History is a Bitch - a weblog by Jeanne Kalogridis

At least, it mesmerized me. Enjoy five hundred years of Women in Art, courtesy of You Tube.

We are laid low this week at the Palazzo Kalogridis, my friends; both Ser Giorgio and I are feeling the deliberate, inexorable advance of decrepitude, prompting a flurry of visits to medical specialists who cluck their tongues and shake their heads and say, Alas, what can be done? You are, ultimately, mortal.

The sad diagnosis? Take out. I, Donna Giovanna, will not be cooking tonight.

Even the inexhaustibly cheerful Miss Sweetie Pie, who turned twelve this past week, is feeling her age. For the first time, ever, I will be taking her to the vets for more than a vaccination.

But all is not doom and gloom. In fact, I stumbled upon some glorious photos which not only improved my mood, but in fact brought a flush of youthful heat to my bosom. Oh, to remember my sweet university days!

I present to you, dear friends, Hot Library Smut.

A portrait of her father, Lorenzo II de' Medici, by Raphael, sold last week for almost $40 million. Not bad, considering the owner had paid $325 for it.

Go on over to Renaissance Weblog and read all about it.

Okay, here's a charmingly useless and silly site for those of you who enjoyed I, MONA LISA (aka PAINTING MONA LISA outside the U.S.)

My favorite one? The first one, Mona meets Frank.