modern art from the vatican

favorite art from the vatican. after looking at beautiful, realistic oil paintings of saints for dozens of rooms, you get a little modern art cleansing before you see the sistine chapel.

In order from top to bottom, henri matisse, piero dorazio, henri matisse and giuseppe capogrossi.

vatican hall of maps - nautical dream

so the vatican has a gallery of maps that is covered wall-to-wall with the most beautiful maps i have ever seen. i wish i had better quality photos.

viagreggio, italy - nautical inspiration

buongiorno! totes back from italy and become obsessed with a little town called viareggio. here's some of the cute nautical inspirations i found. blue & white everywhere.