Cari Amici
(Dear Friends),
Maybe it is because I
am a slow producer that places like the Duomo in Siena, Italy, completely
boggle my mind. You have been hopefully
seeing many of the images I have been sharing in the last two weeks from my
trip to this amazing Cathedral that was the hope of being the most wondrous
place in the world. If so, perhaps like
me, the scope of what was accomplished (hard to believe it falls short of the
original dream!) is simply overwhelming.
Let us take a look at a few details today. How many skilled
artisans and artists? How much artistic effort did it take to create
just one small section of this enormous endeavor? No electric power… all done by hand work and
hand-forged tools! This type of
accomplishment allows me to use the word “awe” appropriately. Have we lost a
lot of knowledge over the centuries?
If you find yourself in
Tuscany before 26 October 2013, I hope you will go see the temporary unveiling
of the highly decorative stone floor of the Duomo
(Cathedral) in Siena. http://www.operaduomo.siena.it/
My final post for the Divina
Bellezza or “Divine Beauty”exhibition and the Duomo in Siena in the next post.
If you would like more
information about Siena and its gorgeous Duomo,
check out these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siena_Cathedral+++++
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Thank you for your interest and support.
Saluti,
Kelly
1 comment:
Yes, I think we have lost much knowledge, but also patience and time. We now are more ADHD - always multi tasking, jumping from one thing to another and not really giving any of it true presence and consciousness. This could be due to lack of time? We have the same amount really, but we fill it with so much stuff. These days we have so many more distractions. I know I do...I find it really hard to stay on task, even when I am doing my art.
-Adrienne
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