By So as we have been traveling through Europe thus far, we have seen hundreds and hundreds of amazing pieces of art. Every museum that we go to is filled with some of the most brilliant, vibrant, and awe-inspiring pieces I have ever laid my eyes on. So much so, that I have begun to blow my way through every museum just looking out for the big names – the Michelangelo’s, the Raphael’s, the Leonardo’s, the Donatello’s – all the ninja turtles. I wonder why I do this, or why everyone who does not fancy themselves an art person does this. What makes these big pieces so much better and more worth seeing then all the lesser known paintings? Is it the artist behind the work or are the paintings themselves just that much better? My mind has been just so overwhelmed with art and brilliant images of the Renaissance, Baroque and the like that it has become hard to distinguish the good from the great.
Jonas