Capitoline Museum & Trevi Fountain

My Art class was onsight this morning at the Capitoline Museum. My art teacher knows his stuff so it was awesome to have a guide walking through. Sometimes people in art museums walk through rooms that have the paintings on the wall and ceilings; maybe they think it's nothing important...it was crazy to think that I was in one room- just like that for nearly 40minutes.

First photo reflects the Beginning of Rome, Aeneas and Trojan War. Goes on with the Story of Romulus and Remus story- this painting shows the twins being breast-fed by the she-wolf. 

Romulus and Remus fight, Romulus defeating his brother, and becoming the first king of Rome. Soon, the Roman men realize they need women, and the Rape of the Sabines come into play, expanding Rome's population.

Because this is an art class, we learned how to identify salient details in paintings and on sculptures. Marcus Aurelius on a horse. People might look at him and think 'just another roman on a horse.' But I learned to study the entire statue- His entire body dominates the horse, he is wearing a toga- no armor, and his right hand is out to (the people), while his left hand seems like it once held something. Also, he is made out of bronze- and in the 2nd century, they easily would have used bronze for tools to fight- why did they keep this, and in such good shape?

THE TREVI FOUNTAIN

That night I went to Fontana di Trevi for the first time. It was a beautiful night- not too chilly...and apparently every tourist within Rome's perimeter thought the same thing. Turning the corner, the lights were shining through the many water fountains and under the rocks above the pool of water. Yes, indeed, I thought of the Lizzie McGuire movie and the crazy guide in the movie (Miss Ungermeyer).

It was so crowded but we were lucky to snag a few shots where no one besides us or the fountain itself was in it. Since I know where the Trevi is located now, I will be making frequent trips to it. I
hear it's beautiful in the middle of the night when the lights are on, and no one is around. My intial goal was to get Gelato (just like the movie) but it was chilly and we had dinner plans in an hour. However, I did pay €5 to take a picture with a man.