Dosso Dossi, Circe and her Lovers in a Landscape, c. 1525 I do not want to whimper over life, as many have done, and wise men too, nor am I sorry I have lived, since my way of life has not led me to think I was born in vain, and I depart from life …
Odilon Redon, The Fall Of Icarus, 1876 O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life,but exhaust the limits of the possible. Alla vita immortale, anima cara,non ambire, ma esaurisciil campo del fattibile. Go back to album – Greek and Roman
Tommaso Dolabella, St. Raymond of Penyafort, 1627 You’ll do better, Licinius, not to spend your lifeventuring too far out on the dangerous waters,or else, for fear of storms, staying too close into the dangerous rocky shoreline. That man does bestwho chooses the middle way, so he doesn’t end upliving under a roof that’s going to …
Alessandro Allori, Allegory of human life, c. 1590 Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live. Adatta te stesso alle cose a cui la sorte ti ha assegnato. E ama, ma veramente, gli uomini coi quali …
Marcus Aurelius – Adatta te stesso / Adapt yourself Read More »
Annibale Carracci, The Choice of Heracles, c. 1596 Adesca, ma é micidiale. Le basta, per l’invidia un sasso. Per quanto sia cauto il tuo passo, rassegnati! Ti riuscirà mortale. Do you know this poem in English? Please contact me Go back to album – G. Caproni
Quint Buchholz, Man on a Rope, 1985 The occasion was comely. I wanted to shoot, too. I aimed high. A star or the eye – the iciness – of God? (Transl. by D. Foglia) L’occasione era bella. Volli sparare anch’io. Puntai in alto. Una stella o l’occhio (il gelo) di Dio? This is a personal …
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