco Painting
The fresco: a quintessentially Italian artistic marvel, embodying the highest expression of technical virtuosity.
The Introvert Traveler
May 7, 202512 min read


Discover Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper: An Ephemeral and Elusive Masterpiece
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper: An Ephemeral Masterpiece That Survived Risks and Adversities
The Introvert Traveler
Feb 26, 20259 min read
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