It’s funny how one observation leads to another.
I was in Santa Croce, when I noticed a few scraps of fresco on a building.
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Then my eyes were drawn to this plaque. I had never heard of Francesco Hayez, but now that I’ve done a bit of research, I’m so glad I came across this piece of information.
Here is just one of his works (image from Wikipedia). If you are interested, do read the description and interpretation of this painting. The Kiss No wonder art historians love their chosen field of study!
The Kiss, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
Francesco Hayez was born in Venice (1791), and during his long life his prolific output included portraits, historical paintings, and political allegories.
In Venice, you can find some of his works in the Gallerie dell’Accademia and the Correr Museum.
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They’re right into that kiss Yvonne.
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Too right, Laurie! But, I keep getting distracted by how thin his left thigh is!
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A bit stork like, although I don’t think the thickness of his leg is on her mind. 🙂
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Fascinating. We arrive in Venice on Sept 14th. I’ll see if I can find the fresco.
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Have a wonderful time in Venice, Andrew. How long will you be there?
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I think 4 days on the way out and 2 on the way back. We are going to Madrid and Salamanca in between.
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And one thing did lead to another and I had to add the movie Senso to my Netflix queue. Luckily I did not run out and buy a lovely blue box of Baci! But there is always domani.
Another great find, Yvonne.
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Let us know what the movie was like. It has a great cast!
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It only has a 2.5 (out of five) star rating on Netflix but a lot of the older (fewer special effects…not HD…”foreign” film….grainy etc, etc) are like that and I like them just fine. It may be a while till I get to it as my queue has more than 400 films in it. I can always move it up, maybe in a week or so.
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I moved it up so I should have it next week.
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Thats one of my favourite paintings but I’ve never delved into the artist’s history! How fantastic! I shall have to go and find this house in Santa Croce for a look!! Great post, thank you!!!
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Thank you, Liz. Isn’t it a beautiful painting! I’m sure I’ve walked past his work in the Correr and never gave it a second glance. It was neat to find the fresco in a sort of out of the way place. I’m glad I turned in that direction.
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What a lovely painting.
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I was so interested when I read the interpretations. No wonder Marguerite enjoyed her studies in art history.
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