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Tag: Italian

Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror by Parmigianino

April 19, 2020April 18, 2020 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Parmigianino was one of the leading painters of Palma, he also worked in Rome and Bologna. Ranking as one of the most compelling artists with a daring and readiness to confront the orthodoxies of the day Parmigianino was a leading figure of the Mannerist style...

Venus Anadyomene by Titian

March 29, 2020March 17, 2020 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Titian was a painter and regarded as one of the greatest painters of the Renaissance...

Caravaggio

January 5, 2020December 27, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Artist: Caravaggio Born: 29 September 1571, Milan, Italy Nationality: Italian Movement: Baroque Died: 18 July 1610, Porto Ercole, Italy

Virgin of the Rocks by Leonardo da Vinci

December 21, 2019December 18, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Title: Virgin of the Rocks Date: c.1505-08 Movement: Renaissance Media: Oil on panel Located: National Gallery, London, UK

The Calling of St Matthew by Caravaggio

November 2, 2019October 2, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Title: The Calling of St Matthew Date: 1599-1600 Movement: Baroque Media: Oil on canvas Location: San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome

Minuetto by Luigi Boccherini

May 27, 2019May 26, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Title: Minuetto Date: 1771 Composer: Luigi Boccherini Movement: Classical Born: 19 February 1743, Lucca, Italy Italian Died: 26 May 1805, Madrid, Spain

Figaro’s Aria, The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini

April 29, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Title: Figaro’s Aria Date: 18123 Composer: Gioachino Rossini Movement: Opera Italian Born: 29 February 1792, Pesaro, Italy Died: 13 November 1868, Paris, France

Black Knight

JMJ and Penguins

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Glorionic Sonnet Notes

Originally posted on About the Jez of It:
Created by Gloria MartinStructure: Octet and a sestetMeter: decasyllabic or pentameterSchema: aabbbccc ddedee. Example Black Rose Petals by Jez Farmer As I lay the black roses on your graveI no longer feel I am strong and braveAs winds blows emptiness again todayIt feels like living is so…

Japanese Sonnet Notes

Originally posted on About the Jez of It:
Created by Jose Rizal M ReyesStructure: Quatrain, sestet and quatrainMeter: each line is a haikuSchema: aaaa bbbbbb aaaa Example Sakura Memories by Jez Farmer Sweet scented petals descend on the breeze; fragrant farewell,Memories entwine in rivers of tears; love cannot dispelDark clouds obscure the future and the…

Grammarian Sonnet Notes

Originally posted on About the Jez of It:
Created by Jose Rizal M. ReyesStructure: alternate quintains and coupletsMeter: decasyllabic or pentameterRhyme Scheme: abbba cc deeed ff Example The Rabbit and the Warrior by Jez Farmer As springtide comes amid the ancient stoneA warrior stands alone as he seeksThe old one with whom holy wisdom speaksAs…

Promised Kisses

Promised Kisses

Form: Limerick Oh love of mine when the dawn awakesmy promised kisses are yours to takein the first golden lightas we seal our loving nightyour gentle heart I will never break. Dear lady you are all I desirecome fill my dreams of love with your fireand I will sate your needswith all my words and […]

Devil’s Dance

Devil’s Dance

Form: Quintilla Shifting easy from dark to lightLazily back to dark againSitting on the edge in the rainSilently watching in the nightJiving between the shades of right ©JGFarmer2021

Aftermath

Aftermath

Last night dancing the tiles all red
Our feet talking more than words said
Glasses overflowing with wine…

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