Dear Research Diary,

Today we had an inspiring lecture from Professor Smyth. She spoke about her research in Norther Italian Renaissance art, particularly that of Coreggio and Pordenone. Her research has involved quite a bit of difficulty, since most of the period writings are in Latin or Italian dialect. Also, Pordenone’s frescoes have disappeared since they were frescoes in the humid Venetian lagoon. Hse used the same tools of reconstruction for this project however as she did in Coreggio’s Parma Cathedral when she mapped out who would have seen which parts of the apse, therefore understanding fully what the patrons meant to achieve.

This is probably a good lecture to remember as a consolation since I wont have to battle with nearly illegible Latin.