If you get to Bassano del Grappa, do visit their civic museum. Admission is free, and you’ll be smothered in offerings from artists such as Longhi, Roberti, Ricci and Bassano. Oh, and there is a whole room dedicated to Canova, wonderful man that he was.
When I visited, there was also an offering from Artimesia Gentileschi: Artemesia come Susanna. If you haven’t heard of this brilliant painter, do read about her here: http://www.mozzarellamamma.com/2013/artemisia-gentileschi-an-italian-heroine/ What a woman!
In the museum, there are also many examples of frescoes that had been rescued from various venues. I discovered that there are 2 types of fresco painting, one onto wet plaster, which makes a lasting painting, and one painted onto dry plaster, not so long-lasting.
All around the old part of Bassano del Grappa, you’ll find examples of frescoes just waiting for you to admire them.
Get out there and enjoy them!
[ I've just had a major glitch with Windows and my pictures folder, so this may be the last post for this trip. Thank goodness it happened near the end of my stay.]
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If you want to read more about frescoes in Italy, have a look at this wonderful website: https://sites.google.com/site/italianfrescoes/
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