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... seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.
– Henry James
(One from the 2004 Archives)
While enjoying a glass of wine one afternoon, I snapped a Pic of the Arno River from the Ponte Vecchio Bridge. (Taken with my trusty Canon PowerShot point and shoot).
Florence (Firenze) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,084 inhabitants in 2013, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.
Florence was a center of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond.
Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy (established in 1861).
The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini.
The city attracts millions of tourists each year, and UNESCO declared the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti.
¿Qué le importa al proletariado, inclinado sobre su trabajo, abrumado por el peso de su destino, que algunos oradores tengan el derecho de hablar y algunos periodistas el de escribir? Habéis creado derechos que, para la masa popular, incapacitada como está de utilizarlos, permanecerán eternamente en el estado de meras facultades. Tales derechos, cuyo goce ideal la ley les reconoce, y cuyo ejercicio real les niega la necesidad, no son para ellos otra cosa que una amarga ironía del destino. Os digo que un un día el pueblo comenzará a odiarlos y él mismo se encargará de destruirlos, para entregarse al despotismo.
Niccoló Machiavelli
Los hombres, como decía el rey Fernando, se comportan a menudo como ciertas pequeñas aves de rapiña, que tienen tanto deseo de conseguir su presa, a lo que su naturaleza las incita, que no advierten que otra ave mayor está encima de ellas para matarlas.
Niccoló Machiavelli
The 'Machiavelli' super dredge in Blackwattle Bay, Sydney.
It is here in Sydney to commence dredging ahead of the construction of the brand new Sydney Fish Markets.
Here's what the new Sydney Fish Markets will look like:
www.infrastructure.nsw.gov.au/projects-nsw/new-sydney-fis...
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon EF 16-35mm f 4/L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
The Glebe Rowing Club pier.
Blackwattle Bay, Sydney.
(The Glebe Rowing Club was founded in 1879)
Looking east to the Sydney Fish Markets (light blue building)
The super dredge 'Machiavelli' is on the right, adjacent to the site of the new Sydney Fish Market mega-complex.
See: www.infrastructure.nsw.gov.au/projects-nsw/new-sydney-fis...
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon EF 24-105mm f 4/L lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Big fish eats little fish.....
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
~Abraham Lincoln~
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"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command."
~Niccolo Machiavelli~
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"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power."
~Lao Tzu~
and definitely..............!!!!!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkAVfsw5xSQ
Enjoy your day! ;-)))))
Piazza Santa Croce is one of the main plazas or squares located in the central neighbourhood of Florence, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located near Piazza della Signoria and the National Central Library, and takes its name from the Basilica of Santa Croce that overlooks the square.
The most notable features of the basilica are its sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto and his pupils, and its tombs and cenotaphs.
It is the burial place of many illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Enrico Fermi, Galileo, Ugo Foscolo, Guglielmo Marconi, Luigi Cherubini, Leon Battista Alberti, Vittorio Alfieri, Gioacchino Rossini, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Lorenzo Bartolini, Pier Antonio Micheli, Bartolomeo Cristofori, Giovanni Gentile, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie).
Mack_ia_valley ...
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Always assume incompetence before looking for conspiracy.
A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance.
Niccolo Machiavelli
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Antonio Francesco Gramsci (22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian Marxist philosopher, journalist, linguist, writer and politician. He wrote on philosophy, political theory, sociology, history and linguistics. He was a founding member and one-time leader of the Communist Party of Italy and was imprisoned by Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime.
Gramsci wrote more than 30 notebooks and 3,000 pages of history and analysis during his imprisonment. His Prison Notebooks are considered a highly original contribution to 20th-century political theory. Gramsci drew insights from varying sources – not only other Marxists but also thinkers such as Niccolò Machiavelli, Vilfredo Pareto, Georges Sorel and Benedetto Croce. The notebooks cover a wide range of topics, including Italian history and nationalism, the French Revolution, fascism, Taylorism and Fordism, civil society, folklore, religion and high and popular culture.
Gramsci is best known for his theory of cultural hegemony, which describes how the state and ruling capitalist class – the bourgeoisie – use cultural institutions to maintain power in capitalist societies. The bourgeoisie, in Gramsci's view, develops a hegemonic culture using ideology rather than violence, economic force, or coercion. Hegemonic culture propagates its own values and norms so that they become the "common sense" values of all and thus maintain the status quo. Cultural hegemony is therefore used to maintain consent to the capitalist order, rather than the use of force to maintain order. This cultural hegemony is produced and reproduced by the dominant class through the institutions that form the superstructure.
Gramsci also attempted to break from the economic determinism of traditional Marxist thought, and so is sometimes described as a neo-Marxist. He held a humanistic understanding of Marxism, seeing it as a "philosophy of praxis" and an "absolute historicism" that transcends traditional materialism and traditional idealism.
A los pueblos les perjudica más la avidez de sus ciudadanos que la rapacidad de los enemigos, porque de ésta se espera ver alguna vez el final, de aquélla jamás.
Niccoló Machiavelli
From www.feelsenigallia.it/en/to-be-seen/monuments/rocca-rover...
The defensive structure that was already present when the town was founded by the Romans was integrated over time with towers and bastions. The Rocchetta (small castle) built by Egidio Albornoz in the 14th century is still visible, together with the Rocca (castle) of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta that was added in 1450.
The current structure of the monument is due to Giovanni della Rovere, Prince of Senigallia, and son-in-law of Federico III da Montefeltro, the Duke of Urbino. It was the Duke Federico who offered Giovanni the best architects of the time: Luciano Laurana and Baccio Pontelli. The works started in 1478 with the purpose of adapting the castle to the new defensive needs. In 1503 the Rocca was conquered by Cesare Borgia, the author of the famous massacre carried out in Senigallia and described by Niccolò Machiavelli.
Rocca Roveresca is a unique monument because it was not only a fortress, but also a noble palace, and the seat of an artillery academy founded by Guidubaldo della Rovere in 1533. After the extinction of the ducal dynasty, when the town returned under the domain of the Church in 1631, the castle was used as a papal prison and an orphanage.
Today it hosts art exhibitions and prestigious cultural events.
- Niccolo Machiavelli.
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While setting up this image at the fantastic reef shelves of Montana de Oro Sp, my main focus was to align the patterns in the rock with the clouds. However, I also had to keep an eye out to ensure I didn’t accidentally fall off the cliff. After taking a few images, I noticed the guy sitting near the edge of another cliff to my left—something you must remember when shooting with an ultra wide-angle lens. My first instinct was to change my composition, but then I noticed that I liked the images with him in them as they provided scale to the picture. The sunset had not yet started to add colors to the sky, but I loved the dramatic blues and the matching drama in the water and the rocks.
Florence is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 360,930 inhabitants in 2023, and 984,991 in its metropolitan area.
Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions.[9] From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini.
The city attracts millions of tourists each year, and UNESCO declared the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, Forbes ranked it as the most beautiful city in the world in 2010.
Florence plays an important role in Italian fashion, and is ranked in the top 15 fashion capitals of the world by Global Language Monitor; furthermore, it is a major national economic centre, as well as a tourist and industrial hub.
Puesto que la fortuna quiere hacerlo todo, hay que dejarla hacer, estar tranquilos y no preocuparse por ella, y esperar a que deje hacer algo a los hombres.
Niccoló Machiavelli
The Church of Holy Cross (Santa Croce) in Florence is one of the most important Franciscan temples in Italy. The construction in the gothic style began on May 3, 1294 and lasted until 1442. The neo-gothic façade dates back to the 19th century, and the neo-gothic belfry also comes from a later period. The three-nave Gothic basilica was designed on the plan of an Egyptian cross (T-shaped). The naves are separated from each other by rows of pillars connected by pointed arches of arcades. The entire floor is covered with tombstones.
The Church of Santa Croce has become the resting place of many famous personalities in Florence, hence it is sometimes called the Pantheon. Among other things, they are buried here; Michelangelo, Dante Alighieri, Galileo, Gioacchino Rossini, Niccolò Machiavelli and many others.
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Kościół Świętego Krzyża (Santa Croce) we Florencji jest jedną z najważniejszych świątyń franciszkańskich we Włoszech. Budowę w stylu gotyckim rozpoczęto w dniu 3 maja 1294, która trwała do roku 1442. Neogotycka fasada pochodzi z XIX wieku, również neogotycka dzwonnica pochodzi z późniejszego okresu. Trójnawowa, gotycka bazylika została zaprojektowana na planie krzyża egipskiego (w kształcie litery T). Nawy oddzielają od siebie rzędy filarów połączonych zaostrzonymi łukami arkad. Całą posadzkę przykrywają kamienne płyty nagrobne.
Kościół Santa Croce stał się miejscem spoczynku wielu sławnych osobistości Florencji, stąd też bywa nazywany Panteonem. Pochowani są tutaj między innymi; Michał Anioł, Dante Alighieri, Galileusz, Gioacchino Rossini, Niccolò Machiavelli i wielu innych.
tutti vedono ciò che sembri...pochi vedono ciò che sei veramente.
everyone sees what you seem ... few see what you really are.
nicolò machiavelli
This was a little nook in a lovely Tuscan restaurant that we visited. “Il Borgo” means “the village” in Italian, and the meal and the wine that we sampled was delightful.
Antonio Francesco Gramsci (22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian Marxist philosopher, journalist, linguist, writer and politician. He wrote on philosophy, political theory, sociology, history and linguistics. He was a founding member and one-time leader of the Communist Party of Italy and was imprisoned by Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime.
Gramsci wrote more than 30 notebooks and 3,000 pages of history and analysis during his imprisonment. His Prison Notebooks are considered a highly original contribution to 20th-century political theory. Gramsci drew insights from varying sources – not only other Marxists but also thinkers such as Niccolò Machiavelli, Vilfredo Pareto, Georges Sorel and Benedetto Croce. The notebooks cover a wide range of topics, including Italian history and nationalism, the French Revolution, fascism, Taylorism and Fordism, civil society, folklore, religion and high and popular culture.
Gramsci is best known for his theory of cultural hegemony, which describes how the state and ruling capitalist class – the bourgeoisie – use cultural institutions to maintain power in capitalist societies. The bourgeoisie, in Gramsci's view, develops a hegemonic culture using ideology rather than violence, economic force, or coercion. Hegemonic culture propagates its own values and norms so that they become the "common sense" values of all and thus maintain the status quo. Cultural hegemony is therefore used to maintain consent to the capitalist order, rather than the use of force to maintain order. This cultural hegemony is produced and reproduced by the dominant class through the institutions that form the superstructure.
Gramsci also attempted to break from the economic determinism of traditional Marxist thought, and so is sometimes described as a neo-Marxist. He held a humanistic understanding of Marxism, seeing it as a "philosophy of praxis" and an "absolute historicism" that transcends traditional materialism and traditional idealism.
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it,
~ Nicolo Machiavelli ~
La forteresse Sforza d’Imola, qui remonte au XIIIe siècle, est un magnifique exemple de l’art médiéval et de la Renaissance. La construction de la période médiévale conserve le portail avec un arc brisé en lancette et le donjon.
Restauré au XVe siècle, utilisant des mesures défensives modernes de l’époque, la structure dispose désormais d’un carré avec quatre tours d’angle avec une tour centrale carrée. Le château a accueilli Nicolas Machiavel (Niccolò Machiavelli), Catherine Sforza (Caterina Sforza), César Borgia (Cesare Borgia) et Léonard de Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci). A partir de 1524 la forteresse a été utilisée comme une prison. Après avoir été utilisé comme une prison entre le XVIe et le XXe siècle.
Imola's Sforza Fortress, which dates back to the 13th century, is a magnificent example of medieval and Renaissance art. The construction of the medieval period preserves the portal with a pointed lancet arch and the keep.
Restored in the 15th century, using modern defensive measures of the period, the structure now features a square with four corner towers with a square central tower. The castle hosted Nicolas Machiavelli (Niccolò Machiavelli), Catherine Sforza (Caterina Sforza), César Borgia (Cesare Borgia) and Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci). From 1524 the fortress was used as a prison. After being used as a prison between the 16th and the 20th century
Situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, it is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Its most notable features are its sixteen chapels, many of them decorated with frescoes by Giotto
It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, the poet Foscolo, the philosopher Gentile and the composer Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories.
Construction began on May 12, 1294.
Thanks to my friend for collaboration.
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
(Niccolò Machiavelli)
That defense alone is effectual, sure and durable which depends upon yourself and your own valour.
Niccolò Machiavelli
Shot in the House of Machiavelli, a place where the Florence politician, Niccolò Machiavelli, lived during his exile from Florence in 1512. Today the place is a prestigious vineyard.
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
~Niccolo Machiavelli
Have a wonderful week my dear friends!
Pilot Vessel ' HENRY NEWTON' heading seaward to collect harbour pilot from the tug.
Tug ‘MORPETH’ out of view behind ‘MACHIAVELLI’.
The white Obelisk on the skyline above the pilot vessel was constructed in 1850 as a lead for ships entering the harbour. It replaced a windmill demolished shortly before, that had acted as an unofficial sightline for shipping entering the Port.
- Niccolo Machiavelli.
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I dedicated much of my time last year to capturing in-flight shots of birds during my visits to local wildlife areas. While tracking birds against the sky was enjoyable, southern California’s weather often presented a backdrop of blue or gray skies, which can become monotonous. Through my experience, I've found that I have more success creating captivating images when photographing a bird taking off or landing on a perch. They are lower to the ground during these moments, and the addition of interesting branches enhances the scene. Recently, I captured a well-timed shot of a Say’s phoebe taking off from a perch with its wings in perfect position. Although the background wasn't as spectacular as I had hoped, the intriguing branches and lighting made up for it.
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Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church of Florence - Italy.
Situated on the Piazza Santa Croce to the East of the Duomo (Basillica di Santa Fiore), it is best known for its Florentine artwork and its tombs of illustrious famous Italians, including Michelangelo, Galileo, Rossini, Marconi, Machiavelli and many others of great Italian figures.
insanlar umûmîyetle görünüşe bakarak hüküm verirler. her insanın gözü var, fakat pek azına ferâset bahşedilmiş, der machiavelli.
The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza di Santa Croce, about 800 meters south-east of the Duomo. The site, when first chosen, was in marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, the poet Foscolo, the philosopher Gentile and the composer Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie).*
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Croce,_Florence
acrylic on canvas, 2016 , 70 x 100 cm
a thin layer of.....
Contribution de Jan Theuninck au livre:
Rimbaud et moi, paru aux Editions de l’Europe (sept.2020)
ISBN 978-2-36851-520-4
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Rimbaud est toujours d'actualité, maintenant que nous vivons une saison en enfer dans une civilisation qui s’oriente vers un nouvel ordre mondial: ce communautarisme est déjà à la base de centaines de nouvelles règles et réglementations mondiales qui éliminent les droits individuels car cette politique considère que les droits et libertés individuels constituent une menace réelle pour la sécurité de la communauté; la propagande messianique utilisée nous rappelle les heures sombres du nazisme ou du communisme. L'histoire ne nous a rien appris: on peut voir les commémorations de l'holocauste presque quotidiennement alors qu'aujourd'hui il y a une prolifération d'armes chimiques(technologie de la chambre à gaz) et énergétiques à l'échelle individuelle: c’est de la torture contemporaine pour ceux qui sont suspects de ne pas penser correctement. La technologie de la “ville sûre” surveille chaque personne à partir du moment où elle quitte sa porte jusqu'au moment où elle y retourne et ils entrent chez vous pour y placer des micros et micro caméras sous prétexte que vous êtes en contact avec un “suspect” de terrorisme. Selon Hannah Arendt, la préparation au totalitarisme a réussi lorsque les gens ont perdu le contact avec leurs semblables ainsi que la réalité qui les entoure: pensez-y !
Jan Theuninck
Art History: Belgian painting from the 20th century up to now: year 2016
La peinture belge du XXe siècle à nos jours: année 2016
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