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Citazione del Giorno

Posted on December 25, 2010December 22, 2010 by Jon

The Nativity — Courtesy Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

“The Holy Night”

Antonio Allegri da Correggio (1489 – 1534)

“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

— Luke 2:10-11

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Citazione del Giorno

Posted on December 24, 2010December 23, 2010 by Jon

The Journey of the Magi — Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

“The Journey of the Magi”

Stefano di Giovanni [Il Sassetta] (1392 – 1450)

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

— Isaiah 9:6

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Arte

Posted on December 23, 2010December 22, 2010 by Jon

Annunciation; the Angel — Courtesy Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

“Annunciation; the Angel”

Jacopo Comin [Tintoretto] (1518 – 1594)

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Citazione del Giorno

Posted on December 23, 2010December 22, 2010 by Jon

“Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.”

— Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)

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Arte

Posted on December 22, 2010December 21, 2010 by Jon

Queen Elizabeth — Courtesy The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London

“Queen Elizabeth II”

Pietro Annigoni (1910 – 1988)

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Citazione del Giorno

Posted on December 22, 2010December 21, 2010 by Jon

“I adore art . . . when I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and my joys are too much to bear.”

— Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (1813 – 1901)

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Arte

Posted on December 21, 2010December 21, 2010 by Jon

The Grand Canal — Courtesy Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

“The Grand Canal”

Giovanni Antonio Canaletto (1697 – 1768)

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Citazione del Giorno

Posted on December 21, 2010December 20, 2010 by Jon

“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.”

— Pope John XXIII (1881 -1963)

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Arte

Posted on December 20, 2010December 19, 2010 by Jon

“Rapsel Il Bagno che non c’è”

Matteo Thun (born 1952)

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Citazione del Giorno

Posted on December 20, 2010December 19, 2010 by Jon

“Massenet feels it as a Frenchman, with powder and minuets. I shall feel it as an Italian, with desperate passion.”

— Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (1858 – 1924)

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