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Needless to say not my work but the work of the amazing M.C.Escher. More information on Escher and his work can be found on The Official M.C.Escher website Uploaded here for the squared circle group.
Sin (II)
"O that I could a sin once see!
We paint the devil foul, yet he
Hath some good in him, all agree.
Sin is flat opposite to th' Almighty, seeing
It wants the good of virtue, and of being.
But God more care of us hath had:
If apparitions make us sad,
By sight of sin we should grow mad.
Yet as in sleep we see foul death, and live:
So devils are our sins in perspective."
~ George Herbert, 1593 - 1633 ~
This month's book has me starting down a whole different path of fiction writing. I just started, but so far I really like it!
Theme: I'd Rather Be Reading
Year Fifteen Of My 365 Project
Model: Vicent Levianora
Makeup: Leah Bassett
Styling: Myself
Retouching: Me too!
New work! What do you think? I've been trying to push myself by doing special effects in the camera that would normally be done in post...at the very least it's fun as hell!
I took this photo in my room against the chalkboard wall. I used smoke bombs, blacklights, strobes with gels and UV reactive makeup to achieve this shot.
---- Angels & Demons (devil tries to tempt Saint Lucia, August 2014, Savoca - Sicily) ----
---- Angeli & Demoni (il demonio tenta Santa Lucia, agosto 2014, Savoca - Sicilia) ----
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festa Santa Lucia 2014, Savoca, Tele90
festa Santa Lucia 2011, Savoca
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This is a short and long report, I did in Savoca (Sicily) on August 2014 about the living representation of the martyrdom of Saint Lucia (patron saint of the city of Savoca); the cult of the young Saint of Syracuse seems to date back to the fifteenth century, under the influence of Spanish traditions. The commemoration of the history of St. Lucia occurs in two consecutive days, Saturday and Sunday: here I try to tell some times of the day on Sunday, a day during which the festival is held at the height of her beauty. And 'This is a historical event which speaks of Demons and Angels: Saint Lucy refused to marry a rich and powerful suitor (Lucy declared She was married in Christ), which reported the Christian faith of Lucia to prefect Pascasio that ordered his Praetorian Guard to drag Lucia with a rope to a place of prostitution; legend has it that the Holy became heavy, they then tried to drag it with the help of oxen, but it was impossible to move it from where he stood; failing in this, it was then given the order to cavarle eyes, but the young martyr (native of Syracuse) her eyes reappeared.
In the village of Savoca a young girl, affectionately called the "Lucy" is carried on the shoulder of a porter along the streets of the country (sitting on a pillow tied on the shoulder of a man, but in fact men are two); the young Saint remains impassive in the face of demonic temptations: the Devil, called in Sicilian dialect "u Diavulazzu, shake, shakes, turns his pitchfork in an attempt to "distract" the Saint.
The first day of this representation, on Saturday, in an old church in Savoca, the two girls who impersonate the Lucia, of the current year and the previous year, meet with the delivery of palm; the traditional event which we witness on Saturday, has all the appearance of an important rehearsal for the next day, on Sunday when the traditional festival will take place in all its beauty.
Sunday: on top of the procession there are the "Jews" (the emissaries of the prefect Pascasio) along with some Angels, is located immediately after the wagon drawn by two cows from which branches off a rope that will arrive to Saint Lucia (a girl of six years); between her and the cows there are Roman soldiers, who make their way through the crowd squirming like crazy; to hold the rope there are also male figures; the job of Devil (his mask is made of wood, whose invoice is dated, it seems, of the 400') is to distract the little Saint with the help of a long stick equipped of curved points, called "u 'croccu": Lucia hardly is deceived by the promises of the evil one, she will not abandon the state of her property concentration, aided in this by staring, almost in a trance, a small palm branch in silver , she brings devoutly in her hands.
It's very important to mention the Baron Baldassarre (nicknamed Baron Altadonna), who applied without any hesitation the practice of Jus de seigneur: using this law the Baron obliged the young brides to spend the wedding night in his alcove. It 'very possible that in the representation of Saint Lucia of Savoca the character of the Devil tempting young Santa with his pitchfork, in reality is nothing but himself, Baron Altadonna, so allegorically described in this traditional Sicilian feast: the figure of the Devil if one takes into account what historians relate, does not belong more to the legend, but sadly to actual event happened.
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Questo è un report corto e lungo, che ho realizzato a Savoca (Sicilia) lo scorso mese di Agosto 2014, su quella che è la rappresentazione vivente del martirio di Santa Lucia (Santa patrona della città di Savoca); il culto della giovane Santa di Siracusa sembra risalire al XV secolo, sotto l'influenza delle tradizioni spagnole. La rievocazione vivente della storia di S.Lucia avviene in due giornate consecutive, il sabato e la domenica: qui tento di raccontare alcuni momenti della giornata della domenica, giorno durante il quale la festa si svolge nel pieno della sua bellezza. E' questa una rievocazione storica che parla di Demoni ed Angeli: la storia rievoca di quando la Santa, si rifiutò di andare in sposa ad un suo ricco e potente pretendente (essendosi dichiarata Cristiana e sposa in Cristo), il quale per vendetta riferì della fede Cristiana di Lucia al prefetto Pascasio; costui diede ordine ai suoi pretoriani di trascinare Lucia con una corda fino ad un lupanare, un luogo di prostituzione; la leggenda narra che la Santa divenne pesantissima, si tentò allora di trascinarla con l'ausilio dei buoi, ma fu impossibile smuoverla da dove si trovava; non riuscendo in ciò, fu allora dato l'ordine di cavarle gli occhi, ma alla giovane martire (nativa di Siracusa) gli occhi le rispuntarono.
Nel paese di Savoca una giovane ragazza, chiamata con affetto "la Lucia" viene portata in spalla lungo le vie del paese (seduta su di un cuscino legato sulla spalla di un uomo; in realtà gli uomini portatori sono due, dandosi il cambio l'un l'altro); la giovane Santa rimane impassibile di fronte alle tentazioni demoniache: il Diavolo, chiamato in dialetto siciliano "u Diavulazzu, agita, scuote, fa ruotare il suo forcone nel tentativo di "distrarre" la Santa ma, vani saranno i suoi tentativi.
Il primo giorno di questa rappresentazione, il sabato, in una vecchia chiesa di Savoca, le due bambine che impersonano la Lucia, dell'anno in corso e dell'anno precedente, si incontrano con la consegna della palma da una bimba all'altra; l'evento tradizionale al quale si assiste il sabato, ha tutto l'aspetto di una importante prova generale per il giorno dopo, quando la domenica la festa tradizionale avverrà in tutta la sua bellezza.
La domenica: in cima alla processione ci sono i "Giudei" (gli emissari del prefetto Pascasio) insieme ad alcuni Angeli, subito dopo si trova il carro tirato da due giumente dalle quali si diparte una corda che giungerà fino a cingere il fianco della bimba che impersona Santa Lucia (una bambina di sei anni); tra lei e le giumente ci sono i soldati Romani, che si fanno largo tra la folla dimenandosi a più non posso; a tenere la corda ci sono anche delle figure maschili che evitano che gli strattonamenti dei soldati romani possano giungere fino alla Santa (ricordiamolo, che è legata a quella corda); davanti alla Santa piroetta il diavolo tentatore, u' Diavulazzu (la maschera è in legno, la cui fattura è datata, sembra, del 400'), il cui compito è quello di distrarre la piccola Santa con l'aiuto di un lungo bastone dotato di punte ricurve, chiamto dialettalmente "u' croccu": Lucia difficilmente si lascerà ingannare dalle promesse del Maligno, non abbandonerà quel suo stato di immobile concentrazione, aiutata in ciò dal fissare, quasi in stato di trance, un piccolo ramo di palma in argento, che lei strige devotamente tra le sue mani.
E’ fondamentale menzionare tra i vari personaggi storici della tradizione, il barone Baldassarre, vissuto in Savoca in epoca medioevale, soprannominato barone Altadonna, che applicava senza remora alcuna la pratica della Jus primae noctis: avvalendosi di questa legge il barone obbligava le giovani spose a trascorrere la prima notte di nozze nella sua alcova. E’ fortemente ipotizzabile che nella rappresentazione di Santa Lucia di Savoca il personaggio del Diavolo che tenta la giovane Santa col suo forcone, in realtà non sia altro che egli stesso, il barone Altadonna, così allegoricamente descritto nella festa tradizionale siciliana: la figura del Diavolo, se si tiene conto di quanto narrano gli storici, non apparterrebbe più alla leggenda, ma a questo tristo personaggio realmente vissuto, che usava quotidianamente la moneta della prepotenza.
Corpus S. Victor A.V.M below Cappella Capocaccia (1694),
altar with Vision of St. Joseph, by Domenico.
Santa Maria della Vittoria. Roma, Italy.
Now a catholic church, the Pantheon was the "temple of all gods"
Ahora una iglesia católica, el panteón era "El templo de todos los dioses"
Today's picture is dedicated to the book 'Prom nights from hell'. Is an excellent book, with excellent writers: Meg Cabot, Stephenie Meyer, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe and Lauren Myracle.
Is 5 short stories, telling how dark prom can be. Have vampires, zumbis, angels and demons, girl with super powers.
My favorite ones is 'The Exterminator's Daughter' by Meg Cabot and 'Hell on earth' by Stephenie Meyer. The book is amazing, you have to have it on your collection ;)
peace,
mandy
49/365
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Miss doing HDRs. I was digging through my Italy archives and I came across this photo. Seen in the movie Angels and Demons.
This necklace houses a one ounce .999 Fine Gold Gibraltar Bows and Arrows Cherubs coin from the Royal Mint of London. The bows that hold the coin in place have a quarter carat of diamonds pave' into their "observe" side. The upper balance pea ices are white gold bars cast in 18K and they have a carat weight of Sapphires set within them. The pearls are Japanese freshwater and have been dyed in squid ink to obtain the baby blue lustre.
With small Cherub bows at the side of the coin housing. Bracelet is not shown but will be displayed with the corset and fur.
even angels are spoonfed
(and yes angels have choppy-style bangs -- they invented it around 5000 BC)
Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564– 8 January 1642) was a Tuscan physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy" the "father of modern physics", the "father of science", and "the Father of Modern Science."The motion of uniformly accelerated objects, taught in nearly all high school and introductory college physics courses, was studied by Galileo as the subject of kinematics. His contributions to observational astronomy include the telescopic confirmation of the phases of Venus, the discovery of the four largest satellites of Jupiter, named the Galilean moons in his honour, and the observation and analysis of sunspots. Galileo also worked in applied science and technology, improving compass design.
Galileo's championing of Copernicanism was controversial within his lifetime. The geocentric view had been dominant since the time of Aristotle, and the controversy engendered by Galileo's presentation of heliocentrism as proven fact resulted in the Catholic Church's prohibiting its advocacy as empirically proven fact, because it was not empirically proven at the time and was contrary to the literal meaning of Scripture. Galileo was eventually forced to recant his heliocentrism and spent the last years of his life under house arrest on orders of the Roman Inquisition.
Chiesa di Sant'Agnese in Agone
Girolamo Rainaldi, Carlo Rainaldi, Francesco Borromini (1652-1672).
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1651).
Piazza Navona.
Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Nikon D60 | Nikkor AF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6GII ED.
A Halloween texture... Angels battling against evil looking creatures.... How many allegoric things can you find in this texture?
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Rome - Feb 2011
Going through some old photos never posted.
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (alternatively Saint Teresa in Ecstasy or Transverberation of Saint Teresa; in Italian L'Estasi di Santa Teresa or Santa Teresa in estasi) is the central sculptural group in white marble set in an elevated aedicule in the Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome. It was designed and completed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the leading sculptor of his day, who also designed the setting of the Chapel in marble, stucco and paint. It is generally considered to be one of the sculptural masterpieces of the High Roman Baroque. It pictures Teresa of Ávila.
Staircase used in Angels and Demons film starring Tom Hanks & Ewan Macgregor - 2009.
Also 'The Great' 2021.
Scan from slide by Fuji lab at Leeds UK.
The ice bucket is awesome because we had just ruined 2 of our insulated ones by putting them both into the dishwasher. This metal Budweiser one is larger than any ice bucket we have owned, but it still fits in our freezer.
Carolyn is trying to grow her hair out, and she heard that coconut oil is good for conditioning the ends, so she put it on her wishlist.
The bubblegum vodka was very tasty. We had some at our pre-New Year's Eve party.
We got Rummikub, which we've wanted since playing it at Cape Cod! And Left-Center-Right, which we've wanted since playing it at one of Brad & Mandy's parties!
The celebrity pop-up book is entertaining, but broke upon first use like pop-up books oft do.
The spinning light was actually needed, because we were almost considering buying another one for ourselves. However, the lightbulb is so dim that it barely does anything. Once it burns out, we will see about replacing it with a brighter bulb.
Carolyn got Clint a new electric shaver, since the beard trimmer on his no longer worked, so he had been using 2 different devices (hair trimmer + electric razor) to shave. Now he can go back to using one device.
Foot Rubz - is for Clint's chronic foot pain.
Christmas gifts, Christmas presents, DVD, Kryptonite, Left Center Right dice game, Rummikub board game, bookends, bubblegum vodka, camping, coconut oil, crocs purse, dish towels, electric razor, flamingo skeleton lawn ornament, foot massager, glasses, glowstick, ice bucket, popup, shotglasses, skulls, spinning light.
movie: Angels And Demons.
downstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
December 27, 2011.
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... View my camping-related blog posts at clintjcl.wordpress.com/category/hobbies-activities/camping/
Thanks for the gifts!
Featuring [Angels and Demons] from Couturier's Docks Hidden Primrose Black Headress
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3. SLink: Elegant 1
4. Angels and Demons Black Rose Belly Piercing
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Quran 15:27
"And the jinn, We created before from scorching fire."
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Killing the light.
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My take on some shadow demons, or Djinn/Jinn. This time from the Quran. Described as made from smokeless fire by Allah. And how does one catch a shadow demon? With spears and stakes made of light of course.
Best viewed large. There are a lot of details (the devil is in them).
AES + F Russian art collective
Tatiana Arzamasova
Lev Evzovitch
Evgeny Svyatsky
+Vladimir Fridkes
A series of sculptures, fiberglass, steel, polymer paint, approx. height up to 6.5 m.2009
Exhibition Den Haag Sculpture Russia XXI