while Rome burns

ROMA, DCCCXVII a.U.c. fire-screen 

by BBMDS (1999).

Found via eternallyrome via core77.

Dalí's Pantheon

Another perspective on the Pantheon:

Salvador Dalí, Exploding Raphaelesque Head (1951).

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

On the origins of the collection see here.

I'm off...

To be more precise:







Image sources: Rome, Genoa from posterclassics.com; Santa Margherita Ligure, Menton, Nîmes from internationalposter.com; French Riviera from travelpostersonline.com; Marseille, Paris from allposters.com.

Playmobil Classics

What's not to love about the Playmobil 'Romans' series? More (an arena, chariots, soldiers, tents, family, etc.) via the Playmobil site. They're available online in Australia from Toybarn.