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Simonetta Vespucci: inspiratiebron voor Florentijnse schilders

Simonetta Vespucci: inspiratiebron voor Florentijnse schilders

Simone Vespucci geschilderd door Botticelli Een van de beroemdste geïdealiseerde portretten was Botticelli’s (1445-1510, It) afbeelding van Simonetta Vespucci, bijgenaamd la bella Simonetta. Ze was een Italiaanse edelvrouw uit Genua, de vrouw van Marco Vespucci van Florence en de nicht van Amerigo Vespucci, de ontdekkingsreiziger. Ze stond bekend als de grote schoonheid van haar tijd uit Ligurië…

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Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci the Venus who lived in Florence

Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci la Venus que vivió en Florencia

Detail of The Virgin and Child with Saint John and an Angel (1490) / Detalle de La Virgen y el Niño con San Juan y un ángel (1490) Sandro Botticelli

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The 'beautiful Simonetta', the 'peerless one': these are the two nicknames by which one of the most famous noblewomen of the Florentine Renaissance, Simonetta Vespucci, born Cattaneo (Genoa or Portovenere, 1453 - Florence, 1476), entered into legend.

Considered a woman of incomparable beauty, the object of desire of many men in mid-15th-century Florence, a member of one of the oldest families of the Genoese nobility (the Cattaneo), married at only sixteen to the banker Marco Vespucci (a relative of the more famous Amerigo, the navigator who gave his name to America), she died very young (at only twenty-three, probably of plague or tuberculosis) and was associated with the names of many artists of the time, for whom she would have posed.

Her beauty was the source of inspiration for Sandro Botticelli in the creation of some of the most important paintings ever created. The painter could not bear the loss of his muse, and lived the rest of his life obsessed with her beauty, portraying her in many of his works. Among them is the painting "Venus and Mars", in which the gods are represented by Simonetta and Botticelli himself.

Almost nine years after her death, Botticelli completed "The Birth of Venus", his greatest homage to Simonetta and a painting which, over the centuries, would become his most representative work.

The painter, who never married, died in 1510 and was buried at the foot of Simonetta's tomb in the church of Ognissanti in Florence, as he had expressed in his last will. Perhaps this was the only way he could spend eternity with the most beautiful woman of the Renaissance.

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La "bella Simonetta", la "sin par": estos son los dos apodos con los que entró en la leyenda una de las nobles más famosas del Renacimiento florentino, Simonetta Vespucci, nacida Cattaneo (Génova o Portovenere, 1453 - Florencia, 1476).

Considerada una mujer de belleza incomparable, objeto de deseo de muchos hombres en la Florencia de mediados del siglo XV, miembro de una de las familias más antiguas de la nobleza genovesa (los Cattaneo), casada con sólo dieciséis años con el banquero Marco Vespucci (pariente del más famoso Amerigo, el navegante que dio su nombre a América), murió muy joven (con sólo veintitrés años, probablemente de peste o tuberculosis) y estuvo asociada a los nombres de muchos artistas de la época, para los que habría posado.

Su belleza fue la fuente de inspiración de Sandro Botticelli en la creación de algunas de las pinturas más importantes jamás creadas. El pintor no pudo soportar la pérdida de su musa, y vivió el resto de su vida obsesionado con su belleza, retratándola en muchas de sus obras . Entre ellas destaca el cuadro "Venus y Marte", en el que los dioses son representados por Simonetta y el propio Botticelli.

Casi nueve años después de su muerte, Botticelli finalizó “El nacimiento de Venus”, su mayor homenaje a Simonetta y cuadro que, con el paso de los siglos se convertiría en su obra más representativa.

El pintor, que nunca se casó, falleció en 1510 y fue enterrado a los pies de la tumba de Simonetta, en la Iglesia de Ognissanti en Florencia, tal y como había expresado en su última voluntad. Quizá fue la única forma que encontró para poder pasar la eternidad junto a la mujer más bella del Renacimiento.

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La “bella Simonetta”, la “senza pari”: sono questi i due soprannomi con cui è entrata nella leggenda una delle più celebri nobildonne del Rinascimento fiorentino, Simonetta Vespucci, nata Cattaneo (Genova o Portovenere, 1453 - Firenze, 1476).

Considerata una donna di incomparabile bellezza, oggetto del desiderio di molti uomini nella Firenze di metà Quattrocento, membro di una delle più antiche famiglie della nobiltà genovese (i Cattaneo), sposata a soli sedici anni con il banchiere Marco Vespucci (parente del più celebre Amerigo, il navigatore che diede il nome all’America), morì giovanissima (a soli ventitré anni, probabilmente di peste o tubercolosi) e fu associata ai nomi di molti artisti dell’epoca, per i quali avrebbe posato.

La sua bellezza fu fonte di ispirazione per Sandro Botticelli nella creazione di alcuni dei più importanti dipinti mai realizzati. Il pittore non riuscì a sopportare la perdita della sua musa e visse il resto della sua vita ossessionato dalla sua bellezza, ritraendola in molte delle sue opere. Tra queste, il dipinto "Venere e Marte", in cui gli dei sono rappresentati da Simonetta e dallo stesso Botticelli.

Quasi nove anni dopo la sua morte, Botticelli completò "La nascita di Venere", il suo più grande omaggio a Simonetta e un dipinto che, nel corso dei secoli, sarebbe diventato la sua opera più rappresentativa.

Il pittore, che non si sposò mai, morì nel 1510 e fu sepolto ai piedi della tomba di Simonetta nella chiesa di Ognissanti a Firenze, come aveva espresso nelle sue ultime volontà. Forse questo era l'unico modo per trascorrere l'eternità con la donna più bella del Rinascimento.

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Events 5.13 (before 1955)

1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book Revelations of Divine Love. 1501 – Amerigo Vespucci, this time under Portuguese flag, set sail for western lands. 1568 – Mary Queen of Scots is defeated at the Battle of Langside, part of the civil war between Queen Mary and the supporters of her son, James VI. 1612 – Sword duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro on the shores of Ganryū Island. Kojiro dies at the end. 1619 – Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason. 1654 – A Venetian fleet under Admiral Cort Adeler breaks through a line of galleys and defeats the Turkish navy. 1779 – War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel). 1780 – The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in the Cumberland River area of what would become the U.S. state of Tennessee, providing for democratic government and a formal system of justice. 1804 – Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city. 1830 – Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia. 1846 – Mexican–American War: The United States declares war on the Federal Republic of Mexico following a dispute over the American annexation of the Republic of Texas and a Mexican military incursion. 1861 – American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Confederacy as having belligerent rights. 1861 – The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. 1861 – Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri. 1862 – The USS Planter, a steamer and gunship, steals through Confederate lines and is passed to the Union, by a southern slave, Robert Smalls, who later was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship. 1888 – With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), the Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery. 1909 – The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner. 1912 – The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom. 1917 – Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal. 1940 – World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons. 1941 – World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting against German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance. 1943 – World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia. 1945 – World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine. 1948 – Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence. 1950 – The inaugural Formula One World Championship race takes place at Silverstone Circuit. The race was won by Giuseppe Farina, who would go on to become the inaugural champion that year. 1951 – The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru. 1952 – The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting. 1954 – The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.

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BASICS.

LEGAL NAME: Giovanni Bartolomeo Vespucci

NICKNAME[S]: (Little) Nani, Gio, Varòƚo, 'Pox', 'The Vespucci Curse'; Jinwan (金萬), Shagua (傻瓜); 'Little Sun'; Jintong (金童), 'Golden Boy'

DATE OF BIRTH: July 28, 1498

GENDER: Cis male

PLACE OF BIRTH: San Marco District, Republic of Venice

CURRENTLY LIVING: Nomadic lifestyle aboard a modified Manila galleon La Demonia Roja.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Venetian, Catalan; Latin, Portuguese, Mandarin; Cantonese, Official italian; English

EDUCATION: Personal tutoring from father, brothers, and estate staff

HAIR COLOR: Initially golden blond; grew into chestnut brown by adulthood

EYE COLOR: Heterochromatic--Left blue, right green

HEIGHT: 5'6"

WEIGHT: idfk, 160-170 lbs maybe??? Either way, beefy gymnast build

FAMILY INFORMATION.

SIBLING[S]: Two older brothers Gregorio and Lorenzo

PARENT[S]: Mariana (mother), Antonio (Father)

RELATIVE[S]: Frances Family through his father's side--Aunt Cristobella (paternal aunt), Uncle Jordi (aunt's husband), Carles (cousin, deceased before he was born), Josep (cousin); extended Vespucci Family (Venetian branch) that eventually all died out in a short period

CHILDREN: Verse dependent, though regardless of verse, if he is to have a child, there would at least be a Fiore/Fiorella. Tends to have tons of children in different RP continuities. None in the Main Canon as of this writing.

PET[S]: Rosella (orange tabby growing up) and her kittens; 42 cats at one point aboard La Demonia Roja; verse dependent (once had a demon puppy, a colossal squid, yet MOAR kitties, even a goddamn lobster-)

RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION.

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: demisexual, panromantic, polyamorous

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Verse-dependent, always single starting out; multiship

SINCE WHEN: For as long as he's lived, broham

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Sao Miguel do Gostoso - Na raskrižju vjetrova, gdje sunce zalazi na vrelome pijesku; 2024 Feb

Malo mirno mjesto u državi Rio Grande do Norte od samo 10 000 stanovnika bilo je ono nešto što sam tražio na ovom putovanju, ili barem jednim svojim dijelom. Iako je samo 100 km od Natala, vožnja lokalnom autobusnom linijom čini se kao cijela vječnost. Klasični problemi oko prijema u svoju smještajnu jedinicu, a ovog puta lozinka je bila ta da moram pitati u dotičnoj apoteci za dotičnu gospođu, a pousada je bila odmah gore iznad apoteke.

Mjesto je poznato po raznim školama windsurfinga i kitesurfinga pošto se ovdje susreću i isprepliću razni vjetrovi pa su uvjeti za te vodene sportove vrlo dobri. Moram priznati da to nije nešto što mi je previše napeto, no ono zbog čega sam došao, to sam i našao. Blaženi mir i usporenost života. Iako je mjesto maleno, strancima je dosta poznato. Čak sam upoznao jednog Francuza koji za čudo dobro govori engleski, te mi je ukratko ispričao zadnju etapu njegovog životnog puta, to jest priču kako je upravo ovdje našao svoj spokoj i mir, a prije toga je tražio i isprobao puno mjesta. Uglavnom čovjek smatra da ako na plaži nema stabla kokosa, to nije plaža vrijedna spomena.

Vezano za plažu Praia do Marco do Descobrimento, koja je poprilično dosta udaljena od samog mjesta São Miguel do Gostoso ima jedna zanimljiva povijesna crtica iz davne 1501. godine kada je ovdje prošla portugalska ekspedicija u kojoj je bio i sam Amerigo Vespucci te je upravo on ostavio kamenu oznaku za razgraničenje posjeda ugovorom iz Tordesillasa o kolonijalnoj podjeli svijeta između Španjolske i Portugala. Nažalost nisam uspio doći do tamo..

Još jedna stvar koju sam propustio, no ovog puta ne zbog velike udaljenosti, nego zbog krivog tajminga, a to je jedinstveni filmski festival u Brazilu pod nazivom Mostra de Cinema de Gostoso, a održava se pet dana između listopada i studenog na obližnjoj plaži Praia do Maceió pod otvorenim nebom, gdje se prikazuju različiti brazilski filmovi. Bilo bi lijepo doći za vrijeme održavanja festivala, no bojim se da u tom terminu teško da mogu doći..

Plaže su ogromne, široke, duge, pješčane i poznate po tome da nude predivne zalaske sunca gdje sunce uranja u more, što nije baš uobičajeno na mnogim drugim brazilskim plažama. Da biste vidjeli sve te plaže koje su uglavnom spojene u jednu, možete pješačiti kao ja, no takvih se budala i ne može baš previše puno naći. No kako Brazilci poprilično teško podnose hodanje, svako malo ćete vidjet neki buggy koji juri po plaži i diže pijesak visoko u zrak iza sebe.

Do prve plaže Praia da Xêpa iz centra se dođe ulicom Rua de Xepa, koja se doduše službeno tako i ne zove, no to je mala kratka komercijalna ulica puna restorana koji se otvaraju samo navečer, osim jednog koji je uglavnom otvoren i u nekim drugim dijelovima dana, mada se nikad ne zna točno u kojim. Plaža je široka oko 300 m te je to dobar komad za pješačiti pogotovo po vrelom suncu i usijanom pijesku dok se ne dođe do samog mora. Klasična brazilska plaža s morskim valovima, pijeskom koji ulazi u sve pore tijela i bez baš ikakve minimalne sjene. Tako da ste nadrapali ako mislite provesti duže vrijeme na plaži, pogotovo bez određene zaštite od sunca. Ova nije uobičajena brazilska komercijalna plaža sa suncobranima i dosadnim prodavačima, i uglavnom je prazna s malo turista. Predvečer je najviše popunjena, a preko dana uglavnom samo vidite buggyje i malo dalje surfere.. Tako i to nešto stranaca koji dođu ovdje, uglavnom dolaze iz tih spomenutih razloga.

Ali ne i ja, ja sam odlučio pješačiti do jedne lijepe plaže po imenu Tourinhos koja se nalazi 8 km odavde. Jedini logičan put je uz more. Postoji opcija uzeti taxi ili mototaxi, što i nije neka skupa opcija, ali za mene nema dovoljno neizvjesnosti i avanturizma pa sam odlučio uzeti put neizvjesnosti do tamo , a bogami i nazad, to jest pješačiti.. Uz more je lijepo hodati, konstantno puše vjetar koji razbija vrućinu i umor, tako da se zapravo uopće nisam ni oznojio.  Prijepodne je oseka pa je pijesak uz more tvrd i prilično je lagano hodati po njemu. Mokri pijesak je sigurno bolja opcija od užeglog suhog pijeska, ako ne želite dobiti opekline po tabanima. No naravno ne može biti sve baš tako lagano. Otprilike kilometar i pol prije odredišta, pijesak uz more se pretvorio u nezgodne nepristupačne stijene, djelomično oštre izbrazdane valovima.

Jedina logična opcija je bila popeti se malo gore i hodati po dinama i već ugaženom putu od buggyja. Vruć pijesak peče za stopala, a u natikačama je mučno za hodati, jer se pijesak uvlači unutar natikača. To je rezultiralo tome da je procijenjeno vrijeme dolaska bilo dosta duže nego planirano zbog otežanih uvjeta hoda. I kada mi se učinilo da stvarno nikada neću stići do cilja, došao sam do jednog malog pješčanog brdašca, prekrivenog niskom vegetacijom i kaktusima, i predivna plaža se napokon ukazala. Nalazi se u maloj romantičnoj  uvučenoj uvali. Tu su lokalni restorani koji poslužuju ribe i škampe i većina njih se nalaze djelomično u hladu, tako da je bio užitak popiti hladno pivo i prigricnuti nešto morsko.. I tako su prošla sljedeća tri sata dok se napokon nisam okupao. Valovi nisu prejaki ovdje, nema podvodnih grubih kamena, tako da je prilično ugodno namakati se u toplom Atlantiku.. A nakon svega ovoga, slijedio je povratak nazad i opet sve isto. No punog želuca i zadovoljan, šetnja od sva sata prošla je kao za čas. Po putu sam sreo otiske mojih vlastitih stopala u pijesku. Očito da nitko nije toliko lud kao ja da pješači, i to još u oba smjera.  No najbolji su izleti kad ne znaš kada, kako i hoćeš li uopće stići do cilja i vratiti se natrag..

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Otisci mojih stopala u oba smjera

Na jednom dijelu plaže postoji podvodni morski greben koji u određenom dijelu dana kada je oseka, pokazuje male morske prirodne bazene, u koje se možete zaleći. Jednoga dana tražio sam to mjesto, no more je bilo visoko. I kada sam našao to mjesto, krenuo sam mrvicu dalje kako bih se uvalio u neki mali bazenčić. No zbog valova nisam dobro gledao kamo točno idem te sam se odjednom našao okružen grubim podvodnim kamenjem. I dalje zbog valova koji su snažno zapljuskivali, nisam mogao naći pravi put do spasonosnog dijela gdje je čisti pijesak, a niti sam znao kako se vratiti istim putem nazad. Hodati po morskom dnu bilo je izuzetno opasno te sam se mogao gadno razrezati. Ni sam ne znam kako sam se uspio dovesti u ovako očajnu situaciju. Odlučio sam da se pustim po valu u jednom smjeru pa kako bude. Vjerujem da mi se znoj pomiješao s morem dok su me valovi bacali po okolo. No nije se samo pomiješao znoj, nego i krv.. Nekako sam uspio doći na sigurno uz nekoliko ne tako bezazlenih ogrebotina.. Ovo me naučilo pameti koliko Atlantik može biti opasan. Na kraju krajeva, dobro sam i prošao. Mogao sam proći kao da sam pao pod veliku kosilicu trave, izrezbaren kao drveni kip..

Na kraju sam u São Miguel do Gostoso proveo više dana nego što sam planirao.. Pasala mi je mirnoća i neužurbanost ovog pitomog mjesta, šetnje po plaži po mokrom pijesku, ispijanje piva i gledanja  zalaska sunca.. Nikada ne znaš hoćeš li se u životu vratiti na neko lijepo mjesto, tako da poželiš da neki trenutci nikad ne stanu..

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Auto e moto d’epoca 2023 a Bologna

Mancano poco alla 40ª edizione di Auto e Moto d’Epoca, che quest’anno si trasferisce da Padova al quartiere fieristico di Bologna dal 26 al 29 ottobre in 11 padiglioni e 4 porte di accesso, oltre a più di 14.500 posti auto coperti, con i più importanti player internazionali del motorismo storico, delle case produttrici, dei dealer e commercianti di spicco del settore. Tra le novità ci sarà la presenza delle più importanti collezioni museali al mondo, dal Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile che a Bologna proseguirà i festeggiamenti per i 90 anni dalla sua fondazione esponendo 8 vetture della collezione, con una Ferrari 312 T5 1981, una Monaco-Trossi 1935 e una Lancia Lambda Weymann, oltre all’Autoworld Brussels (Belgio), il Louwman Museum (Paesi Bassi), il Musée National de l’Automobile di Mulhouse (Francia), il National Motor Museum di Beaulieu (UK), il Musée National de la Voiture | Château de Compiègne (Francia), che porteranno a Bologna pezzi significativi. Non mancherà la presenza delle eccellenze  della Motor Valley nel padiglione 32, dove saranno presenti Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Ducati, Pagani e Dallara, oltre ai quattro autodromi della Terra dei Motori: Varano de’ Melegari, Autodromo di Modena, Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola, Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, assieme a scuderie, collezioni private e raduni. Oltre alle eccellenze del passato, parteciperanno ad Auto e Moto d’Epoca anche importanti case automobilistiche come Volvo Italia, Toyota Italia, FCA Stellantis Heritage, Mercedes, Alpine, Bentley, McLaren, BMW Motorrad, Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. Presenti club e registri, tra conferme e new entry, come la Scuderia San Martino ed è stato rinnovato e ingrandito invece l’ASI Village, il grande spazio dedicato all’Automotoclub Storico Italiano, con oltre 20 Club Federati all’interno del Padiglione 25. Il tema che caratterizzerà l’intera esposizione dell’ASI Village sarà Orgoglio italiano con la presenza di una vettura dalla storia significativa, l'Alfa Romeo Giulietta del 1956 appartenuta ad Enrico Mattei e tuttora conservata dalla famiglia del fondatore dell'ENI. Sarà presente anche la Marina Militare Italiana con l'esposizione del modello in scala 1:25 della Nave Scuola Amerigo Vespucci, attualmente in navigazione per il giro del mondo, l'Automobile Club Italiano e l'ACI Storico nell'ampia area che ospiterà diverse vetture di spicco, oltre a un calendario di eventi e talk dedicati. Confermata anche Piazzetta Lancia, un’area espositiva dedicata a tutti i club della grande marca italiana, oltre al neonato Club Cayenne, che porterà a cinque il numero dei club Porsche presenti ad Auto e Moto d’Epoca 2023. Tra gli anniversari ci saranno le celebrazioni per i 70 anni dell’Autodelta e i 100 anni del Quadrifoglio Alfa Romeo, dove la collezione Marazzato unirà gli esemplari di camion d’epoca all’esperienza VR di guida sulle strade degli anni ‘50. Non mancherà il grande mercato di classiche, con una collezione di modelli unici tra cui una Ferrari 250 GT Spider California, una Ferrari 250 SWB, una Ferrari 250 Spider Pininfarina, una De Tomaso Mangusta, una Iso Grifo, una Maserati Mistral Spider 3500 e una Ferrari 330. Read the full article

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Il secondo giro del mondo di Nave Vespucci. Tappa in Brasile, la vita degli allievi

Per tre mesi 127 allievi dell’Accademia navale di Livorno hanno ricevuto il cosiddetto battesimo del mare . Quest’anno con le emozioni del giro del mondo . Gli allievi , che a breve torneranno a Livorno per proseguire i corsi , hanno avuto la possibilità di toccare 9 porti da Genova al Brasile ! I nostri inviati Nello Rega e Marco Aquili ci raccontano queste esperienze       Le interviste agli…

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Minette watches Medici, part 14 (Alliance)

- Thank Lord, Theotokos and all the saints, the show has finally returned to a bearable level of stupidity! I mean, it’s still not GOOD, but at least there’s enough good here that I don’t need to have a vodka bottle on hand to finish this series.

- Finally, some good fucking tension! I mean, Lorenzo is still a raging Gary Stu, but at least the show is nice enough to throw us a bone and not make him win 100% all the damn time. And I made my peace with the fact that old Iacopo is a fucking cartoon villain; now I just revel in a fact that he has the decency to be good one.

- Citta di Castello has me fucking rolling, like that name sounds extremely fake, but it’s an actual city and apparently that plot is kinda based on something that actually happened - although I don’t think Lorenzo was involved at all? Then again, could’ve known that, this show doesn’t have a relationship so much as persistent, but still noncommittal flirtation with history. Either way, I liked that plot, if for no other reason, then because Lorenzo finally got in line and follows his granddad’s footsteps in winning only trough great effort and sacrifice. Also, hey, the Volterra plot was somewhat relevant beyond that one episode! Nice.

- The triumphant return of Lucrezia D was somewhat eyeroll-worthy because of the writers’ verbal fellatio of Lorenzo trough Clarice, but I am willing to forgive it a lot because from this episode on, I am a Clarice x Lucrezia D shipper. Like, pair the suitors would always be the superior dynamic, but these two. Oh, these two. Ladies, I know that silver tongue probably eats mad pussy, but the other one has mouth too! God, I swear as soon as I end this mostly painful season, I am writing some mad smut with this pairing. BTW, still waiting for chemistry between Lorenzo and Clarice, but as mentioned, Clarice only has eyes for Lucrezia D.

- If only every romantic subplot was at least semi-decent, but alas, Giuliano and Simonetta also exist. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am not bemoaning their individual existence as character, not when Giuliano was finally useful this episode. But their tragic love story (for a given value of love and story, though tragic it definitely is in multiple ways) has finally ended, just as stupidly as it began. Vespucci’s gullibility is at least qualifying for the national championship (and mind you, in this very universe, you had Cosimo convinced Marco Bello killed his father) like Iago at least had some kind of flimsy proof unlike here Francesco - unless this show insists on telling me Vespucci had no idea Giuliano de’ Medici will pose half-naked on a portrait with his wife, which I call enormous bullshit on.

- He at least reacts the way I would expect from your average renessaince husband that learned his wife cheats on him with the local fuckboy (and unlike Lorenzo, I do not believe the dick is that good - he probably doesn’t eat pussy at all, let alone well). This plot point honestly gave me war flashbacks to The Musketeers season 2 and the good ship HMS Constagnan. To which I say, sir, how very fucking dare you. Not only did they do the whole “nominally shitty husband way too decent, at least in comparison with the hot fuckboy love interest, let’s make him commit some random domestic violence” sooner, they did it... Well, at least not as terribly. I mean, Simonetta is cool, but she’ll never be Constance, Giuliano is just straight up trash (unlike D’Artagnan, who, while annoying, did have at least some charisma and likeable qualities), and though old Bonacieux wasn’t quite convincing as an outright wife beater, he at least was a kinda bad husband.

- And of course, since Simonetta Vespucci IRL died of tuberculosis, the writers just had to milk her situation for all the Victorian Novel Dissease cliches they could cram in the limited time they had. Like, fuck me, I didn’t think I would see the day I was going to be glad Matilda Lutz and her angelic face are leaving this world, but the writing really is that bad. Whelp, at least Giuliano is going to get shanked soon too...

- Lastly we have the subplot with the bald councilman and his ugly son, which had a few mildly stupid moments, but overall wasn’t bad. I am still not sure whether Lorenzo placating the ugly son was really as stupid as it seemed to me at first, like I guess it made sense, in that Lorenzo was giving up any advantage he might’ve gotten by the bald councilman’s murder, thus convincing the ugly son it wasn’t him...? Then again, it could’ve been a cunning plot, a desperate gamble to gain the ugly son’s trust... Nah, I’ll buy it. Ugly son, you’re not qualifying for the national gullibility championship, how sad for you. Anyway, props to Iacopo Pazzi for once again proving a well-placed assassination has its place in the politics of renessaince Italy! A+ use of your hired thugs, no notes. Also nice preview for Giuliano’s shanking...

- The ugly son reminded me - no Bianca and Francesco’s lame brother to bring down the charisma in the room in this episode! Yay. A gold sticker for this episode, everyone.

[ladybaratheon]

Neither can we.

MEDICI: THE MAGNIFICENT, 2.05 — “Ties That Bind”.

[maryluis]

Hi! I know you make Merthur fan art a lot but can I request you to make a Giuliano and Simonetta one? I love your illustrations!

Thank you so much

[thetudorslovers]

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Everyone knows the famous artist Sandro Botticelli and his marvellous works such as "The Birth of Venus" Portrait of a Woman (early-mid 1480s)

but not everyone knows the stunning and gracious muse that is hiding behind the portraits so here are some facts about the most BEAUTIFUL woman in Florence :

Simonetta Vespucci neé Cattaneo was a genoese noble woman born in a very prestigious family of that time in Florence. Simonetta was born somewhere around 1453 but the date of her birth de remains unknown. Her father was Gaspare Cattaneo della Volta a nobleman and her mother was Cattocchia Spinola.

The muse was admired and loved by everyone who had the chance to meet her. Basically she was the "It Girl " in Florence

She was know during her short-lived life as : "La Bella Simonetta " , "Botticelli 's muse " "La sans pareille "

Also she was not only the model of Botticelli but of Piero di Cosimo ("Portrait of a woman " ) as well and others florentine artists.

At the age of 16 she caught the eye of young Marco Vespucci , a distant cousin of the famous Amerigo Vespucci . It seems that the feelings were mutual because Simonetta also was attracted by Marco who was a very gentle and charismatic man(unlike the series in which he was kinda abusive with her at the end of it)

"Marco had been sent to Genoa by his father, Piero, to study at the Banco di San Giorgio. Smitten with Simonetta, Marco was accepted by her parents as his daughter's prospective bridegroom; they likely felt that the marriage would be advantageous because Marco's family was well connected in Florence, especially to the Medici family."

"Simonetta and Marco were married in Florence that same year. According to legend, Simonetta quickly became popular at the Florentine court, and attracted the interest of the Medici brothers, Lorenzo and Giuliano. Lorenzo permitted the Vespucci wedding to be held at the palazzo in Via Larga, and held the wedding reception at their lavish Villa di Careggi. At La Giostra (a jousting tournament) in 1475, held at the Piazza Santa Croce, Giuliano entered the lists bearing a banner upon which was a picture of Simonetta as a helmeted Pallas Athene, painted by Botticelli, beneath which was the French inscription La Sans Pareille, meaning "The Unparalleled One.""

"Giuliano won the tournament,and nominated Simonetta as “The Queen of Beauty” at that event. It is clear that Simonetta had a reputation as an exceptional beauty in Florence,but Giuliano's display should be considered within the conventions of courtly love. "

And now something that annoys me so much is that everyone believes that Simonetta was the mistress of Giuliano.

Simonetta was a married woman and a member of a powerful family, also a woman of dignity so she couldn't afford this kind of scandal

Simonetta Vespucci died just one year later, most likely from tuberculosis, on the night of 26–27 April 1476. She was twenty-two at the time of her death. She was carried through the city in an open coffin for all to admire, and there may have have existed a posthumous cult about her in Florence.

He finished one of his most famous paintings, The Birth of Venus, around 1486, 10 years after Simonetta's death; some have claimed that Venus, in this painting, closely resembles her.

Some historians are dismissing this theory and any romantic affair like :Felipe Fernández-Armesto, or Ernst Gombrich

"The vulgar assumption, for instance, that she was Botticelli's model for all his famous beauties seems to be based on no better grounds than the feeling that the most beautiful woman of the day ought to have modelled for the most sensitive painter."

Some art historians, including John Ruskin, suggest that Botticelli had fallen in love with Simonetta, a view supported by Botticelli's request to be buried in the Church of Ognissanti — the parish church of the Vespucci — in Florence. His wish was carried out when he died 34 years later, in 1510. However, this had been Botticelli's parish church since he was baptized there, the church contained works by him, and he was buried with his family.

Dt: @madamelamarquys 💖

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 5.13

1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book Revelations of Divine Love. 1501 – Amerigo Vespucci, this time under Portuguese flag, set sail for western lands. 1568 – Mary Queen of Scots is defeated at the Battle of Langside, part of the civil war between Queen Mary and the supporters of her son, James VI. 1612 – Sword duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro on the shores of Ganryū Island. Kojiro dies at the end. 1619 – Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason. 1654 – A Venetian fleet under Admiral Cort Adeler breaks through a line of galleys and defeats the Turkish navy. 1779 – War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel). 1780 – The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in the Cumberland River area of what would become the U.S. state of Tennessee, providing for democratic government and a formal system of justice. 1804 – Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city. 1830 – Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia. 1846 – Mexican–American War: The United States declares war on the Federal Republic of Mexico following a dispute over the American annexation of the Republic of Texas and a Mexican military incursion. 1861 – American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the Confederacy as having belligerent rights. 1861 – The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. 1861 – Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri. 1862 – The USS Planter, a steamer and gunship, steals through Confederate lines and is passed to the Union, by a southern slave, Robert Smalls, who later was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship. 1888 – With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), the Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery. 1912 – The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom. 1917 – Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal. 1940 – World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons. 1941 – World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting against German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance. 1943 – World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last Axis troops in Tunisia. 1945 – World War II: Yevgeny Khaldei's photograph Raising a Flag over the Reichstag is published in Ogonyok magazine. 1948 – Arab–Israeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre occurs, a day prior to the Israeli Declaration of Independence. 1950 – The inaugural Formula One World Championship race takes place at Silverstone Circuit. The race was won by Giuseppe Farina, who would go on to become the inaugural champion that year. 1951 – The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru. 1952 – The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting. 1954 – The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place. 1958 – During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, the US Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators. 1958 – May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria. 1958 – Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey. 1960 – Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. 1967 – Dr. Zakir Husain becomes the third President of India. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until August 24, 1969. 1969 – May 13 Incident involving sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1971 – Over 900 unarmed Bengali Hindus are murdered in the Demra massacre. 1972 – A fire occurs in the Sennichi Department Store in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators result in 118 fatalities (many victims leaping to their deaths). 1972 – The Troubles: A car bombing outside a crowded pub in Belfast sparks a two-day gun battle involving the Provisional IRA, Ulster Volunteer Force and British Army. Seven people are killed and over 66 injured. 1980 – An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area. 1981 – Mehmet Ali Ağca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic to undergo emergency surgery and survives. 1985 – Police bombed MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents. 1989 – Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike. 1990 – The Dinamo–Red Star riot took place at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of Dinamo Zagreb) and the Delije (fans of Red Star Belgrade). 1992 – Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China. 1995 – Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas. 1996 – Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people. 1998 – Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesians of Chinese descent are looted and women raped. 1998 – India carries out two nuclear weapon tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India. 2005 – Andijan uprising, Uzbekistan; Troops open fire on crowds of protestors after a prison break; at least 187 people were killed according to official estimates. 2006 – São Paulo violence: Rebellions occur in several prisons in Brazil. 2011 – Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others. 2012 – Forty-nine dismembered bodies are discovered by Mexican authorities on Mexican Federal Highway 40. 2013 – American physician Kermit Gosnell is found guilty in Pennsylvania of murdering three infants born alive during attempted abortions, involuntary manslaughter of a woman during an abortion procedure, and other charges. 2014 – An explosion at an underground coal mine in southwest Turkey kills 301 miners.

[sins-of-the-sea]

Once upon a time, certain members of the Vespucci Family from Florence branched out and attempted to establish a foothold in Venice in the 1300s. There, they commissioned their own palazzo, Ca'Vespucci, styled that of Venetian Gothic along the Grand Canal in San Marco; from there, generations would have sons become part of the city-state's oligarchy, from seats of the Council of Ten to directly working with the Doge. If not, then growing wealth with trade across the Adriatic, with sons thereby becoming merchant princes.

However, a scandal in the 1460s would see a sharp decline of the Vespucci's influence, resulting in being fully cut off from the Florentine family altogether. Supposedly, God has had enough of the Venetian Vespucci's licentiousness and greed; by midsummer of 1498, the end of the Vespucci had begun as though through a curse. The family numbers dwindled sharply within just eight years; by 1521, the last two members were murdered in their own home. No children were left behind, and the killer was never caught.

Today, Ca'Vespucci is used as a museum and is regularly maintained by historians curious of the Vespucci Curse. Through various accounts and local legends, the curse came in the form of a child. Initially, historians believed that said child was likely subjected to changeling myth, but the word 'varòƚo' is seen constantly in records in reference to him--likening him to smallpox. Later historians would come to the conclusion that the Venetian Curse was very likely a tragic case of scapegoating the youngest member of the family until his death in 1506 at age eight.

Though there is contesting if the child died at all in 1506. There are recent discoveries scratched within the walls of one of the lowest rooms of Ca'Vespucci, once reserved for holding wine. Scratched in the stonework, over and over again, were the words

Per piasser no desmentegarme. Per piasser no desmentegarme. Per piasser no desmentegarme. Per piasser no desmentegarme. Per piasser no desmentegarme. Per piasser no desmentegarme. Per piasser no desmentegarme.

"Please do not forget me."

The historians can't tell, for certain, if the Venetian Curse was thrown in the cellar... and if he was, how long was he kept there.