“Stand firm like a rock, against which though the waves batter, yet it stands unmoved, and they fall to rest at last” (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations).

And, however...

“What is there harder than stone? What more yielding than water? Yet hard stones are hollowed out by yielding water.” (Ovid, Ars Amatoria).

The stoic doctrine summarized in a single painting. Patience together with Perseverance making the impossible, possible.

#Art #Rennaisance #philosophy

https://twitter.com/monicanienor/status/1638829370889633792?s=20

If you think there's nothing sadder than a February Monday, it's because you haven't seen Sculpture mourning the Michelangelo's death like a deserted Ariadne.

Valerio Cioli doing his best in Michelangelo's Tomb (1564-1576). Basilica di Santa Croce (Firenze)

#Monday #Art #Michelangelo #Rennaisance #sadness #sculpture

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Aubrey-HistoryOfEngland-Vol2/pages/651-Sir-Christopher-Hatton-portrait/

Christopher Hatton was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I & also became chancellor at Oxford University for 2 or 3 years before his early death.

He seems to have been a Justin Trudeau figure: hated by many simply because he was good looking, a good dancer, successful, even though his policies seem t’ve been progressive for the time, well thought-out, & successful

#fobo #fromOldBooks #clipart #portrait
#woodEngraving #art #rennaisance #elizabethan #neckRuff #collar

Como el ojo tranquilo de un huracán o una piedra tirada en mitad de un estanque, así entiende Vasari a la Virgen y el Niño en su "Epifanía" y es tal su poder, que hasta el mismo Marte escapa del Belvedere para llevarle incienso. No es Gaspar, es la guerra inclinándose ante lo sagrado.

#ReyesMagos #reyes2023 #arthistory #HistoriadelArte #Renacimiento #rennaisance #sigloXVI