Another close up to Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” This painting is not considered a fresco because of the manner in which Leonardo painted it, on a dry wall rather than on wet plaster. The painting represents the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John, 13:21. Although author Dan Brown of “The DaVinci Code” wrote a compelling piece of fiction, the person seated to the left of Jesus is not Mary. Instead, it is John, who was the youngest apostle and who was often painted with feminine features. May 14, 2017

Me letting Giacomo Puccini know, at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy, that I had been to a concert in his honor in Lucca. Puccini was an Italian opera composer whose work has been played at the theater. May 16, 2017