Symbolisms. Crucifix, Kaiserkapelle; Wasp on Daisy Fleabane, Nürnberg, Germany
The Kaiserkapelle of the grand Imperial Castle overlooking Nürnberg has an austere romanesque architecture graced by a beautiful Crucifix (perhaps by Veit Stoß [c.1447-1533]). Contemplating it, I thought, too, of the pretty Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron sp., I'd just photographed at the foot of the Castle. Its purity - white as the Crucifix - especially in the Renaissance often took the place of Our Lady's famous Lily and it also signified the pureness of the Christ Child. In this photo it's being visited by a flower wasp. And that brought to my mind the first descriptor in 1791 of a Polistes wasp (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/35569194160/in/photoli...) and an expert on wasps generally, Johann Ludwig Christ (1739-1813).
PS Internet connection in my hotel is quite bad, so please bear with me.
Symbolisms. Crucifix, Kaiserkapelle; Wasp on Daisy Fleabane, Nürnberg, Germany
The Kaiserkapelle of the grand Imperial Castle overlooking Nürnberg has an austere romanesque architecture graced by a beautiful Crucifix (perhaps by Veit Stoß [c.1447-1533]). Contemplating it, I thought, too, of the pretty Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron sp., I'd just photographed at the foot of the Castle. Its purity - white as the Crucifix - especially in the Renaissance often took the place of Our Lady's famous Lily and it also signified the pureness of the Christ Child. In this photo it's being visited by a flower wasp. And that brought to my mind the first descriptor in 1791 of a Polistes wasp (www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/35569194160/in/photoli...) and an expert on wasps generally, Johann Ludwig Christ (1739-1813).
PS Internet connection in my hotel is quite bad, so please bear with me.