‘THE TOWERS OF SAN GIMIGNANO’ BY DOUGLAS CONNELLY (1958) BIG BOY Bagni was always experimenting

Bagni was always experimenting

In 1951 Jean Fuss's son unexpectedly died in an automobile accident

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‘THE TOWERS OF SAN GIMIGNANO’ BY DOUGLAS CONNELLY (1958) BIG BOY Bagni was always experimentingA Tuscan landscape featuring the towers of San Gimignano, Italy, at twilight. California artist DOUGLAS CONNELLY uses the chiaroscuro of naturethe effects of vanishing light experienced outdoorsto model the skyline of the famous medieval hill town. Thirty five miles south of Florence, San Gimignano served as a relay point for pilgrims traveling on the Via Francigena between Canterbury and Rome in the Middle Ages. Competition among the towns patrician