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Ode to Cassandre - Rosier Pierre de Ronsard
Happy Ascension weekend everyone
Mignonne, allons voir si la rose
Qui ce matin avait éclose
Sa robe de pourpre au Soleil,
N'a point perdu cette vêprée
Les plis de sa robe pourprée,
Et son teint au votre pareil.
Las ! voyez comme en peu d'espace,
Mignonne, elle a dessus la place
Las ! las ses beautés laissé choir !
Ô vraiment marâtre Nature,
Puisqu'une telle fleur ne dure
Que du matin jusques au soir !
Donc, si vous me croyez, mignonne,
Tandis que votre âge fleuronne
En sa plus verte nouveauté,
Cueillez, cueillez votre jeunesse :
Comme à cette fleur la vieillesse
Fera ternir votre beauté.
Pierre de Ronsard (à Cassandre)
Cassandre Salviati n’avait pas 14 ans quand elle fit chavirer le cœur de Ronsard, alors dans sa 21e année. Issue d’une famille noble de banquiers italiens, elle le rencontre lors d’un bal donné à la cour du roi François Ier. Ronsard en fait son égérie et lui dédie tout un recueil : Les Amours de Cassandre qui paraîtra en 1552. Le poème « Mignonne » fait partie, quant à lui, du recueil Les Odes, paru en 1550.
Néanmoins, Ronsard ne put demander la main de la belle, étant devenu clerc tonsuré et ayant donc renoncé au monde. La demoiselle épouse Jean Peigné, seigneur de Pray, l’année suivante.
Ronsard, qui a rencontré du Bellay au collège de Coqueret, devient l’un des instigateurs du fameux groupe des auteurs de la Pléiade. Il défend ainsi la langue française qu’il affectionne à travers sa poésie. Au service de Madeleine de France qui a épousé le roi Jacques d’Écosse, il a eu l’occasion de voyager et de vivre également à Londres et en Flandres. Il ambitionnait alors une carrière diplomatique. Mais la maladie l’a rappelé en France où il découvre la poésie à laquelle il s’adonne.
L’auteur de « Mignonne, allons voir si la rose » livre ainsi un poème sous une forme construite selon des codes rigoureux tout en utilisant le lyrisme pour faire l’éloge de la femme aimée. L’ensemble est construit sur des bases de philosophie épicurienne et humaniste : la Renaissance a pointé son nez.
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Sweetheart let see if the Rose
Who this morning had hatched
Her purple dress in the Sun,
Has not lost this evening
The folds of her purple robe,
And her complexion is like yours.
The ace ! see how in a short space,
Cute, she has the place
The ace ! weary of its beauties let fall!
O truly stepmother Nature,
Since such a flower does not last
That from morning until evening!
So if you believe me, cutie,
As your age blooms
In its greenest novelty,
Pick, pick your youth:
Like this flower old age
Will tarnish your beauty.
Pierre de Ronsard (to Cassandre)
Cassandre Salviati was not 14 when she capsized Ronsard's heart, then in his 21st year. Coming from a noble family of Italian bankers, she met him at a ball given at the court of King Francis I. Ronsard made her his muse and dedicated an entire collection to her: Les Amours de Cassandre which was published in 1552. The poem “Mignonne” was part of the collection Les Odes, published in 1550.
Nevertheless, Ronsard could not ask for the hand of the beautiful, having become a tonsured clerk and having therefore renounced the world. The young lady marries Jean Peigné, Lord of Pray, the following year.
Ronsard, who met du Bellay at the Collège de Coqueret, became one of the instigators of the famous group of authors of the Pléiade. He thus defends the French language that he loves through his poetry. In the service of Madeleine of France who married King James of Scotland, he had the opportunity to travel and also live in London and Flanders. He then aspired to a diplomatic career. But the disease called him back to France where he discovered the poetry to which he devoted himself.
The author of "Mignonne, let's see if the rose" thus delivers a poem in a form constructed according to rigorous codes while using lyricism to praise the beloved woman. The whole is built on the foundations of epicurean and humanist philosophy: the Renaissance has pointed its nose.
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Pienza, Tuscany (Italy)
Wikipedia:
Pienza was rebuilt from a village called Corsignano, which was the birthplace (1405) of Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini (Italian: Enea Silvio Piccolomini), a Renaissance humanist born into an exiled Sienese family, who later became Pope Pius II. Once he became Pope, Piccolomini had the entire village rebuilt as an ideal Renaissance town. Intended as a retreat from Rome, it represents the first application of humanist urban planning concepts, creating an impetus for planning that was adopted in other Italian towns and cities and eventually spread to other European centers.
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Into the Wild festival 2022
Preston band Mobius Loop are bringing their Spring Tour to The Ferret this Friday.
A spokesperson for the band said it will be ‘an evening of ecstatic mayhem full of stomping rebel songs and whirling orgasmic waltzes’.
Describing themselves as creating eccentric and philosophical folk stories, Mobius Loop fuses world music and conscious rap.
The group’s mission is to raise positive vibrations, projecting an organic cooperative voice for humanist spirituality, vegan philosophy, grassroots philanthropy, true democracy, and alchemical magic.
The popular band kicked off their Spring Tour on Wednesday in West Malvern near Worcester and will go on to play cities including Bristol, Liverpool, and Manchester.
(Preston news)
It's a fantastic band to watch if you have the opportunity.
Katie Rose is a great singer and an excellent violinist player too.
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Malana (Inde) - C’est le premier vrai portrait que j’ai réalisé. J’étais à Malana, un petit village Himalayen (Himachal-Pradesh). Comme ce portrait a rencontré à l’époque un certain succès (magazines, expositions), depuis, j’en ai fait des milliers lors de mes nombreux voyages à l’étranger. Le problème, c’est que j’étais étiqueté « portraitiste ». Qualificatif qui ne me convient pas car trop restrictif par rapport à ma démarche. Le portrait n’est qu’une infime partie de ma production photographique. Je préfère des photos à la composition plus compliquée, mais nettement plus difficile à réaliser.
- Nikon F 90 - 180 mm f : 2,8 - HP5+
Straight in the eye
Malana (India) - This is the first real portrait I made in a small Himalayan village. As it met with some success at the time (magazines, exhibitions), since then I have made thousands during my many professional trips abroad. The problem is that for people I had become a portrait painter. Qualifier which does not suit me. Above all, I define myself as a humanist photographer. And the portrait is only a tiny part of my photographic production. I prefer photos with more complicated composition, but much more difficult to achieve.
Mit dem Rücken zu mir steht Hugo de Groot Philosoph und Humanist, im Hintergrund seht Ihr das Rathaus !!
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Da ich mich seinerzeit beim Wechsel von der Grund- auf die weiterführende Schule für das nur an wenigen Orten angebotene Kunstprofil entschied und bis zur Oberstufe immer den "lebendigen Sprachen" den Vorzug gab, kam ich nie in den Genuss (?) altsprachlich-humanistischer Bildung. Aber von den Lateinern habe ich mir sagen lassen, dass "Agricola" (der Bauer) wohl eines der ersten Worte war, das ins Vokalheft zu schreiben war... Und irgendwie musste ich genau daran denken, als ich das gezeigte Bild aus dem Archiv kramte. Vielleicht ist es das satt leuchtende Kornfeld, vielleicht das Landgut auf dem Hügel mit der darauf zuführenden Zypressen-Allee - Oder einfach das Idealbild einer Kulturlandschaft, wie man sie auch in einem Bilderbuch über die alten Römer hätte abdrucken können.
Wir sind in der südlichen Toskana, in den lehmigen Hügeln der Crete Senesi. Frühes Aufstehen war an diesem Junitag 2019 angesagt, um pünktlich zum Sonnenaufgang auf dem zuvor ausgeguckten Aussichtspunkt zu sein. Und so klickte die Kamera bereits um kurz vor sechs das erste Mal, eines meiner frühesten Eisenbahnfotos. Vielleicht war es also auch die unchristliche Uhrzeit, die mich an den Bauern hat denken lassen...;)
Protagonist auf den Gleisen ist ein Diesel-Minuetto, der als Regionale Veloce 3022 (Grosseto - Firenze S.M.N.) gerade den Friedhof von Buonconvento umkurvt. Ein gutes Drittel seiner rund 200 Kilometer langen Fahrtstrecke von der Provinzstadt in der Maremma in die Kunstmetropole am Arno hat er da schon geschafft.
From the Serie " the world of Kalu"
During the harvest of Ragi, Lohardi, Garsa valley, Himachal Pradesh, India 2024
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The Erasmus Bridge (Dutch: Erasmusbrug) is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this city, second largest in the Netherlands. The bridge was named after Desiderius Erasmus a.k.a. Erasmus of Rotterdam, a prominent Christian renaissance humanist.
Seen in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland
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This bridge has become the icon of Rotterdam. It is designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel and opened in 1996. It's length is 284m and it is 139m high.
Erasmus (1469-1536) was a priest and humanist from Rotterdam.
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going to a marriage, Lohardi, Garsa valley, Himachal Pradesh, India 2025
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Uit het archief ... 18 februari 2017 ...
Een dagje met de 'Plaatjesmakers' op stap in Rotterdam ...
De Erasmusbrug is naast de Willemsbrug de tweede brug over de Nieuwe Maas in het centrum van Rotterdam in de Haven van Rotterdam en is vernoemd naar de Nederlandse priester en humanist Erasmus.
De brug verbindt de wijk Kop van Zuid met het centrum aan de noordzijde van de rivier.
De Erasmusbrug is ontworpen door Ben van Berkel (UNStudio) en opgeleverd in 1996. De 284 meter lange tuibrug heeft een 139 meter hoge geknikte asymmetrische stalen pyloon. Hieraan dankt de brug de bijnaam "De Zwaan". Tussen de Kop van Zuid en de pyloon is er een 89 meter lange basculebrug voor schepen die niet onder de tuibrug door kunnen. Deze basculebrug is de grootste en zwaarste basculebrug in West-Europa.
Although I think the big fellow looks a bit more like Stanley Kubrick than Hagrid from Hogwarts. Taken in the rain at Galway City, Ireland.
From the Serie " the world of Kalu "
Najan village, Garsa valley, Himachal Pradesh, India 2024
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Paris . Latin Quarter .5th arrondissement
Nikon D300
ƒ/5.6 85.0 mm 1/50 200
Processed with SEP2 (of course !)
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swan song , sorry for the slowness , major health problems
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From the Serie "the world of Kalu"
Young Boy, Najan village, Garsa valley, Himachal Pradesh, India 2024
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I was burned out. The bright light combined with several hours of street photography left me tired and resting on a park bench. I still wanted to be shooting, so the result is a series of images photographed from that bench, looking up at the sky and the passing parade of people. From this vantage point, everyone is epic in some way. Enjoy. Seen in Salthill, Galway, Ireland.
The footbridge, marked by time, gives a dimension of nostalgia to the scene, testifying to its past history.
La passerelle, marquée par le temps donne une dimension de nostalgie à la scène, témoignant de son histoire passée.
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On the way to Sodhan, Garsa valley, Himachal Pradesh, India 2024
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.....of the dark
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Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine
Place du Trocadéro . Paris XVI
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18 August 1450 – 5 January 1524
Croatian national poet and Renaissance humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance.
An indulgent mom and grandmother treat four little kids to ice cream. Seen in central Galway City, Ireland.
Revisiting my trip to Amsterdam in 2022. A previously published image, revised and converted to B&W. What a fabulous city... Other Amsterdam images here: www.flickr.com/photos/191087541@N02/albums/72177720298385...
From the Serie " the world of Kalu"
Gir temple, Najan village, Garsa valley, Himachal Pradesh, India 2024
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and wet land around the year 1000. One of the most important rivers cutting through that area was the "Gouwe" river. Alongside its banks the first settlers came to live during the 11th and 12th centuries. Most people came to built a house around the fortified castle of the familyu "Van der Goude" (close to the present St. John's church). The small city began to grow and named itself Gouda" (after the "Van der Goude" family).
Around 1225 the Gouwe river was connected with the Old Rhine through a new canal. The estuary of the Gouwe in the IJsel river was transformed into a harbour, which attracted more and more traders (navigating between Flanders-France on the one hand, and Holland and the Baltic area on the other hand).
Gouda was chartered in 1272 and the counts brought their tollhouse right to the city. By then the Van der Goude family had disappeared and had been replaced by the lords of Beaumont, who built a new and imposing castle on the banks of the IJsel in 1361. Already around 1350 the city had expanded to its maximum and fortified walls were constructed. Although fires (1361) and the plague (1438) did not spare the city, Gouda continued to thrive.
The plague inspired the god-fearing people of Gouda to build numerous convents and chapels. In the 15th century Gouda was rich, ranked among the five most important cities of Holland and was as large as Amsterdam. One of the most famous sons of Gouda was the 16th century humanist Desiderius Erasmus. He was born here and received his education here. Gouda developed into a thriving trade centre during the 15th century, with the focus of its trade lying on beer and cloth production. During the 80 years war Gouda became politically and economically isolated, but recovered in the 17th century due to new industries and trades such as cheese-making, pipe-making and the production of wax candles.
Gouda had always remained an industrial beehive. Some of the most important products to come from here are : candles, soap, sirup, yarn, rope, machines, terra cotta pots, pipes, etc.....
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Brother & Sister, Lohardi, Garsa valley, Himachal Pradesh, India 2024
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Candid photography from Thailand
Black & White and color By calculating the
exposure of light.
The other important point in taking a good photo and the composition.
The classic mistake is to rush when a scene seems interesting, we do not check the edges of the canal and try to fit as many elements as possible in the direction no we have to make a choice and it is arranged to organize the together.
at first it is preferable to eliminate from the case anything that is parasitic when reading the image by placing yourself judiciously.
I never use zooms, Than fixed lenses Which forces me to build my image in other words I learn to zoom with my feet.
Aalan