This photo was taken exactly 1 year ago.
The National modern art museum is a beautiful 19th century building nestled in the Valle Giulia, between the river Tiber and Villa Borghese. It contains works by Burri, Colla, Capogrossi, Fontana, Balla, De Chirico, Guttuso, Schifano; but also Picasso, Mondrian, Pollock, Calder, Moore.
On the north-facing wall is engraved my favorite Michelangelo quote,
"Questo sol m'arde, e questo m'innamora."
It is a complex phrase. And so romantic, in both it's meanings:
"This shining sun makes me go up in flames, and it makes me fall in love."
OR
"This alone consumes me, and seduces me."
What is Michelangelo referring to?
Art? Beauty? A person's smile? Or is he really only talking about the sun?
