#francesco zuccarelli

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A classical landscape by Francesco Zuccarelli hangs over the fireplace in the dining room at Saltram House, Devon. Robert Adam worked on the house in the late eighteenth century and first fitted out this room as a library. The plaster picture frame and fire surround display an acute balance of proportion and detail.

The Fireplace, 1994

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Francesco Zuccarelli (Italian, 1702-1788)

Veduta di Vicenza

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Macbeth and the Three Witches by Francesco Zuccarelli

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Francesco Zuccarelli (Italian, 1702 - 1778), Landscape with the Education of Bacchus, 1744

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Cadmus Killing the Dragon, 1765 by Francesco Zuccarelli (1702--1788)

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The recent episode (1x06) reinforced the feeling the painting about Agatha's fireplace is significant somehow. It's a Chekov's gun.

Just as the Teen in Agatha's head kept asking: "Why do you keep looking at that painting?"

And we see 'in real life' Agatha moved closer to the painting and touched it.

Apparently, the painting is called Macbeth Meeting the Witches by Francesco Zuccarelli

A slightly clearer look at the painting:

This painting, specifically, is called "Macbeth Meeting the Witches", not "Macbeth and the Three Witches", which is a slightly different painting from what Agatha owns.

For some reason, Agatha as Agnes is very drawn to this painting where Rio is, in her mind, situated.

It's also interesting that Rio seemed to be 'Detective Agnes's' conscience during this interrogation in Agatha's mind.

During the interrogation scene, in real life, Agatha keeps glancing at the painting whenever she's not speaking to Billy:

Also, Billy is the second person on the same night to imply that at this point of Wanda's Hex spell, Agatha is the only one keeping herself in the Hex.

Rio implied the same thing a few minutes earlier.

As for the question of Rio being there or not, Rio is the Schrodinger's Rio Vidal. Because she is and isn't in the house.

Anyway, Agatha is very much connected to the imagery of the Triple Goddesses and the number 3.

And I just learned today that it's also somehow connected to the moon imagery.

The "Triple Goddess" symbol of the waxing, full, and waning moon, representing the aspects of Maiden, Mother, and Crone (source: Wikipedia)

This finally explains why there's so much moon imagery within the Road Trials.

I think we will get clarification on what the painting means in episode 8--foreshadowing paid off.

And answer, finally, why the painting is so important to Agatha. I think, if I'm right, the painting will be a key part of Agatha Bad Wolfing herself an escape route out of the Hex spell.

Except she wouldn't take into account that Agatha herself, and again, would be the biggest detriment to ending the spell.

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The Dionysos gallery (2)

Next on our travel down the Dionysos museum, we have an entire section dedicated to the Bacchanals in painting - with a few analysis here and there.

Titien's The Bacchanal of the Andrians

The Museum's website adds that this depicts the legend of how Dionysos gifted the inhabitants of the island of Andros with a river of wine. It was one of the numerous "miracles" attributed to the god by folk-belief when he became the god of the grapevine. Already in his "Bacchants" Euripides had told how, by touching a stone with his thyrsus he created a stream of fresh water, and where his narthex had touched the ground a stream of wine flowed ; and those that sought milk only had to scratch the ground near the god to see it flow, and from the god's thyrsus honey dropped...

In Ionia, on the island of Teos, a similar legend existed: it was said, by Diodor of Sicily and Pline the Elder, that at a fixed date in a calendar a stream of wine regularly flowed. At Elis, on the eve of the god's feast-day, empty jars and jugs were sealed and left alone in Dionysos' temple: by the morning, when they were opened, they were filled to the brim with wine.

Giovanni Bellini and Titien's The Feast of the Gods

The museum adds this mention: the painting is a depiction of the legend of Lotis collected by Ovid. One night, as the gods had a feast, the nymph Lotis fell asleep. Priapus got close to her, and with his famous ithyphallic nature, he decided to rape her. But as he was about to touch her body, the donkey of Silenus started making loud noises - waking up everybody, including Lotis. Lotis fled from Priapus' embrace, and all the gods laughed and mocked the god.

This painting was most notably the favorite painting of Fernand Botero.

Dosso Dossi's Bacchanal with a drunk Silenus and Bacchants frolicking around grapevine

Niccolo Frangipane's Bacchanal

Nicolas Poussin's Bacchanal

Nicolas Poussin's Bacchanal with a guitar player ; also called "Great Bacchanal"

Nicolas Poussin's Bacchic Scene

Pier Francesco Mola's Bacchus supervising the Satyrs pressing wine

Gerrit van Bronckhorst's Bacchanal with Silenus

Jacob van Loo's Scene with Bacchants

Michaelina Wautier's Bacchanal

Jacques Jordaens' Bacchanal

Giulio Carpioni's Bacchanal

Michel-Ange Houasse's Bacchanal

Francesco Zuccarelli's Bacchanal

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Francesco Zuccarelli, 1702-1788

Diana and Callisto, with Nymphs resting from the hunt, n/d, oil on canvas, 62.2x50 cm

Private Collection (Sotheby's)

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"Landscape with the Education of Bacchus" by Francesco Zuccarelli

From what I've read so far on Hyrsam, the Archfey, he seems to be a mix between Pan and Dionysus (if we're sticking strictly to classical mythology). So I am assuming his retinue is very, very, very, very much like the Bacchante/Maenads which is such a WIN in terms of glamor. Here are some paintings for inspiration for the Feywild's favorite Prince of Fools.

More paintings below the cut!

"The Triumph of Bacchus" by Nicolas Poissin

"Faun einer Amsel zupfeifend" by Arnold Böcklin

"Faun, die Syrinx blasend" by Arnold Böcklin

"Pan im Schlif" by Arnold Böcklin

"Spring Evening" by Arnold Böcklin

"Bacchus and Ariadne #2" by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

"Cupid and Pan" by Agostino Carracci

"Silene and Dionysus" attributed to the French School of the 18th century

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Three's a Crowd . 18 December 2024 . Landscape with Fountain, Figures and Animals . Giacomo Francesco Zuccarelli

Artist: Zuccarelli, Francesco Date: Before 1788 Dimensions: 99 x 124 Medium: Oil on canvas Copyright: © Dulwich Picture Gallery

Giacomo Francesco Zuccarelli (commonly known as Francesco Zuccarelli), was an Italian artist of the late Baroque or Rococo period. He is considered to be the most important landscape painter to have emerged from his adopted city of Venice during the mid-eighteenth century, and his Arcadian views became popular throughout Europe and especially in England where he resided for two extended periods. His patronage extended to the nobility, and he often collaborated with other artists such as Antonio Visentini and Bernardo Bellotto. In 1768, Zuccarelli became a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts, and upon his final return to Italy, he was elected president of the Venetian Academy. In addition to his rural landscapes which frequently incorporated religious and classical themes, Zuccarelli created devotional pieces and on occasion did portraiture. Beside paintings, his varied output included etchings, drawings, and designs for tapestries as well as a set of Old Testament playing cards.

Despite the fame he experienced in his lifetime, Zuccarelli's reputation declined in the early 19th century with naturalism becoming increasingly favoured in landscapes. Turner criticized him in mild terms while confessing that his figures could be beautiful, paving the way for more severe Victorian assessments. In 1959, the art historian Michael Levey offered suggestions for why Zuccarelli held such wide contemporary appeal among the English, concluding that his best work is highly decorative. More recently, since the 1990s there has been a renewed focus on Zuccarelli among Italian scholars, who have given him prominence in several books and articles, and his paintings and drawings are regularly shown in exhibitions.

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Francesco Zuccarelli (Italian, 1702-1788)

Paesaggio con fonte, figure e animali

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agatha all along painting!

La pintura que aparece cuando Agatha está hablando con Teen, es Macbeth y Las tres brujas pintada por Francesco Zuccarelli, que es en el inicio de la obra, cuando con Baquo, las brujas le dicen a Macbeth que será Rey, lo que desencadena toda la tragedia futura de él, sucumbiendo ante la ambición y la avaricia de más poder. Debería de estar representando la presencia de Mephisto quizá, porque justamente, estas brujas supuestamente representan al Diablo y a las conjuraciones pecaminosas. Es imporptante que Agatha y Teen estén juntos, porque al igual que en el libro, solo Macbeth sucumbe y no Baquo, y estaría genial ver a quién esa ambición del Sendero va a consumir, y quién no se va a dejar cegar por el poder.

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Gwangbokjeol or Kwang Bok Jul (Liberation Day; South Korea, redeclared independence from Japan; 1945)

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Fête Nationale of the Acadians (Canada)

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches)

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Ferragosto (Italy)

Holy Day of Obligation (Catholic Church)

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Lady's Day (Ireland)

Lunes siguiente a la Asunción de la Virgen (Spain)

Māras (Latvia)

Marilyn Chambers Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Mother's Day (Antwerp and Costa Rica)

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Navy Day (Romania)

Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)

Zoline (Lithuania)

Bob (Muppetism)

Bon Festival (a.k.a. Obon; Japan)

Condom Day (Pastafarian)

Feast of the Formation of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox)

Festival of Vesta (Ancient Roman Goddess of the Hearth)

Francesco Zuccarelli (Artology)

Great Mother Goddess Day

Herbal Holy Day

Maras Diena (Ancient Latvia)

McCartin (Christian; Saint)

San La Muerte (Paraguayan Folk Catholicism)

Santa Muerte (Mexican Folk Catholicism)

Sproshinki (Slavic Pagan End of the Hay Harvest Festival)

Stanislaus Kostka (Christian; Saint)

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Fatal Day (Pagan) [16 of 24]

Historically Bad Day (Buddha died & 6 other tragedies) [6 of 11]

Perilous Day (13th Century England) [23 of 32]

Prime Number Day: 227 [49 of 72]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [42 of 57]

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American Splendor (Film; 2003)

Americathon (Film; 1979)

Apocalypse Now (Film; 1979)

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Batman and Harley Quinn (WB Animated Film; 2017)

Cat’s Paw (WB LT Cartoon; 1959)

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Dancing Queen, by ABBA (Song; 1976)

Fly Me to the Moon (Animated Film; 2008)

The Full Monty (Film; 1997)

Garbage, by Garbage (Album; 1995)

How to Read a Book, by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren (Book; 1972)

I Me ine, by George Harrison (Autobiography; 1980)

In Through the Out Door, by Led Zeppelin (Album; 1979)

The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series; 1992)

Living My Life, by Emma Goldman (Biography; 1931)

Macarena, by Los del Rio (Song; 1993)

Make Mine Music (Animated Disney Film; 1946)

Notorious (Film; 1946)

A Place in the Sun (Film; 1951)

Player Piano, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Novel; 1952)

The Sinking of Lusitania (Windsor McKay Cartoon; 1918)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Animated Film; 2008)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Film; 2008)

The Wizard of Oz (Film; 1939)

Wizard’s First Rule, by Terry Goodkind (Novel; 1994)

Woodstock Festival begins (Music Festival; 1969)

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Today’s Name Days

Maria Himmelfahrt, Tarsitius (Austria)

Mariya (Bulgaria)

Julijana, Mara, Marija (Croatia)

Hana (Czech Republic)

Maria (Denmark)

Hanna, Jaana, Jaanika, Jana, Janika, Janne, Jenny, Johanna, Nanna (Estonia)

Jaana, Jatta, Marianna, Marianne, Marita, Maritta, Marja, Marjaana, Marjatta, Marjo, Marjukka, Marjut (Finland)

Alfred, Marie (France)

Maria Himmelfahrt, Steven (Germany)

Despoina, Maria, Panagiotis, Panayotis (Greece)

Mária (Hungary)

Assunta, Maria (Italy)

Dzelde, Zamuels, Zenta (Latvia)

Napalys, Napoleonas, Sigita, Visvilas, Vydenė (Lithuania)

Margot, Marielle, Mary (Norway)

Maria, Napoleon, Stefan, Stella, Trzebimir (Poland)

Marcela (Slovakia)

Alba, Asunción, Azucena, Mar, María, Patrocinio, Prado, Reyes (Spain)

Estelle, Stella (Sweden)

Madonna, Malia, Mara, Maria, Mariah, Marian, Mariana, Maribel, Marie, Marisa, Marissa, Maritza, Marla, Mary, Maryann, Mimi, Miriam, Mitzy, Molly, Napoleon, Polly (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 227 of 2024; 138 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 33 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 8 of 28]

Chinese: Month 6 (Ji-Wei), Day 29 (Yi-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 28 Av 5783

Islamic: 28 Muharram 1445

J Cal: 17 Hasa; Threesday [17 of 30]

Julian: 2 August 2023

Moon: 1%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 3 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Vasco de Gama]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 55 of 94)

Zodiac: Leo (Day 24 of 31)

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Louis Vuitton all’Isola Bella

Nella primavera inoltrata, il lago Maggiore ha il suo cuore in una delle sue zona più magiche, l’Isola Bella. Il palazzo e il giardino sull’acqua, da secoli nobile esempio del Barocco ed amato da tantissimi visitatori che ogni anno attraversano il Golfo Borromeo per ammirarlo, si stanno preparando per un’occasione speciale, infatti il 24 maggio faranno da cornice alla sfilata della collezione Cruise 2024 di Louis Vuitton. Si tratta di una scelta, quella del direttore creativo della maison Nicolas Ghesquière, che si colloca perfettamente nella linea già seguita nelle occasioni precedenti, accomunate dalla selezione di location esclusive e in grado di esaltare lo spirito del viaggio alla scoperta di luoghi straordinari, dalla California al Giappone. Così il tesoro che la famiglia Borromeo custodisce da secoli sul lago Maggiore, con tutte le sue bellezze, non poteva non attrarre l’interesse della casa di moda e, dopo 450 anni di storia, sarà il  protagonista di una prima volta tutta da vivere. Fino al 1630 l’Isola Bella, non molto lontano da Stresa, era solo un lembo di terra e roccia prevalentemente abitata da pescatori. Ma con l’arrivo del duca Carlo III Borromeo e in seguito dei figli Giberto III e Vitaliano VI, l’isola cambiò completamente volto, diventando un complesso di grande impatto scenografico, dalla forma di un immaginario vascello con una sontuosa villa edificata nella parte più stretta a settentrione, mentre il giardino venne sistemato nella più ampia zona meridionale. I lavori dureranno secoli, terminando solo nel secondo dopoguerra, quando il principe Vitaliano X Borromeo Arese fece costruire il Salone Grande, la facciata settentrionale e il grande molo che si trova all’estremità superiore dell’isola. L’interno del palazzo barocco, in un continuo susseguirsi di sale arredate con tele di artisti come il napoletano Luca Giordano, il toscano Francesco Zuccarelli e il fiammingo Pieter Mulier detto il Tempesta, è un ambiente elegante e raffinato, con mobili di gran pregio, marmi, stucchi neoclassici, sculture e arazzi di produzione fiamminga del XV secolo. Di grande interesse storico sono la Sala della Musica, dove nel 1935 si svolse la Conferenza di Stresa tra Mussolini, Laval e Mac Donald e la Sala di Napoleone che vi soggiornò con la moglie Giuseppina Beauharnais. Dopo aver terminato la visita alla villa si arriva all’esempio più splendido e grandioso di giardino barocco all’italiana, composto di dieci terrazze digradanti, con vasche, fontane, prospettive architettoniche e una moltitudine di statue della seconda metà del ‘600 che rappresentano le personificazioni di fiumi, stagioni e venti. Gli ambienti sono delimitati da una serie di muraglie e balaustre in cui s’intravedono i punti da cui sgorgavano zampilli, fontane, cascatelle e giochi d’acqua. Il clima mite, ha permesso la crescita di piante come azalee e rododendri, di pompelmi e arance amare, orchidee e piante carnivore, oltre a un grosso canforo vecchio di duecento anni. Read the full article

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