There is magic in this world
One of many remarkable sights to be seen during our three week stint in Europe was the Villa Borghese in Rome where I spontaneously burst into tears on seeing the Caravaggio room (those paintings, they're alive) and had what I can only describe as a visceral reaction to Bernini's sculptures.
However, it was at the end of our two hours that we came upon this small painting by Raphael ~
Do you see it?
It's a baby unicorn.
Our wonderfully eloquent and passionate guide immediately launched into dissecting the unicorn as a symbol ...of wealth and the rarified life of this unidentified young woman.
Meanwhile, here sits, plain as day, a mystical creature, bleating in its mistress's arms.
If we dare not explain it away...
there is magic in this world.
However, it was at the end of our two hours that we came upon this small painting by Raphael ~
It's a baby unicorn.
Our wonderfully eloquent and passionate guide immediately launched into dissecting the unicorn as a symbol ...of wealth and the rarified life of this unidentified young woman.
Meanwhile, here sits, plain as day, a mystical creature, bleating in its mistress's arms.
If we dare not explain it away...
there is magic in this world.
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