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| Palazzo Barberini |
Sadly, the Barberini Palace forbids photos. I had to take these of paintings from the interwebs.
The Barberini family collected art from the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries I believe. The different periods of art can be so different. In the 1400s section, there were some amazing paintings, yet some lacked a good perspective, used odd colors, or painted bodies oddly. For example, a Madonna and Child appeared to have green skin and some artists did not know how to paint a six pack. It may be that the colors have faded and deteriorated over time. Plus, I might be a bit picky when it comes to painting a six pack. Anyhoo, I see drastic changes between the 15th and 17th centuries.
1597-1599
http://mariposaxprs.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/funnies-nalbandian-as-caravaggios-narcissus/
1518-1519
La Fornarina by Raphael. I liked this one because of its incredible back story that was partly described in my summer reading book, Lives of Artists. Supposedly, this woman was one of Raphael's mistresses. She was the daughter of a baker and apparently Raphael felt such a passion for her that he died at age 37.
Interestingly, a landscape was painted over and made into the foliage that you see.
It's hard to see in this picture, but on her arm there is a band that says Raphael.
http://www.examiner.com/article/woman-as-muse-raphael-s-madonnas
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