It is 11 at night and I can't get to sleep so feel free to skip this post because I have not slept good in last few week and I'm homesick, well maybe not so much as homesick as I miss my Mom and Dad and Josie, my cat who always sleeps with me.
Being here has been amazing, I have gotten to see pieces of art that I have only seen in book in person. Also being a history buff you can't beat the history and mythology of Rome and Italy. At the same time I really miss Dr. Small who was one of my favorite teachers ever, he taught me about Greek and Roman mythology and now it is hitting me that he is dead because their is nothing more that I would like to do than sit down with him and talk about the different myth that came from around here.
Also I'm trying to get my thoughts in order to write the Art History essay and I'm worried that it is going to be more an essay on the myth of Romulus and the founding of Rome than it is going to be about the Art its self. But as someone who studied history and Mythology for FUN it is hard to not use the history of the Rome in more ways then just the Art. So far I have found a painting that show Romulus and Remus mother with their father Mars called 'Mars and Rhea Silvia' by Peter Paul Rubens, I want to talk about her and her life and then the birth of the twins. Then I plan to use the She-Wolf and talk about the twins growing up and also use 'The Rape of the Sabine Women' by Pietro Berrettini and talk about how Romulus violient nature could come from his father Mars the god of war. Like I said I worried about this essay turning into a history essay vs. art history.
I'm starting to get tired and I don't even know all of what I said so good night.
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