ROME 23/04 – Day 23: Salons and Solutions

Sun rise over Rome was at 6:16 and Sunset will be at 20:02.  The Ave Maria should be rung at 20:15 right now.

It is the Feast of St. George, whose relics are at San Giorgio in Velabro.

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Last night we were invited to a reception in the Galleries and once private apartments at the Palazzo Doria Pamphilji.

Dress: “Smoking” aka black tie. For priests that means house cassock, fascia and feraiuolo.

A few shots.

Some favorite paintings are in the gallery.  As always the illumination is frustratingly horrible.

I always think of my late friend Maurizio Marini when I see this painting. He was a great expert on Velasquez and had the studies for the final work.

There are Caravaggios, of course. Here’s one.

A tiny video clip or two… should have done more of these.

And with The Great Roman™.

Those weird little dots are not stains from the canapés.  I have found that, with this phone camera, if there are multiple light sources the three lens do this.  It’s annoying but… meh.

Meanwhile, today, Nepo and Ding played to a draw. Ding has his back to the wall.

Here’s a puzzle.

Black to move.   The first move is critical.  After that, things get easier.

NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be “spoilers” for others.

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