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There's a stunning nativity scene currently on display at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City and I was determined to get over and see it for myself before Christmas arrived. It's worth the effort.
Traditionally called a "presepe," it was created by Francesco Artese, the first Italian artisan to have a presepe displayed in St. Peter's Square, Rome in 2012, during the pontificate of Benedict XVI, as an expression of artistic excellence of both religious and Italian cultural tradition.
The presepe portrays the landscape of Basilicata, Italy as part of the universe where Jesus was born.
The figurines are a little over 10" high, made of terracotta and dressed in the typical costumes of the Basilicata region of the 1930's.
The architecture is made of polystyrene covered by a layer of resin stucco with elements of metal, wood and terracotta.
If you're interested, here's some more about this beautiful handcrafted scene from the brochure I picked up while visiting...
"The portrayal of the Nativity concentrates on the tenderness that the Madonna has toward her child as she gently caresses his face, while an equally tender St. Joseph watches over his family. These three characters are carved in one block to symbolize the solidity of their family and at the same time the common destiny that awaits them. This is not an image of royalty but of the profound simplicity and humility that are the expression of the typical rural life.
In this Presepe, the presence of an emigrants’ family is particularly important as it brings to mind the many Italians who decided to emigrate to the United States in the last century. It also symbolizes the suffering of living abroad, far from the motherland, and the hopes and dreams of many men and women worldwide who are forced to leave their native countries.
The background of the Nativity is the Crypt of the Original Sin, the oldest example of rupestrian art in Southern Italy. Because of its theological and artistic importance, as well as its mural paintings, it has been defined as the "Sistine Chapel" of rock-hewn churches. Maestro Artese has reproduced some of the extraordinary frescoes of the Crypt showing the Creation and the Original Sin, as well as those in the three apses with the triarchies of the Apostles, the Archangels and the veneration of the Virgin Mary.
The farming world of Southern Italy opens its doors to the Holy Family of Nazareth so that the entire town seems to become a dwelling for them. The scenery is of unique beauty, light effects show the starry night and the sunny day. The visitor is invited to live a day in the enchanted atmosphere of long ago and discover the ongoing Mystery."
Part of the monument in the vault of the Irish priest Fahy in the Recoleta Cemetery, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Friends come and friends go, but sometimes, if you're lucky, friends become family, people you'd move heaven and earth for to see them happy and content. They showed me kindness, trust, humility and safety and I will forever be grateful.Thank you so much
Agfa Box 44 from 1930s
expired Kodak Portra 160, pushed two stops
Inspired by the movie 'Wings of desire' and its remake 'City of angels', I wanted to do this project for a long time. I even started it some time ago as self-portraits wearing long, leather, black jacket:
www.flickr.com/photos/toguko/4741327405/
But this time, I thought I would do something different. I think the use of the traditional, red, Chinese dress was more for the visual reasons in the beginning. Then I started to think what I wanted to show in this project. And the word 'nostalgia' came to my mind in a natural way - the use of an old camera, expired films, dress from another era, showing longing for the past. But when I developed the films, I was disappointed with the results. I was hoping they would look like old photographs. The colours came out more vivid than when using normal kodak portra 160 (perhaps because mine was expired and pushed two stops when developed). I felt that this is not what I wanted and also that it is not really my style. I guess I had some expectations about the whole thing.
And then I thought that I did the best I could, given the tools I have at the moment (I had to sell all my equipment for personal reasons and only kept my grandfather's camera for sentimental reasons and was left with few boxes of kodak portra 160 that I didn't sell) and that the final results were actually not up to me. I felt that this was a great lesson of humility, letting go, diminishing my ego and expectations, trying to deal with my 'control freak' and perfectionist side. So my new idea for the name of this project is 'humility', for the reasons above but also because of the small figure in the vastness of the landscapes (universe) as I am trying to show how small and insignificant we all are.
The other thing I thought about is what does the model feel/experience. What is her perspective? I feel not many people think about that. So I asked her. She said that in the beginning, the posing didn't feel natural to her, she felt akward standing there looking at all these landscapes in front of her. But in later shots, she started to relax, closed her eyes and meditated.
Changed the name of the project to 'h&n' (for humility&nostalgia but also here&now).
I wonder what you think.
Perhaps the greatest lessons for a photographer are not in learning to master camera technique, but in learning the true meaning of humility and how to dance in a spirit of cooperation.
~ Courtney Milne
Colossians 3:12-13
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
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who informs that
"Every day with breath is a blessing; anything past that is ego."
"The lotus flower is one of the top ten most famous flower species in China, and has been the most favored one for hundreds of years. Grown in muddy swamps and risen above the surface to bloom with remarkable beauty, the exquisite flower is huge in size, bright in color, fragrant in scent, and extremely adaptive. At night the flower closes and sinks underwater; at dawn it rises and opens again. Untouched by any impurities, the lotus symbolizes purity of the heart and mind and represents long life, humility, honor and tranquility. It is the subject of poems and paintings with great artistic appeal "
-Chinaculture.org
Während sich die meisten das Ärgernis in Frankreich angetan haben, saß ich so gut wie mutterseelenallein am Altmühlsee und hab dieses Schauspiel verfolgt. Ab und zu ist weniger auch mehr.
Foto und Bea: www.waahnsinnsgestaltungen.de
In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
“God opposes the proud
but shows favor to the humble.”
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
[1 Peter 5:5-7 NIV]
5 MORE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)
2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)
3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)
4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)
5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)
Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!
A new portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II following her 90th birthday by expressionist painter Stephen B. Whatley. The artist realised that there has not been, to his knowledge, a painting made of Her Majesty at The State Opening of Parliament; as she has done once a year for 63 years.
As with all his work Whatley sought to a deep essence of his subject and the painting was inspired by charcoal drawings and notes made watching the live BBC television broadcast of The Queen, wearing the Imperial State Crown, reading her address to Parliament on May 18; followed by notes made re-watching film footage.
A major contribution to his capturing Queen Elizabeth was the artist's memory of meeting and talking to the monarch in person in 2004, at a grand reception, at the Tower of London - for which Whatley was commissioned in 2000 to paint a series of 30 paintings, depicting the history of The Tower. He was touched by an aura of gentle humility in Her Majesty's presence.
Stephen B. Whatley's Tower of London commission is permanently reproduced outside London's Tower Hill Station, throughout Tower Hill Underpass, the main entrance portal to Her Majesty's Tower of London - a permanent art exhibit on show in London.
HM The Queen's Speech 2016 by Stephen B. Whatley
Oil on canvas,
30 x 24in/76 x 61cm
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È di pochi giorni fa la notizia che il Museo Nivola di Orani rischia la chiusura a causa del drastico taglio dei finanziamenti regionali. Un altro piccolo gioiello - una preziosa teca all'interno della quale sono conservati i capolavori di uno dei più grandi scultori Sardi del '900 - rischia di chiudere i battenti e sparire. Un'altra grave perdita per il patrimonio Artistico Sardo. E poi ci si lamenta se la nostra Cultura non viene valorizzata! Un applauso a chi ha autorizzato i tagli al Museo e questa nuova rovina, ai geni che stanno distruggendo ciò che di buono abbiamo in quest'Isola!
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Il Sito Ufficiale del Museo Nivola
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An old dictionary definition of humility is: "A freedom from arrogance that grows out of the recognition that all we have and are comes from God." True humility does not produce pride but gratitude. It’s a freedom from the ‘me first’ self-life curse, the soil from which true happiness can grow.
Enter through the very low "Door of #Humility" into the Church of the #Nativity in #Bethlehem ExploreTraveler.com
The word Walser is a variation of Walliser, i.e. inhabitant of Wallis, a German term that indicates the upper part of the Rhone valley, the valley par excellence in Alpine culture.
The perfect geometry of the houses establishes a classical order that confronts nature. Humility and equality of each in the order and respect of the whole community. Thus testimony of an extremely and happily ordered people.
"I will make you a LIGHT to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth." Isaiah 49:6
PRAYER
"O Father, give us the humility which realizes its ignorance, admits its mistakes, recognizes its need, welcomes advice, accepts rebuke. Help us always to praise rather than to criticize, to sympathize rather than to discourage, to build rather than to destroy, and to think of people at their best rather than at their worst. This we ask for thy name’s sake. (Prayer of William Barclay, 20th century) ~ www.dailyscripture.net
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Okay... I get braggers rights... I actually one 1st place for this image in the challenge link listed below, check it out...
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I am Honored to have this Image in use at:
~ owleyesmagazine.com/the_wanderer/ten-things-to-do-in-sout...
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Filename - DSC_0638 Mtn Layers view toward LA SClNR 2013
Following the Son...
Blessings,
Sharon 🌻
God's Beauty In Nature is calling us into a deeper relationship with Him...
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On explore #48
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Convallaria , commonly known as the Lily of the Valley, symbolizes in language of flowers- sweetness; return to happiness; humility; perfect purity
•Convallaria is a native of Europe, being distributed also over North America and Northern Asia, but in England it is very local as a wild flower.
All parts of the Lily of the Valley are considered to be poisonous. It has been used in medicines and herbal remedies for heart and epilepsy.
•In the Victorian classic, The Language of Flowers, the Lily of the Valley is said to symbolize the return of happiness. Named for its native habitat (the Latin word "convallis" means enclosed valley)
•The flower is also known as Our Lady's tears since, according to Christian legend, the lily of the valley came into being from Eve's tears after she was driven with Adam from the Garden of Eden.
According to another legend, Lilies of the Valley also sprang from the blood of Saint Leonard of Noblac during his battles with a dragon.
Other names include May Lily, May Bells, Lily Constancy, Ladder-to-Heaven, Male Lily and Muguet.
•The name "Lily of the Valley" is also used in some English translations of the Bible in Song of Songs 2:1, although whether or not the Hebrew word "shoshana" (usually denoting a rose) originally used there refers to this species is uncertain.
"Will Tahu find the humility and patience to earn deeper knowledge of fire and learn that not everything can be taken by force?"
Fourth creature of the series to make the G2 creatures into large and powerful elemental masters. Ikir came to completion in one day after I began tinkering with his head design. It's a good feeling when a moc comes together straightforwardly.
As usual, I recycled the head, but gave the creature different eyes from the rest. Boat studs made for great bird eyes in this case.
With Ikir, I thought that Tahu's challenge is basically the fact that he can't reach the flying bird. Assuming Tahu is fairly hot tempered, his trial is to learn that he can't simply force and take everything he wants. Instead, with Ikir, he must learn to earn, wait, give and compromise until he finds the connection he needs with Ikir.
Prayer corner in my sleeping room, where I say my morning and my eavening prayers. The icons of the humility of Jesus and the sorrowfull Mother are printings from Romania, from the place where father Cleopa Ilie lived.
Quote: James M. Barrie (1860 - 1937)
Today I tried out my camera. A Canon Powershot SX10IS. I also decided to try uploading to Flickr directly from iPhoto. The new version has a built in widget for Flickr. How cool is that? My only complaint is I cannot do the titles and descriptions using iPhoto. I will most likely stay with the Flickr uploader for Macs.
Explore Highest position: 216 on Monday, July 13, 2009
Humility, simplicity, compassion, impermanence...
Do not ignore the compassion for all beings and do not ignore the impermanence. Whatever seems to be a priority in your life is actually quite temporary. It comes and goes.
We are born alone and naked. As our life unfolds, we go through every possible situation: need, have, lost, suffer, cry, try ... but then we die, and we die alone. It will not make any difference if we were rich or poor, known or unknown. Death is the great leveler.
Being awaked can be leveler in many senses.
Okay this is PROBABLY the last request -- but I do, with all humility and Buddhist prostration, ask for your vote for the Bloggies! I'm in the "Photography" section.
Thank you to my fans! Here are your favorite pics: the most Popular Pictures you dig from my stream. Thanks for the comments!
This shot looks great: Large on Black
I am headed to the Ukraine today. I'll be spending the weekend in Chernobyl taking pictures, which I have gotten special permission to enter the Exclusion Zone. There are several ghost towns around Chernobyl, like Pripyat, which was designed as a Soviet communist panacea, but now a radiated husk of a city. I will also be in Kharkov, on the Russian border, as well as Kiev. I hope to find some interesting shots for you!
More such unique moments from...Bethlehem
That image I have taken during my walks at Jerusalem amazing streets.....
My pilgrimage to Holy Land-march'09
My good dear Friends.....
Have a peaceful day....!!!
Thank you for all comments ,invites and Favs....
Yours
Bea pilgrim;)
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Agfa Box 44 from 1930s
expired Kodak Portra 160, pushed two stops
Inspired by the movie 'Wings of desire' and its remake 'City of angels', I wanted to do this project for a long time. I even started it some time ago as self-portraits wearing long, leather, black jacket:
www.flickr.com/photos/toguko/4741327405/
But this time, I thought I would do something different. I think the use of the traditional, red, Chinese dress was more for the visual reasons in the beginning. Then I started to think what I wanted to show in this project. And the word 'nostalgia' came to my mind in a natural way - the use of an old camera, expired films, dress from another era, showing longing for the past. But when I developed the films, I was disappointed with the results. I was hoping they would look like old photographs. The colours came out more vivid than when using normal kodak portra 160 (perhaps because mine was expired and pushed two stops when developed). I felt that this is not what I wanted and also that it is not really my style. I guess I had some expectations about the whole thing.
And then I thought that I did the best I could, given the tools I have at the moment (I had to sell all my equipment for personal reasons and only kept my grandfather's camera for sentimental reasons and was left with few boxes of kodak portra 160 that I didn't sell) and that the final results were actually not up to me. I felt that this was a great lesson of humility, letting go, diminishing my ego and expectations, trying to deal with my 'control freak' and perfectionist side. So my new idea for the name of this project is 'humility', for the reasons above but also because of the small figure in the vastness of the landscapes (universe) as I am trying to show how small and insignificant we all are.
There are more coming but I am curious what you think.
Agfa Box 44 from 1930s
expired Kodak Portra 160, pushed two stops
Inspired by the movie 'Wings of desire' and its remake 'City of angels', I wanted to do this project for a long time. I even started it some time ago as self-portraits wearing long, leather, black jacket:
www.flickr.com/photos/toguko/4741327405/
But this time, I thought I would do something different. I think the use of the traditional, red, Chinese dress was more for the visual reasons in the beginning. Then I started to think what I wanted to show in this project. And the word 'nostalgia' came to my mind in a natural way - the use of an old camera, expired films, dress from another era, showing longing for the past. But when I developed the films, I was disappointed with the results. I was hoping they would look like old photographs. The colours came out more vivid than when using normal kodak portra 160 (perhaps because mine was expired and pushed two stops when developed). I felt that this is not what I wanted and also that it is not really my style. I guess I had some expectations about the whole thing.
And then I thought that I did the best I could, given the tools I have at the moment (I had to sell all my equipment for personal reasons and only kept my grandfather's camera for sentimental reasons and was left with few boxes of kodak portra 160 that I didn't sell) and that the final results were actually not up to me. I felt that this was a great lesson of humility, letting go, diminishing my ego and expectations, trying to deal with my 'control freak' and perfectionist side. So my new idea for the name of this project is 'humility', for the reasons above but also because of the small figure in the vastness of the landscapes (universe) as I am trying to show how small and insignificant we all are.
The other thing I thought about is what does the model feel/experience. What is her perspective? I feel not many people think about that. So I asked her. She said that in the beginning, the posing didn't feel natural to her, she felt awkward standing there looking at all these landscapes in front of her. But in later shots, she started to relax, closed her eyes and meditated.
Changed the name of the project to 'h&n' (for humility&nostalgia but also here&now).
I was trying to set up for a photo in the beautiful Mazatlan Cathedral, being as reverent as possible, when this man came forward and placed himself on the stairs to the altar in humble prayer. A touching scene. I wondered about his story.
Sala di Donatello.
David, 1440-1450, Donatello.
Donatello created a totally unusual image of the slender young biblical pastor. David is an efebo teenager whose nakedness implies the humility and courage that overcomes arrogance and brute force. The impurity between the subject of biblical civic education and ancient mythology is also expressed by the extraordinary ribboned hat crowned with a laurel wreath reminiscent of the winged hat of Mercury.
You have to keep in mind that it was the first unsupported naked statue to be carved since the classical era. His most famous work.
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There are no indications of contemporary responses to the David. However, the fact that the statue was placed in the town hall of Florence in the 1490s indicates that it was not viewed as controversial. In the early 16th century, the Herald of the Signoria mentioned the sculpture in a way that suggested there was something unsettling about it: "The David in the courtyard is not a perfect figure because its right leg is tasteless." By mid-century Vasari was describing the statue as so naturalistic that it must have been made from life. However, among 20th- and 21st-century art historians there has been considerable controversy about how to interpret it.
Goliath's beard curls around David's sandaled foot, as if the young hero is running his toes through his dead opponent's hair. Goliath is wearing a winged helmet. David's right foot stands firmly on the short right wing, while the left wing, considerably longer, works its way up his right leg to his groin.
The figure has been interpreted in a variety of ways. One has been to suggest that Donatello was homosexual and that he was expressing that sexual attitude through this statue. A second is to suggest that the work refers to homosocial values in Florentine society without expressing Donatello's personal tendencies. However, during the Renaissance sodomy was illegal, and over 14,000 men had been tried in Florence for this crime. So this homosexual implication would have been dangerous. A third interpretation is that David represents Donatello's effort to create a unique version of the male nude, to exercise artistic licence rather than copy the classical models that had thus far been the sources for the depiction of the male nude in Renaissance art.