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Expressions

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sun, 17 May 2026 18:33:20 +0000

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Venice, Italy

Sunday Challenge: Have a seat!

Take a photograph of a chair. It can be an upholstered chair, a bench, a hard-backed chair or anything that you sit on. You can photograph it empty or in use. You can show all of it or just part of it. Consider whether you want to illustrate a feeling (restfulness, fatigue, comfort, etc.) or a design example. Use your imagination to create an interesting photograph and have fun doing so.

If you are interested in joining the Sunday Challenge Group and you are willing to comment on the photographs of others submitted as part of the friendly challenge, let me know and I will send you an invitation.

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Window to the gallery

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 02:42:30 +0000

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Galleria Doria Pamphilj - Rome

"Palazzo Doria Pamphilj dates to the mid-15th century, but its current look was largely the work of the current owners, the Doria Pamphilj family, who acquired it in the 18th century. The Pamphilj’s golden age, during which the family collection was started, came during the papacy of one of their own, Innocent X (r 1644–55).

The opulent picture galleries, decorated with frescoed ceilings and gilded mirrors, are hung with floor-to-ceiling paintings, all ordered chronologically."

www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/rome/sights/museums-galleries/galleria-doria-pamphilj

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Roman Sarcophagus 3 - Something to toot about

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 02:42:22 +0000

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Roman Sarcophagus 2

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 02:42:14 +0000

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Roman Sarcophagus 1

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 02:42:06 +0000

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Murano Glass

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 02:34:55 +0000

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Corridor of statues

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 02:31:58 +0000

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Corridor of art

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 02:30:47 +0000

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Whoa!

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 01:41:08 +0000

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So real

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 01:40:54 +0000

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Eyes up, fellow

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 01:40:38 +0000

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The style of the times 1

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:53:56 +0000

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The style of the times 2

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:53:46 +0000

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Forgotten art

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:53:32 +0000

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Parking at the palace

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:53:22 +0000

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View from the palace

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:53:10 +0000

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Trajan's Market

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 02:13:12 +0000

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"Trajan's Market (Latin: Mercatus Traiani, Italian: Mercati di Traiano) is a large complex of ruins in the city of Rome, Italy, located on the Via dei Fori Imperiali, at the opposite end to the Colosseum. The surviving buildings and structures, built as an integral part of Trajan's Forum and nestled against the excavated flank of the Quirinal Hill, present a living model of life in the Roman capital and a glimpse at the continuing restoration in the city, which reveals new treasures and insights about Ancient Roman architecture.

Thought to be the world's oldest shopping mall, the arcades in Trajan's Market are now believed by many to be administrative offices for Emperor Trajan. The shops and apartments were built in a multi-level structure, and it is still possible to visit several of the levels. Highlights include delicate marble floors and the remains of a library.

Trajan's Market was probably built in 100-110 AD by Apollodorus of Damascus, an architect who always followed Trajan in his adventures and to whom Trajan entrusted the planning of his Forum, and inaugurated in 113 AD. During the Middle Ages the complex was transformed by adding floor levels, still visible today, and defensive elements such as the Torre delle Milizie, the "militia tower" built in 1200. A convent, which was later built in this area, was demolished at the beginning of the twentieth century to restore Trajan's Markets to the city of Rome."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan's_Market

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Marble ruins

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 02:12:55 +0000

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Trajan's Column

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 02:12:40 +0000

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"Trajan's Column (Italian: Colonna Traiana, Latin: COLVMNA·TRAIANI) is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the order of the Roman Senate. It is located in Trajan's Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill, north of the Roman Forum. Completed in AD 113, the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which artistically describes the epic wars between the Romans and Dacians (101–102 and 105–106). Its design has inspired numerous victory columns, both ancient and modern.

The structure is about 30 metres (98 ft) in height, 35 metres (125 ft) including its large pedestal. The shaft is made from a series of 20 colossal Carrara marble[a] drums, each weighing about 32 tons, with a diameter of 3.7 metres (11 ft). The 190-metre (625 ft) frieze winds around the shaft 23 times. Inside the shaft, a spiral staircase of 185 steps provides access to a viewing platform at the top. The capital block of Trajan's Column weighs 53.3 tons, which had to be lifted to a height of c. 34 m"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan's_Column

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Statuary

nobody@ipernity.com (Esther) — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 02:03:51 +0000

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Arch of Titus - Rome

"The Arch of Titus (Italian: Arco di Tito; Latin: Arcus Titi) is a 1st-century A.D. honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed in c. A.D. 82 by the Emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother Titus to commemorate Titus' victories, including the Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD). The arch has provided the general model for many triumphal arches erected since the 16th century—perhaps most famously it is the inspiration for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_of_Titus

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