Pictures I like

[Florestan]

How do you "rush into a marriage" which someone you've been dating for more than 5 years?

Sporadically is the keyword here. 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

For those inclined to take such bullshit seriously. 

I was shocked to see that *The Globe had published it and in general surprised by the stories/details (hadn't heard those ones before now).  Was this actually published (dispersed) during Paganini's time?  Or folklore created shortly after he died?

*What did they preface the story/legend with Tony?

PD

[Florestan]

I was shocked to see that *The Globe had published it and in general surprised by the stories/details (hadn't heard those ones before now). Was this actually published (dispersed) during Paganini's time?  Or folklore created shortly after he died?

I'd go with folklore created after he died. 

[Szykneij]

I'd go with folklore created after he died. 

It was created by a local writer and artist and appeared without any explanation in the "Ideas" section of the newspaper. I'm away from my computer and it's hard to investigate further on this ipad. I'll look into it more when I can.

[Sergeant Rock]

How do you "rush into a marriage" which someone you've been dating for more than 5 years?

The actual dating was about five weeks total, during those five years. We were seldom at home during that period. We attended different universities; then I was in the army while she spent a year in France.

Sarge

[JBS]

The story about Paganini appears in this biography published in 1907
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39571/39571-h/39571-h.htm
There are apparently some medical journal articles which refer to his suffering from measles encephalitis, but they're subscription only/paywalled so I don't know what details they give. 

[vandermolen]

Magritte 'Homesickness' (1940)
Corinth 'Ecce Homo' (c.1925)
Beckmann Departure (1933-35)


Some background info.

Magritte's painting was painted in Nazi occupied Belgium during a period when his wife Georgette had (temporarily) left him for another man. I find the painting very moving for various reasons.
Corinth's painting shows Christ between the forces of Science and Militarism; unsurprisingly it featured in the Nazi exhibition of 'Degenerate Art' although Corinth had died some years earlier. Beckmann's painting was painted in Nazi Germany and it's clearly about what was going on in the country. I like the contrast between the disturbing scenes in the side panels of the triptych and the peaceful central scene where an anonymous boatman rows a family to safety. Beckmann left Nazi Germany for the United States as soon as he could. To avoid possible trouble he called the painting 'Scenes from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' originally. I've see the Beckmann and Corinth in real life which were great experiences for me. The Beckmann and Corinth paintings are both very large.

[Mirror Image]

My three favorite Swiss composers:

Arthur Honegger



Frank Martin



Othmar Schoeck

[vandermolen]

My three favorite Swiss composers:

Arthur Honegger



Frank Martin



Othmar Schoeck

Great photos!

[SimonNZ]

Magritte 'Homesickness' (1940)
Corinth 'Ecce Homo' (c.1925)
Beckmann Departure (1933-35)


Some background info.

Magritte's painting was painted in Nazi occupied Belgium during a period when his wife Georgette had (temporarily) left him for another man. I find the painting very moving for various reasons.
Corinth's painting shows Christ between the forces of Science and Militarism; unsurprisingly it featured in the Nazi exhibition of 'Degenerate Art' although Corinth had died some years earlier. Beckmann's painting was painted in Nazi Germany and it's clearly about what was going on in the country. I like the contrast between the disturbing scenes in the side panels of the triptych and the peaceful central scene where an anonymous boatman rows a family to safety. Beckmann left Nazi Germany for the United States as soon as he could. To avoid possible trouble he called the painting 'Scenes from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' originally. I've see the Beckmann and Corinth in real life which were great experiences for me. The Beckmann and Corinth paintings are both very large.

Don't think I've ever seen that Magritte before.

The Corinth is used on the cover of the copy of Thomas Mann's The Holy Sinner I've got.

[Mirror Image]

Great photos!

Thanks, Jeffrey. I wish I could take credit for them.

[Szykneij]

The story about Paganini appears in this biography published in 1907
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39571/39571-h/39571-h.htm
There are apparently some medical journal articles which refer to his suffering from measles encephalitis, but they're subscription only/paywalled so I don't know what details they give.

Excellent find! Thanks for posting that link.

"Little Nicolo must have given[6] evidence of musical talent very early, but ere he was put to his studies he was attacked by the measles, and that so severely that he remained for a whole day in a state of catalepsy. He was given up for dead and was wrapped in a shroud, and only a slight movement at the last, showing symptoms of life, saved him from the horror of premature burial. Scarcely had he recovered, when his father began his lessons in violin playing."

[Mandryka]

Inside a cello - Charles Brooks.


https://www.charlesbrooks.info/

[greg]

That's a cool image, as well as the stuff I'm seeing on his site.


Almost reminds me of the type of liminal spaces I'm seeing in a game I was just playing last night, Naissance.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Magritte 'Homesickness' (1940)
Corinth 'Ecce Homo' (c.1925)
Beckmann Departure (1933-35)


Some background info.

Magritte's painting was painted in Nazi occupied Belgium during a period when his wife Georgette had (temporarily) left him for another man. I find the painting very moving for various reasons.
Corinth's painting shows Christ between the forces of Science and Militarism; unsurprisingly it featured in the Nazi exhibition of 'Degenerate Art' although Corinth had died some years earlier. Beckmann's painting was painted in Nazi Germany and it's clearly about what was going on in the country. I like the contrast between the disturbing scenes in the side panels of the triptych and the peaceful central scene where an anonymous boatman rows a family to safety. Beckmann left Nazi Germany for the United States as soon as he could. To avoid possible trouble he called the painting 'Scenes from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' originally. I've see the Beckmann and Corinth in real life which were great experiences for me. The Beckmann and Corinth paintings are both very large.

Great paintings; thank you for sharing them and providing some info about them.

Inside a cello - Charles Brooks.


https://www.charlesbrooks.info/

Very cool Mandryka!

PD

[Spotted Horses]

Inside a cello - Charles Brooks.


https://www.charlesbrooks.info/

...from the point of view of a termite. Yum!

[George]

[Papy Oli]

[Iota]

Inside a cello - Charles Brooks.


https://www.charlesbrooks.info/

Terrific pic! Could be some underground vault with ornate skylights.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Terrific pic! Could be some underground vault with ornate skylights.

I briefly looked at the artist's website.  From what I read, he took numerous pictures to create this image.

I wouldn't mind having that "room" be a part out my house! 

PD