Arte moderna tra gli antichi~ Museum of Modern Art

 "Modern art amidst the ancients" ~ that is the title of this blog.  I have always been curious about this museum and so finally took the morning to visit.  It is in a glorious neo-classical building on the northern border of the Borghese gardens.

And just keep in mind that modern art is art of the 19th and 20th centuries, so there are many glorious goodies here to feast your eyes on.  Lots of fabulous Italian greats, like:

Giorgio de Chirico

Alberto Giacometti's hauntingly beautiful sculptures:

Vittorio Corcos:

And plenty of European greats, like Gustav Klimt, Van Gogh, and Monet:

And there was some crap, to be sure.  There was this blob of clay:

There was this beat up garbage bag hanging on a canvas:

There was this dumb red container... oh wait, that's a fire extinguisher:

Mostly there were gorgeous, inspiring and beautiful works.  I was quite taken by this sculpture of Saint Francis by Adolfo Wildt:

And Cezanne is always lovely:

And then there was this piece, which was a huge mirror that invites the viewer into the work.  So why not?