in the SCA Kingdom of Atlantia
Archives of the Barony of Storvik's monthly newsletter, the Drekkar.
A Fine Day In June
Courtiers in a Rose Garden: A Lady and Two Gentlemen
South Netherlandish
ca. 1440–50
(Look! Our colors!)
Source via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, under a Creative Commons Open License.
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A Fine Day In April
(Image by Lady Astrid Spakona)
A fine day, if just a touch windy at times.
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Novice Tourney Approaches!
Be there, or be… somebody who is not there. I don’t presume to know your life. You might not be able to attend, or maybe there’s going to be a last minute problem, or possibly you just don’t groove to the idea of a weekend event celebrating spring, and new beginnings. I’m not actually here to judge you. I wouldn’t take that job if it was offered to me on a plate. You wouldn’t thank me for it, and I suspect I wouldn’t want the job anyway…
Sorry. This gig can get weirdly philosophical, at times. Anyway, all that being said: SCORES for Novice is open.
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The Triumph of Cherries
Girl with Cherries
Attributed to Marco d’Oggiono (Italian, Milan ca. 1467–1524 Milan)
Date: ca. 1491–95
Medium: Oil on wood
“Painted by Marco d’Oggiono, a close associate of Leonardo da Vinci’s in Milan, this picture combines elements of portraiture and allegory. The richly dressed female wearing an inscrutable smile is crowned with ivy and holds a bowl of cherries. The meaning is enigmatic: it may allude to marriage (ivy symbolized marital fidelity) but also suggests a connection with sophisticated literary circles.” …Or maybe it suggests that the girl has fresh fruit, and is happy about it. I swear to God, sometimes it feels like the Met thinks they’ve let the side down if they don’t come up with a complicated answer.
Source via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, under a Creative Commons Open License.
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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.”
Source via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, under a Creative Commons Open License.
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