The Triumph of Love

The Triumph of Love, from “The Triumphs of Petrarch”
Francesco Rosselli (Italian)
1480–1500

“This representation of Love’s conquest is based on Petrarch’s ‘Triumphs’, a poem that had already been illustrated in manuscript illuminations, paintings, and in at least four other series of engravings. In his description of Cupid’s procession, Petrarch compares the winged nude boy to a Roman victor who, bow in hand, is mounted on a chariot of fire pulled by four snow-white steeds. The poet’s enumeration of Love’s prisoners includes the hero Hercules—shown here carrying his column—and the philandering Jupiter, who is chained to the front of the chariot.”

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[ADDENDUM: There will be a new Monthly A&S night at the home of Lady Andromeda Xanthia and Sir Marcus de Rath in Fort Washington. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, from 6:30-10:00 PM. Activities may include: sewing, armoring, and scribal. Call/text for address 202-680-9314.]

Happy New Year!

 

Bowl With Cheetah

Engraved Sphere

Byzantine , ca. 11^Th – 13^th Century

It is not obvious why this bowl should have shown up when using the search term ‘renewal.’ However, and much more importantly: cheetahs are awesome. I will always exercise the cheetah option. Hrm. ‘The Cheetah Protocol,’ maybe?

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[ADDENDUM: There will be a new Monthly A&S night at the home of Lady Andromeda Xanthia and Sir Marcus de Rath in Fort Washington. The first meeting rings in the new year on Tuesday, Jan 2, 2024, from 6:30-10:00 PM. Activities may include: sewing, armoring, and scribal. Call/text for address 202-680-9314.]

Season’s Greetings!

Title: Angels Swinging Censers

French , ca. 1170

“The stained glass produced for the Collegiate Church of Saint-Étienne in Troyes during the late twelfth century represents a major transition from the Romanesque to the Gothic style. None of the panels from what was once an ambitious cycle of scenes—ranging in theme from the public life and Passion of Christ and the Dormition of the Virgin to the life of Saint Nicholas of Myra—remains in its original setting, since the church was destroyed in the wake of the French Revolution.”

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The Turning of the Season

Title: Foliate Medallion

Date: ca. 1320, Geography: Made in Lorraine,

Culture: French, Medium: Stained Glass,

Dimensions: Overall: 9 x 1/4 in. (22.9 x 0.7 cm),

Classification: Glass-Stained

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Skeletons Making Music (or the Cemetery), from The Dance of Death Artist: Designed by Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)

Printmaker: Hans Lützelburger (German, died Basel, before 1526) Date: ca. 1526, published 1538 Medium: Woodcut

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