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John Singer Sargent (American, January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925)
Corfu: Lights and Shadows, 1909
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, US

I love Sargent! I can feel his light! Brilliant.
February 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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2020 Venice Carnival
February 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Assisi sunset winter 2023.

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.

Saint Augustine
February 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Florence 2017 - the most romantic city on Earth.
February 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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February 13, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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February 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Venice Carnival 2020
February 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Leonardo Da Vinci: Dettaglio della Vergine delle rocce
January 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Chateau Chambord staircase, 1520, France. Even though the exact identity of its architect remains unknown, the château of Chambord is undeniably an exceptional achievement, influenced by the work of Leonardo da Vinci.
Even though the exact identity of its architect remains unknown, the château of Chambord is undeniably an exceptional achievement, influenced by the work of Leonardo da Vinci. Following the Battle of Marignan, François I discovered the marvels of Italian architecture and, more specifically, the work of Leonardo da Vinci. When he returned to France (in 1516), he invited the polymath genius to sojourn in the French court as “premier painter, architect and engineer of the king”. Leonardo’s influence in drawing up the Chambord construction project is displayed when comparing the architectural orientations adopted in Chambord with the sketches in his notebooks. The center-plan design of the keep, the double helix staircase, the double pit evacuation system with its air duct and the sealing system on the terraces are telltale indications that reveal the role of Leonardo as the brain behind the work of François I.
January 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Guido Reni’s resplendently theatrical depiction of St Michael, part Roman soldier, part ballet dancer, was painted in 1635 and can be seen in the church of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Rome. My favorite archangel.
St Michael, Archangel, is an unusual saint. His biblical origins lie in the Book of Daniel, where he is described as the guardian angel of the Hebrew nation, although his real beginnings are to be found in the religion of ancient Persia, a starkly dualist faith in which gods of light waged eternal war on gods of darkness. Michael subsequently came to represent the triumph of light over darkness as interpreted by the Christian Church, in the teachings of which he came to embody the triumph of Christ over anti-Christ. This conception has its roots in the Book of Revelation (12: 7-9): “Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought agains the dragon … And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world.” Michael was subsequently adopted by Christianity as a saint, in the broad sense, of the Church militant. Because of his unusual status and because, unlike most other saints, he was never a martyr and therefore cannot be said to have died on any particular day, he has more than one feast day. Catholics celebrate him on 29 September, while for Orthodox Christians today, 21 November, is his saint’s day. Guido Reni’s resplendently theatrical depiction of St Michael, part Roman soldier, part ballet dancer, was painted in 1635 and can be seen in the church of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Rome. The picture is a beautiful example of Reni’s late style, which was repeatedly admired by his contemporaries for what they called “grazia” – a critical term much used by writers in the Baroque period, and one with dual implications. The serene figure of St Michael, effortlessly victorious over a grotesquely grimacing Satan,
January 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Bernini’s David
David is a life-size marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The sculpture was one of many commissions to decorate the villa of Bernini's patron Cardinal Scipione Borghese – where it still resides today, as part of the Galleria Borghese. It was completed in the course of eight months from 1623 to 1624.
January 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM