A Ghismunda of Cesare Dandini

We know Florence city of Medici family and Michael Angel and Leonard da Vinci alone to 15^th and 16^th centuries, painters, architects and sculptures, but after during 17^th century the glory of Medici’s city seems disappeared, but in Florence other painters continued their work, and Cesare Dandini(Florence 1596-1657)Florentine painter pupil of Cesare Curradi, Cristoforo Allori and Domenico Passignano was one translator of light and colour of Florentine 16^th century in 17^th century, but he took also much ideas by painting naturalism that he uses so giving true human presence, he follows his stylistical character, therefore face are same much figures; same face that he used to Ghismunda(Fig.1), a literary character of a Italian writer, Giovanni Boccaccio, it is a love contrasted by father of Ghismunda and conclusion is very tragically; it is a subject very rare in painting, and Dandini follows his style with face and naturalism, that now he seems sharpens because expression of Ghismunda is very natural as his body; but the motive for to giveback this painting to Dandini is one, the face, just considered before, face of this Ghismunda whose brushstroke is same of other painting of Dandini as Allegories of comedy(Figs.2-3), and Apollo(Fig.4) nose is same, fingers are same, and mouth that equal all figures; but after much equalities  a difference we must consider; this Ghismunda is different because shows a formal growth of Dandini; a major consciousness of realism, a humanity of posture and to body that is evident, differently other posture of precedent figures, now naturalism is very important in painter of Dandini.

Alessandro Lusana   

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Coleberti’s sources

Certainly name of Pietro Coleberti, Italian painter of 15^th century, isn’t a famous name, on contrary it is very unknown to major part of readers of art history or critic of art, above all because this painter is limited to some town in south Latium and Rome, but other commissions are very rare, I think that culture of Coleberti is very next to other painter from Viterbo, a Italian city in Latium, this is Antonio da Viterbo, a painter of 15^th century whose we keep today one signed tryptic with date MCCCC(1400)(Fig.1); Colaberti is in Sermoneta, small Italian city in south Latium, at 1422, therefore he was master, because he signed one document in choir of cathedral of Saint Mary in Sermoneta, where is kept one his painting(Fig.2), and during this year he painted in Caetani Castel in Sermoneta, after in Cori(Fig.3) and also in Rome; anyway the frequency that Colaberti used some iconography of Antonio da Viterbo(Figs.4-5); his stylistical similarity is motive very strong to think that Colaberti was pupil of Antonio da Viterbo. I think that he was very next to Antonio da Viterbo and he has kept stylistical character for much time; in fact he has learned these motives and alone on these he has worked; consider this use alone influence is very weak, because cultural influence keeps alone some period but after other influence or personal growth let to painter a search owner style; to Colaberti this influence is constant and therefore it is motive of cultural training; but we must consider these influence: the faces that we find to saints Peter and Paul on painting of Colaberti in church of saint Michael Archangel of Sermoneta(Figs.6-7), we find on tryptic of Antonio da Viterbo(Figs.8-9), the posture of Christ in same church(Fig.5), is same of Christ in tryptic(Fig.4); same cloth of some figure in Cori(Fig.10), is very similar to cloth of saint Paul(Fig.11) in tryptic of Antonio da Viterbo. Training in store of Antonio evidently to Pietro Coleberti was important because he used style of Antonio for much time and for much commissions; really the style of Antonio and Pietro is very old it remembers Byzantine style, and alone occasionally Pietro let something to Renaissance style, with evidently borders but certainly more plastic than Antonio; Pietro follows a style influenced by a traditional concept of figure that, in south Latium, has had very large employment, is sufficient consider Benozzo Gozzoli renaissance painter from Florence that to altarpiece in Sermoneta(Fig.12) he used traditional concept in confront to his painting in Florence, but it is for costumer, and Coleberti has traditional costumers although I think that he would used same style also to different costumers.   

Alessandro Lusana

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Past epistles

Valerius was a student of University of ancient literature, he studied with passion Latin and Greek he loved Herodotus, Thucydides and other authors, but he loved also Cicero, Caesar and Tacitus and other. He has created a chat that he has called Classic Chat, where every reader  must take a classic name; some reader, that hasn’t understood what is nature of chat, lamented that in this chat there aren’t libertines women or porn photos, and Valerius joked with these anonymous readers and he advised read some translation of Homer and very joy by this; but his valuations sometime have determined some very fervent polemic, because he affirmed with strong that adjective Sapphic for synonymous of lesbian was erred, because Sappho not was lesbian but alone tiny, and in ancient Greece tiny woman were very strange and they aren’t loved, therefore Sappho was alone tiny; some body studios, may lesbian, was very angry and she has protested but trace of this lesbianism there aren’t, therefore this discussion was very involving because after it included also poetries of Sappho. Valerius has noted that sometime a reader with name Hypatia has written, in his chat, some essay very interesting about history, literature and philosophy, she used a very good Latin and very good Greek, and Valerius was good impressed by this Hypatia, and he often joked with hers because his name was of philosopher woman killed by Christian, therefore she have to follow always his opinions otherwise she risked same tragic death, and she repeated always: “A time till?”. Valerius was habited fall in love of image of women and therefore he asked often a photo and she sent a photo of ancient sculpture, that Valerius known very good and therefore he tough that Hypatia was very ugly; therefore he limited his questions to literature and philosophy. Their report was going always more intense day by day, Valerius commented essays of Hypatia with very passion and she made it with Valerius, discussions and polemic about some question was present, and therefore some days Classic chat was empty of their comment, other commented and tool until, usually Hypatia, writes on chat or a letter on private email, but she written always in Latin, and Valerius answered; then peace turned; some reader has proposed a marry between them, because their discussion seem same between husband and wife; both joked about this advice and they continued their discussions. Valerius wanted know Hypatia also in person and therefore he asked an appointment to Hypatia, and she answered that they will be met in a museum, therefore Valerius gone to museum but that day it was closed, he didn’t known it , but an employee opened door and Valerius entered, he noted that nobody were present, and asked because to custodian, that invited him to follow, and Valerius asked where they are going, and custodian answered: “To Hypatia”, and Valerius smiled and followed custodian, during walk Valerius seen busts and sculpture, and in front of last door employee stopped and turned to Valerius and he opened door and Valerius entered; dark was intense, he opened other door and he seen other door and he seen a woman that taught to much students something; she indicated  sky, and she traced on word some concept and some drawing; Valerius approached to hers and asked: “Who are you?”, she seen Valerius and: “Delay always delay” Valerius asked: “Where I am” and woman: “Alexandria in Egypt, and I am Hypatia”, Valerius turned around and asked: “Are you Hypatia?”, and Hypatia, ascertained incredulity of Valerius said: “Follow me”, and she walked on the small path, and after an arch very great they entered to room and he seen and recognized much ancient philosopher and writes and he asked: “What do you are doing here?”, and some body answered: “We are waiting you”, and Valerius: “You are Xenophon!” and he: “Yes”, and Valerius: “But you are dead in at 354 b.C.”, and Xenophon: “Yes and you are dead yesterday”, and Valerius: “No, absolutely!”, and Xenophon accompanied him to a tombstone, and indicated his name and last name, and he opened other door and invited Valerius to entered, Valerius made it and he was in a library among students and two women set that read a book and took hands, until one lifted face and talking with other: “May at five century b.C. was forbidden to be lesbian, because this essay denied that Sappho was lesbian”, and Valerius then with high voice: “Sappho not was lesbian”, and voice of Hypatia: “They can’t hear you, you are dead from much century”, Valerius turned and: “I was life yesterday, and Hypatia: “When yesterday? And what is value of time? It is very good argument for discussion” then they walked to door for go back to Alexandria.

Alessandro Lusana

           

                     

Every time is contemporary

George bought new paper and he gone to home, he was a journalist, he treated above all policy, international or national policy; after a night in office for a political question in other country he, now, gone to home. He kept journal between the hands and he walked on the road, opened door and entered in home. Very strange that evening he hasn’t sleep and in fact he opened journal and red a title: “Homicide in Senate, we can tell background, George become curious and red with attention this essay: “Strange homicide in Senate but the background is present by one anonymous source that we have contacted, a guy of name Suetonius”, George smiled because he has red Suetonius that was a Roman historical of second century after Christ, therefore he red that: “Conspirators were 60 and leaders were Decius Brutus and Gaius Cassio, they have doubt if it better kill Caesar in Martial camp, while he called tribal, or if better kill him on the Holy Street, or when he entered in theatre, and they known that on 15^th of March Senate gather in Pompeo’s curie, and they decided that there was right town for this homicide. Therefore Caesar was in Senate conspirators surrounded him, and Tullius Cimbrus gone to Caesar performance that he want asked something, and Tullius took toga of Caesar, and Casca hurt to oesophagus, Caesar took a small dagger and he hurt an arm, and he moved for to free by hold, but other hunt given to him, and when he recognized that every conspirators surrounded, he rolled up his toga around his head, and with left hand he pulled cloth until heel so that he covered low part of body he failed to word, and he had twenty three hunters, and somebody has written that he has said to Brutus, “Also you Brutus my son”. He stood much time on the word, and every conspirators escaped, and three slaves took him and carried corpse to his home, and among much hunters not was lethal, in conformity with opinion of Antistio, doctor, may second to thorax. Conspirators want dragged corpse until Tiber and to confiscate his goods, delete his laws, but alone for fair of Mark Anthony and Lepidus they leave this think. His testament was red in home of Mark Anthony, in conformity will of Lucius Pison, this testament he has made on past13^th September, and he has given it to major vestal virgin. Quintus Tuberon that Caesar would his heritage Gneo Pompeo, and he said it during one discourse to his soldiers, but in last testament, he would his heritage three nephew, this is Gaio Ottavio, Lucius Quintus Pinario and Quinto Pedio. He adopted Gaio Ottavius, and he given his name, Caius Julius Caesar and he has nominated tutors of sons they who killed him, and Brutus was between his heritage; and he left his gardens to Roman people and three hundred sesterce, his corpse was fired in Martial Camp, next Julia’s tomb, and he was laid on bed of ivory, with cover of gold and purple, and same cloth when he was killed…George red this essay with interest because his culture was classic, he known perfectly Suetonius and this description, therefore he thought that it was mention of Suetonius; soon he heard to knock door, he opened and a man that he recognized soon as Suetonius asked in Latin: “I have seen now homicide of Caesar and you will write that I will testify, therefore set and write”, and George was very astonish, and he set and he heard tale of Roman writer that started: “George bought new paper and he gone to home…”.

Alessandro Lusana          

                        

Real mythology

With read of Ulysses we must consider that it is real mythology; we know perfectly that mythology is alone a human translation of divine qualities in mankind; divine strong that Hercules has, divine intelligence that Athena has, possibility of manage sea, fundamental element of ancient economy, therefore Poseidon, manage hunting, Diane, but also poetry qualities, limited in mankind, therefore Apollos, and other; with Joyce and his Ulysses we must consider contrary, this is the mythology is real, therefore human then we take gods of mythology and we translate in real contest, in human gender, therefore goods are human; certainly somebody cans comment that protagonist of Odyssey is man and no god, it is right! But gods are present during his adventures and all becomes unreal, witchcraft Circe, Polyphemus, and with regard to Cyclopes I think that is right confess what is origin of this myth, very extraordinary dimension of body, and why monocle, this is with one alone eye? With invasion of Sicily, during 732 b. C., ancient Greek found heads of mammoths and they found one only hole for eyes, for proboscis but they taught that was for eyes therefore one alone eye and no two, and these heads were very big therefore bodies of this man were very big, then Polyphemus; a part this consideration around mythological origin, Joyce translated human gods in human gender, and this human condition is alone human without share with gods, sometime catholic God is present but for tell of presumed adventure, all in real contest, now is reality that took some connotation of mythology, therefore as exemple of Cyclopes, that is took by real presence, now mythology goes back origin, therefore to real. The reality is origin of mythology.

Alessandro Lusana 

            

I love…

Robert was a librarian and he loves to cheat women that he known; he would makes  believe that every woman that he known he loved hers, and every woman believed it, therefore every woman wants believe it, but Robert, contrary didn’t loved nobody, he was a perfect lover, but a formal lover, that wanted alone to know character of every woman, because he became so curious for every woman, that he wanted character, and this experiment was necessary for a catalogue that he wanted write, and in fact he gathered typologies of women with cheat and lies, but he makes so without wrong, alone for love acknowledge, this was a maniacal search, he never considered as immoral this action, because to him it was alone motive for study, in fact he often helped women with difficult, but following same will, this is to know women, therefore he also to that occasion, in front a court he took profit for to study, above all now because he has much women. Judge started hers accuse: “You are accused for to feigned love with much women”, and Robert: “I disagree to this opinion, because I loved sincerely…”, and judge interrupted soon Robert: “You haven’t loved nobody, much women wanted your love but you haven’t given it never”, and Robert: “These women wanted be beloved or they wanted that a man or men worshiped them?”, and judge: “I think that…” and Robert you think because you are woman and not certainly because you are a judge or because you think true my behaviour, you think as a woman and alone so you can comment, because in your opinion I would offended women”, and judge: “Yes, you have cheated women”, and Robert: “Do you have always loved men that you have loved?”, and judge: “At this time I aren’t accused”, and Robert: “You haven’t answered”, and judge: “I aren’t accused”, and Robert, stood up: “You won’t answer because I would understand that you are lying, I speak now to woman and no to judge, and not lie because it would be evident”, and judge: “I don’t lie never”, and Robert: “Except when you love, or better you feign to love, this is always”, and judge visibly angry: “I don’t lie with feel, if I love, I love, and stop”, and Robert: “Certainly, you love idea that you will have a family, a home, sons and nephews, but no certainly man that share to you all”, and judge: “I love my sons and my family”, and Robert: “Whose isn’t your husband. It is natural, in fact now you judge me because I am a man, and you liken me to your husband and his betrays; major problem of women is that you never will understand love of men, for man is certainly also sex, but after also other”, and judge: You are accused lied much women, and now you are searching to ovoid sentence”, and Robert smiled and: “I haven’t never lied, because I have always said to women that I love”, and judge: “In fact but you haven’t never loved women”, and Robert: “I haven’t said never that I love women, I have said alone I love”, and judge: “Do you love whom?”, and Robert: “Discovery”, and judge: “What?”, and Robert: “Yes discovery, discovery of character of women, study of character after Theophrastus, I don’t love the women but alone the study of character, and it is different, therefore I haven’t lied never”, and judge: “But you have said that you love”, and Robert: “Whom?”, and judge: “Women”, and Robert: “I haven’t never said it, I love…, stop”, and judge: “Although I have respect to court I can say that you are a very big son of bitch”, and Robert laughed: “Yes but I love alone search and discovery, not the women, therefore you have lied, because you have said to your husband that you love him but it isn’t true, therefore I should judge you, but now I want make other, because you are very common women therefore interesting very little, thank you”, he stood up, and got out.

Alessandro Lusana                  

In the history

Christopher opened a door in real palace of Spain, where was guest, after he has told about his historical discover of new word; he would go to bed, in fact he opened door of his room and was dark very deep, he lighted candle and seen a man in the room that red a paper, he was indifferent to dark and walked for room, he stopped in centre of room, looked Cristopher and: “From Iberia until here you have took much time, where are you?”, and Christopher looked this lord and: “Who are you lord?”, and man: “I am who that will accompany you for some moment of history”, and Christopher: “Where?”, and man: “In the new word, but after you discover”, and Christopher: “I have gone again in the new word, after my discover, therefore it…”, and man interrupting him, and reading his paper: “You shall write that I will dictate”, man opened a door and twice were in a city that Karl, this is name of man known well on the contrary Cristopher hasn’t never seen, therefore  Karl started his dictate: “Meantime decision were turned around and in whole version and not certainly in version with modifies, the members of league, whereof name was Sons of liberty passed it one other and therefore ii were known everywhere, and these were red and red again with passion. But in Massachusetts member of this league and supporting of American liberties not were satisfy and in fact they published these resolution among people and pressed on the gazette, and this was principal motive of turmoil that were happened immediately. In the morning 14^th August may for press of John Averin, Thomas Kraft, John Smith, Henry Vells, Thomas Chance, Stephan Clever, Henry Bass and Benjamin Edess, all very contrary to will of Great Britain, were fixed by somebody two images to an three with a boot and an official. Everybody came in Boston to see these images, to evening these images were took off and carry with funeral. People followed and cried Liberty, property ever and not mark, and they arrived to home of Oliver, vice governor, that they taught was to use for mark, and they demolished it, and they carried the wood of home and they took image of Oliver and fired it, and after they gone back with stick and they destroyed garden, Oliver was hidden, but some his friend has cried something offensive and people more angry than before broken window; Oliver then informed the principal of city and he thinking very worse, asked to Great Britain that he can press paper money. People met again for to make other fire but they heard new and decided that go away. While spread information that Hutchinson has written to Great Britain for mark, and drove gathered to his home and didn’t gone away until somebody told that this lord has written again mark. In 26^th August few young have fired a bonfire in Real Street, and guard that came for to extinguish it somebody advised don’t make it, and he refused it then somebody struck him and he after other maltreats gone away, and contemporary whistles around, and much people cried press, and after much person masked and armed with stick and they gone to home of marshal Paxon and superintendent of port. The guardian when Paxon has gone away he invited all for to drink, and with alcohol souls were excited they gone for to attack home of William Story collaborator of vice admiral, behind justice palace, drove broke, fired book and documents of Court, and after more drove gone to home of Benjiamin Hallowel and destroyed that, and after home of vice governor Hutchinson, and he tried defender his home and family, and he would stand again in home but for fury of drove he escaped, and his home was sacked”, Karl stopped and asked: “have written that?”, Christopher nodded and Karl indicated a door, they went to door and Karl opened, they entered and Cristopher recognized real palace of Spain and candle that he has lighted, he turned soon to Karl but he was disappeared, Cristopher found a note on the table and red: “Other time I will called you for other history, while you can tell this history”, and Christopher made it.

Alessandro Lusana  

I would be consciuos

Adrian was an exemplar husband, always available to family and to his wife, his family were eight sons, seven females and one alone male, certainly with seventh females life of Caesar, this is name, was very bother, in fact he was third in family and he searched every way for get out form house; differently to Adrian who, contrary, wants often stand in home with his family; Angelica was the first daughter, she was also more mature than other and, with Adrian, she has a report very confidential; Adrian taught philosophy in a prestigious University, he was very rational but never aseptic, and he was very emancipate, he never was angry, he was married by twenty-seven years, and he has married his wife Georgia when she was underage, and he loved Georgia with very desire, in fact eight sons are much, but Georgia was bored by hers life, she was a estimated professor of ancient language and literature Latin and Greek, and she loved hers family but sometime she needed of distraction and emotions, therefore she betrayed Adrian with colleagues and students. Angelica was very worry and this behaviour to her was very disgusting, in fact she with Georgia not foods a good report, contrary often was indifferent to complaint of mother. Same Angelica pressed Adrian to betrays Georgia or, at last, ended this behaviour, but when she said it to Adrian he smiled and stop. Angelica a day decided that this question was become very important, and she entered in studio of Adrian and crying: “Now you hear me, because I am very bored that you smiled every time that I confess that that woman, this is your wife, betray you, now you not will smiled but you will make something”, Adrian raised eyes, because he reading while Angelica cried, and invited her to set. She set and Adrian asked: “What is motive that very worry to woman when betrays, but she hasn’t motive for to make it? A woman can betrays because her husband makes it, but it is very rare, the women have more dignity that men, therefore they prefer other way; but a woman that hasn’t motive for to make it, when she has made it, what is very unpleasant?”, and Angelica: “I don’t know!”, and Adrian: “Same feel that you have now, but with decupled unpleasant, therefore mom will have among some years very worry for these infidelities; pain can passes, but worry not certainly, because is present always and for woman is very deep, more than man, therefore I am very unfortunately, because I will live my life with a woman that will have an expression very worried, and I don’t accused myself to something”, Angelica was very astonish because she imagined that Adrian doesn’t knows nothing, contrary he knows all, and more than all, and she asked: “But you don’t make nothing?”, and Adrian: “Why? Wrong time will be to mom and not to me, she will must consider what has been his life, she has chosen it and she shall consider what are her errors, and worse, she shall consider that I haven’t betrayed hers, therefore she hasn’t motive to betrayed me, I love hers, and she betrays because wants emotions, well, but for future her life will be very wrong, because she shall search motive whereby has betrayed, and she not shall find it. Angelica then asked: “Why don’t you betray hers?” and Adrian: “Because I would conscious of this infidelity, and I shall consider that she was right when she has betrayed me”, and Angelica: “But nobody will knows it”, and Adrian: “One person will know immediately!”, and Angelica: “Who?”, and Adrian: “I, and it is sufficient, I won’t worry as mom, therefore I prefer that she shall worry, also because two persons that have same worry are very boring; I will be conscious of this infidelity, and I can’t bear this worry, and also if nobody will know this infidelity, I yes, therefore to me it is sufficient, and now I must await only that time passes; the worse thing is when we are conscious of something whereof we want ignore also existens, and mom will have this conscious, very unfortunately”. Angelica stood up and got out.

Alessandro Lusana        

Trial to logic

A court with some woman set in a ring, and other woman with a black tunic to centre, she was accused. A woman with white cloth begun to speak toward to centre and: “You are accused by me and other qualities of mankind, this is fantasy, weakness and feel and other”, and other woman: “You are accused because you are very cold, you haven’t feel and you work alone with aseptic action, and justify all because it is rational, but there is also irrational, do you know it?”, woman to centre, this is logic, smiled and: “All you are my daughters!”, and feel asked with astonish: “I would be your daughter?”, and logic: “Yes, you are feel because there is not feel, aseptic; but this aseptic I can understand it because you are my contrary, I am certainly aseptic, I haven’t feel, and this is motive I can recognize feel because I haven’t”, and feel: “Why?”, logic therefore: “Because it is very strange to me, and I understand it because I am rational, and I can see all alone with rational think, instead you see only irrationally, and you let yourself everything, because feel lets it, but irrationalness lets all provided it satisfy, or no?”, and feel: “I also have some border”, and logic: “Yes, but your border are morality”, and feel: “Yes also morality”, and logic: “Morality is irrational!”, and weakness: “What? Morality is irrational? This is impressive!”, and logic: “Yes, and your judgement is reproof that I am right”, and weakness: “Why?”, and logic: “You can’t think rationally, because you are weakness, therefore I will think instead of you, it is sufficient: you are very bound to morality, because morality is the behaviour of mediocre persons, as honesty, in conformity with opinion of Balzac, morality is a schematic protocol that is used for to be accepted, and for to show himself as common and following the crowd; then the logic is necessary for to say “why, I follow the crowd? May because I am crowd? No! Because somebody has ordered it? No! Therefore because I follow crowd?”, this question I can answered because I haven’t feel, and I haven’t fear for my wit, because I don’t recognize my wit for judgement, and you instead judge for your feel, that is irrational, and it is also dangerous, because you can consider much thing right or not only for your wit, and morality is right, to you?”, and weakness: “Yes, because this gives order” and logic: “What is order?”, and feel: “It is rule for to live”, and logic: “Rationally? No! Because if tomorrow morality says that crime is moral, you let it?”, and feel: “No”, and logic: “You say it only because morality refuses it, no certainly for logic”, because in crime is logic, a distorted logic, but it is, and logic can punishes crime because for to earn is job and not only thief, therefore you violet the logic not only law, instead if this can happy you it is legitimate, this difference is important for to understand that the logic is necessary as irrationality, because this word would be very boring only with rationality, but it isn’t not would be present with only feel, therefore the feel, weakness and other are break of logic”, and women looked one other and: “How have you understood it?”, and logic: “whereas she was getting up: “Simple because I am logic, and you no, therefore you are my break, but also you have a logic, your logic that is very different, therefore all is logic, because you are logic and I am logic, but morality and human behaviour press us to distinguish between aseptic logic and feeling logic, but we are only logic”, she turned and gone away.

Alessandro Lusana                                           

An exhibition

Robert was an inspector of police with a specialization, this is expert of theft of art, he has solved very much legal cases for theft, and he was very passionate to his job, and he was also a fair expert about art, in fact he visited much exhibition and red very much book about painters and painting but also sculpture and handcraft and architecture, his was more a passion to art rather that a job. A call, during night, awaked Robert that, in conformity his habit, he answered and his colleague informed him that a thief has stolen some painting with Saint Cecile and an angel, painting that Robert has seen to an exhibition to Rome, in Barberini Palace, and he begun think around this painting, during these moments emerged more soul and brain of art historical than police man; therefore he come to museum and he red a feet sheet , which sais: this painting is datable around 1610, not all critics agree around author, somebody thinks that author is Guy Francois, but of this painter there isn’t a painting in Rome, this painting tells around virgin Cecily that was protected by an angel and she was virgin always, author, may Carlo Saraceni, took by Rubens for colour very brilliant of cloth, whereas the light is by Caravaggio as contrast shadow and light on face of Cecily, and musical instruments mean that Cecily is patron of music. Robert asked around second painting stolen, a painting of Anteveduto della Gramatica, a player, and he remembered very well this painting because Anteveduto was his preferred painter; therefore he reminded a comment that he red in an exhibition; this painting was very next to Caravaggio and his musical themes, in fact first attribution was to Caravaggio, but he reminded also that this painting is a partial painting; by a copy of this painting was possible to see other part of this painting, that after was curtailed, this is motive for direction of look of player, and this painting may is from cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte collection with name of Anteveduto, and dimension of this painting agree with those of inventory. Robert red all these essays and he begun search in conformity with his habit, he contacted museums and art galleries, other collectors but nothing, pressure of superiors was very oppressive and he was discouraged; when an invite from an exhibition with much artist come to Robert; he was undecided if he could go or no, because this moment was very serious; this invite was very strange because was written in Latin language, and it begun with these words: In Nomine Dei amen, annus milessimus secentesimus octavus eius nativitate…; Robert didn’t knows Latin and in fact he translated this invite with program of computer, and text was: In name of God amen, in this year 2018 by his birth…, Robert taught that it was a jokey, but he seen something very interesting, miniature with a painting that has been stolen; he stood up fast and he red address of this exhibition was, he come immediately and this address was an art gallery that he knows very well, nobody was present and in gallery he called but nobody answered, until a man with beard and a black mantle pleased Robert to entry In Nomine Dei amen, annus milessimus secentesimus octavus eius nativitate…in a room, Robert made it, and he seen much painting set on wall and much persons were talking, and he with much discretion approached to a painting, and a man indicated to him who was author, and Robert confess that he known author, therefore man asked: “How do you know this painting?”, and Robert: “Because I have red essay around this painting”, and man: “well, who is author?”, and Robert: “Carlo Saraceni”, and Robert talked around other painting and, finally, the man accompanied him in other room, where Robert seen much persons set around a table with form semicircle, and a chair was in centre, they invited Robert to set, and one begun asked around art and history art; Robert answered and after two hours one man stood up and red: “We have decided that you can be our critic and our representative”, Robert didn’t understood and asked: “What is it, a jokey?”, and man: “No absolutely, you are member our Academy” and he red a paper: “In Nomine Dei amen, annus milessimus secentesimus octavus eius nativitate…”, Robert stood up and listened the red text; he continued to think that it was a jokey; terminated ceremony Robert approached to door he opened it and he red a shop with words: “Bone venutum…”, translated was Welcome to”, he opened other door and out he seen charge wagons and horse and merchants, all was in 17^th century, a man of commission that has interviewed Robert approached to him and: “Your century is past, now we are in 1618, therefore you can see much artists that you have loved”, he get up on horse and invited Robert to get up, Robert made it and together they ride among streets where Robert seen much painting and other. In later hour somebody approached to Robert and awaked him, he got up immediately and with goggle eyes seen around, a his colleague asked what happened because his expression was very strange, Robert answered that he has dreamed a thing very strange, and his colleagues given a letter to Robert, he opened and alone in his office he red: “Sapio quod amis artem et ego fideo quod tu piacerem captavit in nostra salutationis”, and Robert now understood what text said: “I know that you love art and I hope that you have amused during our visit”, and sign was Carlo Saraceni 1618. Robert closed letter and smiled.

Alessandro Lusana                                

Restoration by concept to conservation

Today we can speak about restoration, with large and pantheistic exception, we can think as unproductive exercise. In fact now restoration joys of great critic fortune. A fame very big for this young study. Who has also summary acknowledge of art, who has seen an exhibition or has seen a church, he knows what is restoration. Everybody say about restoration but this study is very difficult and branched as complex, also to whom works to restauration. The restauration is a study that works for conservation of good and handmade with historical and art interest. To rational motives specializations on restoration are subdivided to matter that it must work. In fact restoration must works a series very great of materials, each with different characteristic and different needs. It works about historical residence and object in, about plasters, painting, stuccoworks, stone, earthenware, wooden handmade, ceramic, metal, glass, cloth, paper, jewellers, instrument, parchment, made with more matters, and other…therefore all that man has invented by prehistoric to today. With this long list of matters we can understand because this study is very wide and articulated, both under his execution and theoretic moral and ethical. The technical side of restoration change always to his time. In fact his technics side change constantly and evolve, but they keep same aims, although they are developed with society and for presence of new materials, and also for artistic taste(this side merits attentive think). The formal side and legislative is governed by Minister of Cultural Goods with his offices, whose more famous is Monuments and Fine Arts Office that works directly on town. Theoretical side is present for a wide literature that by ancient time has tried answer to askes as what is a public good, what is object of cultural interest first and also historical and document, what we must save and hand down to future generation and what no. To theoretical side we can say, with pride,  that Italy has a supremacy for theoretical as Camillo Boito and Cesare Brandi, that have defined the concept of restoration, today valid in the world. The restoration is gather of technical actions, formals and ideological for conservation for future time of a cultural good. To whom has busied  on restoration, as who writes this essay, work is above all moment for to study and to know the artistical work. It is satisfaction for to can touch, know and keep famous artistic work. It is work that let the observation around object with different prospective. It is difficult and dusty labyrinth, that becomes is your spirit.                                

                                                                         

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Restauro, dal concetto alla conservazione

Parlare di restauro oggi, di restauro in senso lato e panteistico, potrebbe apparire un esercizio sterile. Infatti il restauro gode in questo momento storico di una grande fortuna critica. Una fama senza precedenti per questa disciplina relativamente giovane. Chiunque in qualche misura si interessi di arte oppure abbia visto una qualsivoglia mostra o solo frequenti la propria parrocchia, sa cosa sia il restauro. Tutti parlano di restauro, tutti in qualche misura ne sanno ma la disciplina è complessa e ramificata anche per chi ha fatto del restauro la propria professione. Il restauro è una disciplina che si occupa della conservazione di beni e manufatti di interesse storico artistico, di tutti i manufatti di interesse storico artistico. Per ragioni di logica razionale le specializzazioni del restauro si suddividono a seconda della materia trattata. Infatti il restauro si occupa di una quantità incredibile di materiali, ognuno con caratteristiche, peculiarità e problematiche conservative ben distinte. Si occupa  dei palazzi e del loro contenuto, degli intonaci, degli affreschi, degli stucchi, della pietra, della terracotta, dei manufatti lignei, della ceramica, del metallo, del vetro, dei tessuti, della carta, dei gioielli, degli strumenti musicali, della pergamena, delle opere polimateriche  e tanto altro ancora … più o meno di tutto quello che l’uomo si è inventato dalla preistoria ai giorni nostri, un elenco incredibile che si allunga di giorno in giorno. Di fronte a questo lungo elenco di materie oggetto del restauro si può comprendere come la disciplina sia ampia ed articolata, lo è sotto il profilo tecnico esecutivo ed ancor più sotto il profilo teorico semantico ed etico morale.  L’aspetto tecnico del restauro è quello soggetto a costanti variazioni nel tempo. Fatte salvo le principali finalità concettuali, dettate dall’aspetto normativo e teorico, le tecniche del restauro si evolvono con l’evolversi della società, con la nascita di nuovi materiali e, perché no, con la moda ed il gusto (aspetto questo molto complesso che merita un attenta riflessione). L’aspetto formale e normativo è gestito dal Ministero dei Beni Culturali deputato alla tutela del patrimonio attraverso specifici uffici ministeriali, i più conosciuti dei quali sono le Soprintendenze che operano direttamente sul territorio. L’aspetto teorico è costituito da un ampia letteratura che da tempi remoti ha provato a dare risposte a ostiche domande tipo cosa sia un bene di interesse pubblico, quali siano gli oggetti di interesse artistico prima e storico artistico e documentale poi. Cosa sia giusto tutelare e tramandare ai posteri e cosa no.  Per quanto concerne l’aspetto teorico possiamo affermare con una nota d’orgoglio che l’Italia detiene un primato con teorici della caratura di Camillo Boito e Cesare Brandi che hanno delineato la complessa linea ideologica del concetto di conservazione oggi assunta, con minime varianti, in tutto il mondo. Il restauro è un insieme di azioni tecniche, formali e ideologiche volte alla conservazione nel tempo di un dato bene. Per chi, come la scrivente, si occupa di restauro, il proprio lavoro è un momento di studio e approfondimento per la conoscenza di una data opera. È la soddisfazione somma di poter toccare conoscere e conservare nel tempo opere di artisti famosi e non. È un mondo che ti consente di osservare oggetti con prospettive uniche  e ineguagliabili. Un dedalo ostico e polveroso ma che diviene parte di te e del quale puoi più fare a meno

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Intellectual letters

I don’t think that report between Abelard and Héloïse is very famous for actual readers but if somebody must read these letters between these two religious will notes that it is a true report both passionate and intellectual; Héloïse written hers letters with female soul and very in love with Abelard, the second letter is very moving for love that she shows, a very passionate for hers man, and we can think that she was deeply hurt for condition that Abelard undergone, because Abelard has born castration by uncle of Héloïse, because he taught that Abelard has left hers, therefore he corrupted a servant and a night he has castrated him; in fact Abelard reminds often this episode; but I want consider also the report that involves both soul and brain; in sixth letter Héloïse asked a rule for her nuns, because she was abbes and this female religious order hasn’t a rule, therefore she asked it; but to this ask she involve other author, above all Saint Benedict, and she full of mentions her request, because she consider that live of monks is very different by live of nuns, above all to work, this is ora et labora, this is pray and work of Saint Benedict isn’t very unfit for women, and in fact she considers much sides of monastic life, and she justifies this request with argument certainly valid. But among letters of Héloïse is evident also worries to past episodes and she confesses: “To me, I confess that I have worry very much for episodes very cruel and precise with much particular, but I have more worry because I know that you have now danger…”, these words aren’t alone empty words to circumstance but it is true fell, that Héloïse confesses with emotive participation and true love; these are letters of a woman in love, very strange for Middle Age, when love was a particular very irrelevant, because marries were taught for honour and richness of family, and not certainly for love; today is same but it is less evident. Therefore without to generalize we can think that Héloïse was a woman very love in with Abelard, and that she was very worry for her man, also after that she has a son and after she lived in convent and he was long by hers; but these letters are very important for to think, and to consider, that cultural report enclosed also that emotive, not certainly frequent between men and women of 11^th century, therefore these letters are also a social document but we not must generalize, but we can consider this single case as a important exception in morality, second Latin exception, this is costume, of reports between men and women.

Alessandro Lusana 

                

An voice against

Some voice that has told right what were causes of American rivolution was present also in English parliament during 1763, colonel Baré who has answered to words of  Carlo Townsend, minister of crow, who told some behaviour very fanciful, he told: “And now Americans want established by our cures, fed with our love, and protected by our armies, until this richness they are come…”, these words answered Baré: “Established by your cures! Not certainly, by your oppression determined that they in America come. They escaped your tyranny, and they has searched a word in word inhospitable where they have had all discomfort and dangerous, and also for cruelty of an enemy very wild, very astute and terrible, and pressed by true principles of English liberty they have fronted and have born difficult that they have in their country born. Fed by your love. They have grown by your carelessness. You have made advise cure them and you have sent men there for order them both here and there, to order with deputies sent there for to oversee, and for to spy; these men have behaviour has made freezes blood to those sons of liberty, men promoted to high responsibilities of justice…”, this answer is notation of English deputy who has told truth, and has identified responsibility of this will in Great Britain, therefore it is normal that colonies and colonists are rebels; these colonies aren’t alone cash of Great Britain, therefore he continued: “Believe me, that this people will be pressed by same love to freedom that have pressed past. And Baré add that he has seen American, he means that he has seen colonies that then were lived, and in fact: “…and I affirm that I have seen much thing of America, and I have very much talked in that colonies, therefore I know more better than you. That people is very loyal as other subject that we have king, but they are also jealous of their liberty, and he will avenge it if they will be violated.” This portrait is correspondent to American spirit, but interesting is that a English in parliament has told causes of a future rebellion, and he has accused his country as first cause.

Alessandro Lusana              

Meaning

In theatre comedy was ended and public rested in room and waited director, who usually shows himself to end of performance, and was habit of public asked about comedy and his meaning, for Hildebrand, this was name of director, it was a second examination after the first, this is of public, he was very disinterested to critics and comment, in fact every critic has renounced to wrong critics, he makes theatre because he loved theatre, and above all he makes always new thing, which nobody understand but everybody see, because nobody understanding all hope that second comedy would be clear, contrary was as the first, difficult and incomprehensible; now theatre was full because while was spread voice that this director was very strange, and price of ticket was very low, and Hildebrand chosen always unknow actors, because enthusiasm in these actor was always life; that night, he has directed a comedy with protagonist was a cuckolded husband who told it to his servant, and he has answered that he was very lucky, therefore Robert, this was name of husband, was very astonish, and asked: “Am I lucky because my wife is unfaithful?”, and Gerard, this is name of servant, answered: “Certainly, mister, and not half I was cuckolded, I tell it to everybody, I cry it everywhere and for every way”, and Robert asked: “Are you crazy?”, and Gerard: “No absolutely! I speak alone that you are lucky because you now can truth to word, do you understand? To tell truth! It is very exceptional, and therefore you are lucky, much lucky”. These words to public seemed very strange, and in fact a spectator asked to Hildebrand: “What is meaning? Because I think that this comedy has a meaning, I hope”, and Hildebrand: “Are you cuckolded?”, and spectator: “No certainly!”, and Hildebrand: “If you was you would tell it?”, and spectator: “No!” and Hildebrand indicated a woman set next: “Your wife?”, and spectator: “Your name lady?” and woman: “Angelica”, and Hildebrand: “Well a name very obscene”, Angelica goggle eyes and she was raising but Hildebrand: “Yes, make it and you can go away, but you would tell me and other present that I am right”, and husband asked: “Your name do you have never considered?”, and Hildebrand: “Yes, my name is terrible, but I don’t go away, I consider that my name is terrible and stop; I aren’t angry, because it is useless, if I comment your name, lady, and you will be angry this means that your name dislike you, and you manifest it because you are angry”, and after Hildebrand turned other spectator: “Are you cuckolded?” and spectator: “No!”, and Hildebrand: “If you was if…”, spectator has listened same question made before, and in fact he answered: “No, would I don’t tell it nobody”, and Hildebrand: “Why?”, and spectator: “Because it isn’t opportune”, and Hildebrand: “But is could be true, and you could tell truth, but you prefer to lie, tell that all is right, that you stand very well, and other lies”, and spectator: “Yes, but now I have a question you”, and Hildebrand: “yes, ask without  pity”, and spectator: “Why servant has a cap with bells? It is very strange”, and Hildebrand: “Who does wear this cap with bells in Middle Age?”, and spectator: “I don’t know”, and Hildebrand: “The jester”, and spectator: “Therefore?”, and Hildebrand: “Jester in court of Middle Age was considered always a crazy, but he often told truth and hosting of lord laughed, because he was a crazy, but he told truth, also wrong matter and dirty matter, but in common opinion he was crazy, therefore everybody laughed, because he was crazy; therefore mean is that some time is opportune to be crazy because you can tell truth, while who is very healthy doesn’t tell it”, and spectator: “What does means it?”, and Hildebrand: “Crazies tell truth while healthy don’t make it, and servant consider his employer lucky because he can tell truth this is to tell that he is cuckolded, because nobody will believe him, but he tell truth, therefore we believe to lies contrary that truth, because we are healthy, therefore we believe and tell lies while crazies tell truth, because servant spoken, 'you are lucky because you can tell truth', while very much healthy tell alone lies, therefore may is opportune to be crazy and tell truth”, and spectator: “Who does believe you?”, and Hildebrand: “Nobody! But you tell truth, you must think if is better to be crazy and tell truth or to be healthy and tell lies, and with this question I leave you because I have answer, you now must find it, and he gone away and failed the curtain.

Alessandro Lusana                   

American revolution: an Italian chronicle

Certainly very little persons have acknowledge about Carlo Botta, an Italian doctor with some expiration to freedom of Italy and therefore revolutionary, in fact he was arrested because revolutionary and after an years in prison he gone in France, at 1795, where certainly he has a climate major fit to his think for revolution of 1789; he gone back in Italy as doctor of France army and he was also active in policy for independence of Italy, but he died in France because in Italy every collaborator of France and Napoleon were persecuted persons. But here I want alone describe he History of war of independence of United States of America, a book written at 1809, true chronicle narration of every moment and event; true long and particular narration, but I think that Botta is a exemple for his aseptic narration, he was certainly a revolutionary, his political choose shows it, but he tells every moment of this revolution with an aseptic participation, he takes every moment by much sources, and he described also names, therefore: Journals of the house of Lords; Journals of the house of Commons; Authentic accounts of the proceedings of Congress held at New York, in 1765; Journals of the proceedings of the Congress, 8°. Dilly, 1775; Journals of Congress held at Philadelphia, 8”. The Parliamentary Register, etc. Tutti i volumi dal 1766 sino al 1785; The Annual Register, etc. Tutti i volumi dal 1764 sino al 1785, lIistorical anecdotes relative to the american rebellion, un vol. in 8” 1779. The Remembrancer, or impartial repository of public events. The second edition. London, for J. Almon, 17 vol. in- 8°, Prior documents. Letters on the american troubles, translated from french of M. Pinto. 1776. An impartial history of the war in America between Great Britain, and her colonies from its commencement to the end of the year 1779, 8". For Fauldess, 1780. The history of the civil war in America, comprehending the campaigns of 1775. 1776, and 1777; by an officer of the army. 8", for Sewel, 1781. A genuine detail of the several engagements, positions, and movements of the royal, and american armies during the years 1775, and 1776 with an accurate account of the blockade of Boston, etc. by William Carter, etc. 4°. For Kearlsley. 1785. An impartial, and authentic narrative of the battle fought on the 17 june, etc. on Bunker's-bill; by John Clarke, 1775. A history of the campaigns of 1780, and 1781 in the southern provinces of North America; by Lieutenant-colonel Tarleton, etc. Dublin, 1 vol. in-8°, 1787. Strictures on Lieutenant colonel Tarleton-s history of the campaigns of 1780. and 1781, etc.; by Roderick Mackenzie. in 8°, 1787.The history of the american revolution; by David Ramsay, M. D. 2 volumi in 8, Philadelphia, 1789. History of the war with America, France, Spain, and IIolland commencing in 1775, and ending in 1785; by John Andrews, 4 vol, in-8°, London, for J. Fielding, 1785. The history of rise, progress, and establishement of the independance of the united States of America, etc. By William Gordon, D. D. London, printed for the author, and sold by Charles Dilly, 1788, 4 vol. in-S". An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American united States, and of the European settlements in America, and the West-Indies, by W. Winterbotham, 4 vol. in-8°. London, 1795.The life of George Washington, etc.; by John Marshall, Chief justice of the united States, etc. 5 vol. in-88. London, for Richard Philips, 1804, 1805. 1807 The life of Washington; by David Ramsay, 1 vol. in-8°, New-York, 1807, Printed by Ilopkin, and Seymour. Letters addressed to the army of the united States in the year 1785 with a brief exposition etc.; by Buel. Kingston, state of New-York, 1805. -Revolution d'Amérique; par M. l'abbé Raynal, Londres, 1781 Lettre adressée à l'abbé Raynal, sur les affaires de l'Amérique septentrionale. traduite de l'anglais de M. Thomas Payne, 1785. Essais historiques et politiques sur les Anglo-Américains; par M. Ilillard d'Anber teuil, 4 vol. in-8”. Bruxelles, 1781. IIistoire de l'Administration de lord North, et de la guerre de l'Amérique septentrionale jusqu'à la paix en 1785; 2 vol. in 8”. Londres et Paris, 1784.Histoire impartiale des événemens militaires et politiques de la derniére guerre dans les quatre parties du monde. 5 vol. Amsterdam et Paris, chez la veuve Duchesne, 1785.Constitutions destreize Etats-Unis d'Amérique, 1 vol, in 8'. Philadelphie et Paris, 1785. Affaires de l'Angleterre et de l'Amérique, 17 vol. in-8. Anvers.Voyages de M. le marquis de Chastelux dans l'Amérique, septentrional, pendantles anges 1780, 1781 et 1782, 2 vol. in.8°. Paris, chez Prault 1786. -Histoire des troubles de l'Amérique anglaise,etc.; Historie de la derniére guerre entre la Grande-Bretagne et les Etats-Unis d'Amérique, la France, l'Espagne et la Hollande, depuis son commencement en 1775jusqu'à sa ſin en 1785, 1 vol., in 4. Paris, chez Brocas, 1787.Histoire de la révolution d'Amérique par rapport à la Caroline méridionale; par David Ramsay, membre du Congrès américan; traduit de l'anglais. 2 vol. in-8. Londres et Paris, chez Froullé, 1787.Recherches historiques et politiques sur les Etats-Unis de l'Amérique septentrionale, etc.; par un citoyen de Virginie, 4 vol. in 8. Colle et Paris, chez Frullé, 1788.Discussions importantes débattues au Parlement britannique, etc. 4 vol. in 8. Paris, chez Maradan et Perlet, 1790. Mémoires historiques et pièces authentiques sur M. de La Fayette, etc.; un vol.n-8. Paris, l' an second de la liberté francaise.He takes all these source and he reported; but I want consider that Botta could tell every moments with his think, on contrary he reports with objectivity, and this is specific representation of this moment certainly very care to Americans and very less care to English, but it is history of revolution of a nation, therefore we must consider these moments alone historical moments.

Alessandro Lusana