So the title of this post does have some relevance to the semester!
During our school trip to Rome, one of the stops on our walking tour is St. Peter in Chains which contains the chains which held St. Peter both in Jerusalem and also in Rome. But, there is also another gem in this church: Michaelangelo's famous Moses statue.
I had read about and told the students that supposedly in the beard of Michaelangelo there are two faces: one of Pope Julius II [he commissioned the Moses to be part of his funeral monument]and one of Michaelangelo. I never could see what they were saying until a student took a closeup and showed me...see if you can see the faces for yourself....
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