I've lived in italy for the last 20 years, and when I lived in milan I was able to go and see Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' fairly frequently. Incredible sight, 'in the flesh', as it were. One of my first jobs was assistant to a photographer who was working on a book of italian architecture. We travelled round italy for a year photographing monuments, churches, etc. Everything from the prehistoric grottoes at San Remo, with their primitive paintings, to the 'House of Glass' in Como, commisioned by Mussolini. So I got a paid, guided tour of italian archtecture! Funnily enough, I've just finished doing a search on the net for images of one of the things I saw at the time and never forgot; Michelangelo's 'invading' staircase for the Laurentian Libarary in Florence. It 'flows' into the room like lava. Absolutely amazing! I wanted to make an 'invading' staircase for poser and thought that would be a good start. Might as well learn from the masters. LOL. mac PS The italians are terrible at a lot of things (music, for example), but you can't beat them for design and style. I have a collection of about 60 italian coffee-pots. The variety and elegance of such a simple object is endless.