tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post2958713915134781657..comments2024-03-18T19:31:34.204-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: St Peter’s Basilica, Italy!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-59678370282141349802016-09-27T13:29:05.232-04:002016-09-27T13:29:05.232-04:00Sherrie B Thank you for your photos , I'll pro...Sherrie B Thank you for your photos , I'll probably never see these places, but through your eyes. I have to say with a smile on my face, that i just had to pause in the middle of the video of the chapel ( the ceiling to be exact) to sketch the tiles for an inspirational quilt with some fabric i've been holding on to. Angels and such in tans taupes and neutrals , maybe add some of those jewel tones in to living it up hmmmm, LOLSherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235269988254336719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-39864247917635608732016-09-26T17:49:45.588-04:002016-09-26T17:49:45.588-04:00I'm not surprised you chose to showcase the Pi...I'm not surprised you chose to showcase the Pieta. I first saw a photo of this work when I took a Humanities class in high school. It did something to me. Moved me so profoundly. My sister found and purchased for me a small, approx. 6-9", rendition of the sculpture as a gift and to this day it proudly sits on my bedroom dresser.Paula Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06301870088647062753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-40490710017312302862016-09-26T12:04:28.897-04:002016-09-26T12:04:28.897-04:00I remember seeing the Pieta at the World's Fai...I remember seeing the Pieta at the World's Fair in 1964 - think it was in New York or somewhere close by. We had just moved to New Jersey for my dad to take a job in NYC - I was 12 at the time but remember a lot of the fair. The statue was beautiful and so lifelike. Can't imagine why anyone would want to deface it!! Love the pictures - thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081260689204349662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-59929511456854007942016-09-26T08:47:14.169-04:002016-09-26T08:47:14.169-04:00Thank you so much for posting pictures of this awe...Thank you so much for posting pictures of this awe-inspiring cathedral. It mystifies me how the people were so fervent in their beliefs that they could get the workers organized to create this magnificent place. They had no cranes, or cement mixers, or welders, etc. that modern man has today at his disposal, yet their creations were so intricately and beautifully crafted. How did they do it?? All the beautiful ceilings and arches and art work and statues. How did they do it?? And once it was finished, I wonder if those same workers that worked so hard to build this beautiful place, as well as the poor people, get to worship there?? Or was it strictly limited to an elite group?? So many questions come to mind. I would love to go there someday to see it for myself, but for now we at least get to see it through your eyes, Bonnie. Thanks for sharing.isupamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870560378722360959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-53025489167883216502016-09-26T07:36:41.167-04:002016-09-26T07:36:41.167-04:00I know I will probably never get to see the Vatica...I know I will probably never get to see the Vatican, but when we were still newlyweds,my late husband and I did get to see the Pieta at the New York World's Fair in 1965. It was just so beautiful. As a remembrance, I bought a small replica of the statue.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020248052291229297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-29468638375073115642016-09-25T13:28:33.668-04:002016-09-25T13:28:33.668-04:00I also saw the PIeta at the World's Fair in NY...I also saw the PIeta at the World's Fair in NY when I was 10 and was blown away by the quality of the marble and sculpting. I think it was the most breathtaking thing there to me. It is etched in my memory. Years later, when I saw Michaelangelo's work in the Louvre, I felt the same feeling of awe.Linda Swanekamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-81429302988501479992016-09-25T13:05:18.302-04:002016-09-25T13:05:18.302-04:00Love the photos, thanks so much. I was lucky enou...Love the photos, thanks so much. I was lucky enough to be a senior In high school and live in NY near the Worlds Fair in 1964-1965. The Pieta was there, in the Vatican Pavilion, sitting by itself behind a wall of glass and in front of a deep blue backdrop....breathtaking! I was in a small swinging group and we were invited to sing at an after hours gathering there. Imagine our delight when they took us behind the bulletproof glas to stand right next to that exquisite statue! It was almost a religious experience...to think that that young man, a teenager himself, could carve marble to look like that. I think God is in all of us, but in Artists, his light really puts forth, doesn't it?Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973684014257402707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-11147169898520517692016-09-25T11:51:40.733-04:002016-09-25T11:51:40.733-04:00Thank you for the beautiful pictures! So many won...Thank you for the beautiful pictures! So many wonderful things to see and enjoy in this world. Every time you share these I am transported into history.Carolyn Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512305160881536423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-90390498887256662552016-09-25T11:49:44.019-04:002016-09-25T11:49:44.019-04:00Beautiful Posting for Sunday. Be safe traveling to...Beautiful Posting for Sunday. Be safe traveling today. Thanks for braving the throngs of people to share pictures with us. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156858742587928699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-59154664787258678452016-09-25T11:49:24.114-04:002016-09-25T11:49:24.114-04:00Beautiful Posting for Sunday. Be safe traveling to...Beautiful Posting for Sunday. Be safe traveling today. Thanks for braving the throngs of people to share pictures with us. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156858742587928699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-47617226835909108982016-09-25T11:30:20.360-04:002016-09-25T11:30:20.360-04:00I see mystery quilt in so many of these posts! I...I see mystery quilt in so many of these posts! I do know I am going to have gold and purple in mine some how or other...... figurein' stars..... but a week ago was figurein' another form. The first time I was in the Vatican was during Vatican II (Second Vatican Council). There were bleachers for the various attendees, cardinals, translators, etc. The world has changed in these 50 years....Susie Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893377527974815997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-79992230806144093532016-09-25T10:50:02.522-04:002016-09-25T10:50:02.522-04:00I remember when I was in high school, a news story...I remember when I was in high school, a news story that some man took a hammer to the Pieta. I remember thinking how could anyone do that.... it seems so trivial when you think about what people have done since then... like 9/11.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716634446408588798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-16504535564382628042016-09-25T10:42:55.860-04:002016-09-25T10:42:55.860-04:00I remember just standing and staring at the Pieta-...I remember just standing and staring at the Pieta--I kept expecting her to breathe. So very beautiful--thank you for the pictures.TheEclecticAbuelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13651091532286250315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-46006869431450722932016-09-25T10:04:40.505-04:002016-09-25T10:04:40.505-04:00On of the things that always amazed me in the exhi...On of the things that always amazed me in the exhibit portion...the jewels, gold, silk etc. Did ya notice the skulls on a lot of the chalices?! I told my friend, if it was sold and/or melted down, they could end world hunger. It was just a random thought, not a recommendation! But no, you shouldn't say that to a Catholic! 😉 luckily, they knew my heart was saying it out of empathy for the poor, yet it is such an amazing thing to see what the Popes wore or used centuries ago!!! I love reading your blog during your trips. The older I get, the more I appreciate history! ❤NonnaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756364646349543830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-67203544267398934052016-09-25T10:03:52.895-04:002016-09-25T10:03:52.895-04:00Thank you for the pictures. I can't even imagi...Thank you for the pictures. I can't even imagine how enormous the Bascilica is. So much to see and so many quilting ideas and textures as well. LOL<br /><br />Aileen in FLAileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653681232138846950noreply@blogger.com