These stones also shout

Today took me to the Borghese Museum in Rome.  It is a small collection compared to the Vatican Museum but has some real treasures.

 The sculptures are exquisite--this is Bernini's statue of David getting ready to hurl the stone at Goliath.  It is much more active than Michaelangelo's which was earlier in my blog.  The other is Scipione Borghese who pulled most of  this collection together.

And the Caravaggio room was a favorite of mine in the painting world.  This one is of St. Jerome translating the Bible into Latin.

I marvel at the way these artists can change marble into human images that jump out at you.  And the paintings seem to paint a view of reality that is so real.  These are my attempts at pictures without flash but hopefully will invite you to Rome someday to see them in person.!?!