Saturday, December 20, 2008

Caracalla

I took this a the Metropolitian Museum of Art in their new Greco/Roman wing.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very cool shot! Who is he?

GrumpyPhotog said...

He was a Roman Emperor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracalla

In Rome you can go see the Baths of Caracalla which he commissioned.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baths_of_Caracalla

Anonymous said...

Very cool. Thanks for the info. Have you ever seen the baths?

GrumpyPhotog said...

I was there in 2000. I just posted to photos I took, it was one of my favorite parts of the trip.

hay said...

I love the dramatic look of the black background! WEEAAAHHHHH

GrumpyPhotog said...

Thanks. It was a fun trip. hope to go back soon.

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