Moors on Doors: The Minute Sculpted Heads of the Moors of Venice
“Alas, Falada, hanging there!” Then the head answered, “Alas, young queen, how ill you fare! If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.” – excerpt from The Goose Girl, The Brothers Grimm Fumbling my way through the streets of Venice in the first few hours after my arrival, I slung my camera around to capture whatever caught my eye – easily everything, as the novelty of the entirely old city transformed it into a visual […]
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