Plane. Nonstop flights from Rome to Barcelona are operated by Iberia (iberia.com) and Vueling (vueling.com), a low-cost carrier. As of December 2012 both airlines run four flights daily; the trip takes one hour, 45 minutes.urolines (eurolines.com), one of Europe's largest bus companies, makes the trip from the Tiburtina station in Rome to Barcelona's North station. Buses leave Rome at 5:30 p.m. and arrive at 2:30 p.m. the following day, for a total of 21 hours, 30 minutes including one transfer.
Donatello (Donato di Niccol di Betto Bardi), master of sculpture in both marble and bronze, one of the greatest of all Italian Renaissance artists. A good deal is known about Donatello's life and career, but little is known about his character and personality, and what is known is not wholly reliable.
Chiaroscuro is an artistic technique, developed during the Renaissance, that uses strong tonal contrasts between light and dark to model three-dimensional forms, often to dramatic effect. It is one of the four canonical painting modes of Renaissance art. The underlying principle is that solidity of form is best achieved by the light falling against it. Artists known for developing the technique include Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, and Rembrandt. It is a mainstay of black and white and low-key