We had a delightful lunch at Cesari restaurant. The downstairs dining room was pretty small but the upstairs must have been big as group after group filed up there . I ordered the pigs head sausage on a lark and although it was not pleasing to the eye, it did land nicely on the pallet. Laura continued her pasta tour and Leslie got a ravioli dish. We finished up with a trio of desserts where the pannacotta was the star. On our way out we peeked inside the Theatro Anatomico courtyard. We returned to the main square and took the tour of the City Hall. Another delight of renaissance painting, decoration and furnishing.
Unassuming exterior
Hail to the Ceasari
Pigs head sausage
The queen of grappa
A pasta Bonaganese
Spinach ravioli
Great grating
Dessert for three
Never lacking in embellishments
The Teatro Anatomica was located in the Archiginasio Palace
The actual theater was used to show dissections and operations
It was located upstairs but there was a conference going on at the time
So we toured the ground floor courtyard
A gallery of alcoves each dedicated to scholars of old
With memorials and coats of arms
It was stunning in the details
Each fancier than the last
Some a bit worn
Some looking new
We did not find the elevator until after we took these stairs
Many large sculptures in the first main hall
Scene after scene was painted on the walls and ceiling
There must have been hoards of painters working here
Huge bronze
Lookin out at the hall
The interior courtyard
A six foot tall lanern
Religious works were here
Alegorical paintings
A pope or two
Bologna had its share of Popes, at least seven
Panels on the ceiling
Another beautiful room
Getting away from the religious to the humanistic paintings of the renaissance
Dragons
Into the main hall of the museum
Delicate marbles
Elaborate metal pieces
Life sized marble
A veritable warehouse of paintings
Of course the ceilings were not neglected
Dog buts!
The archer
A period room
Clocks
Inlay on wooden chest of drawers
Look up!
This must have been a great dog
Getting in some birdwatching
My neck is feeling the pain
The mastery of perspective on the ceiling keeps me looking up
The importance of stretching
Duck duck goose
Another dog
The sheer volume of works here is astounding
Large scale oil paintings
Touch of common themes, Venus and the clam shell
This made me think of a choregraphed dance scene
Old city scapes
Coats of arms by the hundreds
A tiny glass dog
Some modern art on the way out
