Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Drawing challenge: The Papal Palace Loggia

When I got the syllabus for my drawing class I saw that the Papal Palace was going to be on our drawing agenda.  Today was the day.  I have to say, I was pretty intimidated.  What would YOU do if someone handed you and paper and pencil and said, 'Draw this':
Ugh.  Do I have to?
Alas.  'Fortune favors the man who keeps his nerve' so onward I went.  This lacy Gothic loggia is beautiful and in many ways has become the symbol of the city of Viterbo.  It is certainly on a lot of postcards.  The palace and plaza were built by order of the Capitano del Popolo, Raniero Gatti.  This section with the loggia was built in 1267 by Andrea di Berardo Gatti, who was the nephew of Raniero.  The first pope to live in these beautiful surroundings was Clement IV.  He arrived in Viterbo in 1266.  He died two years later and it took almost three years of negotiations before another Pope was elected.  Ah, committee work.  It's dreadful.  Nothing EVER gets done in a prompt fashion.  Anyway, Gregory X then became pope.
All that aside, here is my sketch:


5 comments:

  1. Nicely done! I think you got it. You're an artist!

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  2. Elizabeth! How stunning! your pedicure is amazing. And you always know how much I've admired your Papal-loggia

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  3. So wonderful. Like you've fallen into a world of ancient human catnip and are rolling, frolicking, and purring all the way merrily from one amazing day into the next.

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  4. So wonderful. Like you've fallen into a world of ancient human catnip and are rolling, frolicking, and purring all the way merrily from one amazing day into the next.

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