Yesterday we spent the entire day in Milan. First we visited the Ambrosiana Museum where Pietro Marani gave us a tour and we ended by seeing the display of original pages of the Codex Atlantico in the library. I couldn't take pictures inside, but it is another beautiful space with floor to ceiling, wall to wall books. Then we went to the Castle of the Sforzas where we were treated to a very thorough history of the attempts to restore the Salla delle Asse, and finally to Santa Maria della Grazie to view the Last Supper. The panoramic picture above is of the piazza in front of it; the little yellow building to the left of the church is where one enters. Again, no pictures allowed. This was a perfect day. Long, exhausting, perfect. Today I visited the Ghirlandaios in Santa Trinita, Brunelleschi's Santo Spirito, and the Capella Brancacci in Santa Maria delle Carmine. Had the place virtually to myself for an hour.
Earlier in the week, Tuesday, we spent hours at the Opificio delle Pietre Dure viewing the restoration of the Adoration of the Magi (and also one of the Madonnas of the Yarnwinder that happened to be there at the same time), then Wednesday we spent the afternoon looking at original drawings by Leonardo and others of the 15th century up close and uncovered by any glass or other impediments at the Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe in the Uffizzi. Thursday I trudged about in the Uffizzi for 6 1/2 hours.
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