Guido cagnacci or natural classicism

This essay is very strange because it unifies two words that haven’t sense if they are took together, because in artistic critic it is very strange, nature is contrary always to the classicism, one is ideal form of body and other is very nature also very unsightly, it is sufficient to consider Caravaggio(Fig.1) and Andrea Sacchi(Fig.2), two Italian painters of 17^th century in Rome, and we can see what are differences, very radical for real nature of Caravaggio and beauty of Sacchi, very charming to form and elegance; therefore Guido Cagnacci(1601-1663) unifies these cultural address, he used naturalism with very charming elegance, he painted with much refinement, he paints his body with much definition but, Death of Cleopatra(Figg.3-4) are two version of same episode but they are joined by same think, this is same elegance and natural version of body; light is same and it is possible that Cagnacci seen during his Roman period, he has seen Sacchi and baroque culture of light, he took his of same country Guido Reni, and also Paolo Caliari called Veronese, that he has took to Glory of saints Mercuriale and Valeriano(Fig.5), but to this painting cagnacci used same classical elegance and refuses almost totally nature, although it is present, but it is a very cleaned naturalism, all is fine and figures are clear and very fine to elegance; The kidnapping of Europe(Fig.6) is manifest of this concept, two moments are together, one is natural definition of bull and other is classical body of Europe, two moment but a painting alone, now Cagnacci seems he distinguished two addresses that usually are united, at last to his painter and style. Anyway he has very importance because he made a compensation between classical and natural.

Alessandro Lusana 

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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