Lombard Grave Goods, High Ranking Man

What has survived are weapons of war, the characteristic shield plate, and crosses. 

Lombard Sarcophagus

 Tomb from the eighth century.

They believe that the marble was originally brightly painted.

The artists had not figured out perspective, so the hands of the angels below are larger to indicate that the hands are closer than the feet.

The birth of Christ with the three kings coming to see Jesus and Mary.

Poffabro, Friuli

 https://www.italia.it/en/friuli-venezia-giulia/poffabro

The Path to Frisanco

 

Frisanco is only a few kilometers east of Poffabro in the Friuli region of Italy, nestled in the foothills of the Dolomites.

South to Venice

 

Screens from Peggy Guggenheim Venice

 https://www.guggenheim-venice.it/en/the-museum/

Zurich People and House, Oct 2023

 

Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern

 https://www.zpk.org/en/startseite-245.html

The sculpture in front of the museum is taken from a watercolor that was on display:

'labiler Wegweiser' ('Unstable Signpost') from 1937, see more below

Sukkulenten Sammlung I: Thorns and Spines

 The Succulent Collection in Zurich is free and open to the public; fun to visit.

https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/ted/de/index/gsz/sukkulenten-sammlung-zuerich.html

Sukkulenten Sammlung Zurich II