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Stage 52, 53 Fishing Boat
Michelangelo Zetterq...
Day 52 and 53 worked in Detail 15 Fishing Boat. 3:13 am 1-18-08.
Detail inspired by artist Ambrogio de Predis and his lute playing angel.
Quote from Andrea Alciati's Emblematum Liber (first published in 1531)
Take, O Duke, this lute whose form is said to come from a fishing boat, and which the Latin Muse claims as her own. May our gift be pleasing to you at this time, as you prepare to undertake new treaties with your allies. It is difficult, unless the man is skilled, to tune so many strings, and if one string is not well stretched, or breaks (which happens easily), all the pleasure of the shell is lost, and the splendid song becomes absurd. So the princes of Italy join together in alliances: there is nothing for you to fear if your love remains harmonious. But if anyone withdraws, then, as we often see, all that harmony diminishes into nothing.
Also inspired by Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors
Certain details could be interpreted as references to contemporary religious divisions. The broken lute string, for example, may signify religious discord, while the Lutheran hymnbook may be a plea for Christian harmony. Holbein's attitude is documented by two of Luther's hymns in Walther's hymnal.
It is open at Martin Luther's hymn, "Come Holy Ghost Our Souls Inspire." Among the objects on the lower shelf are a lute, a case of flutes, a hymnbook, a book of arithmetic and a terrestrial globe.
The skull has been a symbol of mortality in the western world. No one can escape death. It is a symbol of merciless final judgment, as well as the eternity of time.
Quote from Wikipedia:
A genius is a person of great intelligence, who shows an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work. Geniuses always show strong individuality and imagination, and are not only intelligent, but unique and innovative. The term may also be applied to someone who is a polymath, such as Goethe or da Vinci, but a polymath is generally considered a well-rounded genius, gifted in many areas, e.g. math, physics, art, poetry, etc.[1] Einstein, for instance, was a genius in physics, but not necessarily in other areas such as art or literature.
Although the term "genius" is sometimes used to denote the possession of a superior talent in any field, e.g., Roger Federer may be said to have a genius for tennis or Winston Churchill for statesmanship, in many of these cases the term is applied incorrectly and should instead be used specifically to denote an exceptional natural capacity of intellect and creative originality in areas of art, literature, music, science and mathematics.
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