Vittore Carpaccio, St. George Killing the Dragon, c. 1507 Stop! You will never hit a bull’s eye. That beast you’re pursuing — you’re already inside it. (Transl. by Z. Rogow) Fermi! Tanto non farete mai centro. La Bestia che cercate voi, voi ci siete dentro. Go back to album – G. Caproni
William Blake, Nabucodonosor, 1795 I, too, have tried. It has all been a war of fingernails. Now I know. No one will ever manage to bore through the earth’s wall. (Transl. by Ned Condini) Ho provato anch’io. E’ stata tutta una guerra d’unghie. Ma ora so, Nessuno potrà mai perforare il muro della terra. Go …
Oskar Kokoschka, Anschluss-Alice in wonderland, 1942 Sit down and bargain All you like grizzled old foxes We’ll wall you up in a splendid palace With food, wine, good beds and a good fire Provided that you discuss, negotiate For our and your children’s lives May all the wisedom of the universe Converge to bless your …
Primo Levi – Canto dei morti invano / Song of those who Died in Vain Read More »
Caspar David Friedrich, Sunset (Brothers), c.1835 Happy the man who’s come to port, who leaves behind him seas and storms, whose dreams are dead or never born; who sits and drinks by the fire at the beer hall in Bremen, and is at peace. Happy the man like a flame gone out, happy the man …
Correggio, Leda and the swan, c. 1532 Il bosco di primavera ha un’anima, una voce. E’ il canto del cuccù, pieno d’aria, che pare soffiato in un flauto. Dietro il richiamo lieve, più che l’eco ingannevole, noi ce ne andiamo illusi. Il castagno è verde tenero, sono stillanti persino le antiche ginestre. Attorno ai tronchi …
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