The Apennine Colossus is a stone statue in Vaglia, Tuscany in Italy. Giambologna (Flemish sculptor Jean de Boulogne) created the colossal figure, a personification of the Apennine Mountains, in the late 1580s.
“The colossus is about 11 metres (36 ft) high. It was the water source for the Pratolino, its fountains and secret water plays. The colossus has the appearance of an elderly man crouched at the shore of a lake and is surrounded by other sculptures depicting mythological themes from Ovid’s Metamorphosis including Pegasus , Parnassus or Jupiter.It is presumed that Giambologna was inspired by the description of a mountain-like Atlas in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, when he designed the figure of Apennine. Other sources cite the Atlas as described in the Aeneid of the Roman poet Virgil as an inspiration.
With his left hand in front of him, the Apennine seems to squeeze the head of a sea monster through whose open mouth water emanates into the pond ahead of the statue. The stone colossus is depicted naked, with stalactites in the thick beard and long hair to show the metamorphosis of man and mountain, blending his body with the surrounding nature, populated by aquatic vegetation. The statue is described to originally have been emerging from its environment like being alive. The giant was able to sweat and weep over a network of water pipes. In the winter season, icicles would cover his body. The work was made of stone and plaster and appearing to be partially covered with moss and lichens.”
– Wiki
If I make it back to Tuscany, this is on my bucket list.
Tsarfati on YouTube
I had to run by HEB to get some OTC drops for my eyes. Boar’s Head was having a big, manned, in-store promotion…serving all kinds of goodies. Late morning, I was hungry. I didn’t even know they made pickles. The last thing I ate was a small piece of Bread and Butter Horseradish pickle. Sounds weird but it was stunningly… Read more »
Texpat For up to date news in Israel even during Shabbat, download Telegram for Mac create an account and follow this account @beholdisraelchannel. Amir Tsarfati is a native Israeli Jew and former major in the Israeli Defense Forces. Amir served as the deputy governor of Jericho, being tasked to negotiate and coordinate with the Palestinians for a successful Israeli withdrawal from… Read more »
Greensleeves
Aha!
The first recorded appearance of the English song Greensleeves. (1580)
I tried to find some interesting trivia about the 1580’s when the statue was carved.
Lotsa stuff going on but I recognized little of the historical names and places.
16th century history is not my strong suit. 🙂
Uh…..Martin Luther had been dead for decades. 🙂
I am still stunned by this sculpture in Italy by this Flemish man in the 1580s. Jean de Boulogne had nothing but a hammer, a chisel and maybe a crude trowel. These whiny, lazy, weasels today who claim to be artists have no idea what passion, hard work and dedication are. This piece is 36 feet tall, for crying out… Read more »
It is Shabbat right now and in Israel. All the news and media are shut down until sundown tomorrow. It’s 3:30 AM there now. Look for updated Israeli media and government updates after about 12:00 noon tomorrow EDT.
I had some of my stitches removed today; I go back next week for the rest. We discussed my upcoming Nov. 6th surgery, which I have been dreading for a long time. “It shouldn’t be as bad as this one,” Dr. Lucena said. I replied “I don’t think anything could.” He chuckled. But he is pleased with the progress, and… Read more »
Above is a wonderful work of art. There is much to see in it and well worth looking at it several times to see it all. 🙂
Many reports that Israel is confirming death of Nasrallah.
Attack was timed during a meeting of what was left of the top leaders of Hezbollah.
We can all relax now.
Seems to be a lot of good information here.
Florida man vs. TV camera. h/t CFP
Here is a local Beirut video of the IAF destroying Hezbollah HQ.
Full text of Netanyahu’s UN speech: ‘Enough is enough,’ he says of Hezbollah, also warns Iran
You would do well to RDTWDT.
This is a new source of info for me, the newspaper israelhayom.com. The link goes to this newspaper and is confirmation of Squawk’s 1:52 below.
Israel targets Hezbollah leader Nasrallah in strike on Beirut headquarters
The Cackler’s new political ad about how she’s going to fix the border situation – I thought it was a joke at first.
It wasn’t. It was a serious ad.
But there is a joke. It’s her.
Dr. Malone’s Friday Funnies are out.
https://www.malone.news/p/friday-funnies-anything-but-credible?publication_id=583200&post_id=149425340&isFreemail=true&r=pn3fy&triedRedirect=true
Syrian journalist Hadi al-Abdallah wrote, “Even if the devil himself came and killed Hezbollah’s thugs, we’d be just as happy.” Many Syrians are celebrating Israel’s operations against Hezbollah because of the terror group’s role in atrocities during its civil war.During the Syrian Civil War, which began in 2011, Hezbollah assisted the government of Syria’s Alawite president, Bashar al-Assad, as part… Read more »
WOW. Check out this blue agave plantation in Israel’s Negev desert.
It’s almost 35,000 acres of Mexican cactus. Soon tequila from Israel. It’s one of the few crops you can grow in an arid desert.
It’s one thing to appropriate money to Israel and another thing to actually deliver it or not slow walk the delivery. (Sep. 26, 2024 / JNS)Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced that it had secured an $8.7 billion military aid package from the United States on Thursday.According to the ministry, $3.5 billion of the money is for “essential wartime procurement” and the… Read more »
I was transferring my cooked pork into vacuum bags for freezing this morning, and was taking the bone out to the trash can before the truck arrived. (Made it just in time!) My neighbor called me over and before I knew it…. Anyway, I’m back now. The OC pic looks interesting. So much to see and do in this big… Read more »
“The storm surge at Cedar Key, Florida, rose to 10.34 feet, beating by far the previous record from Hurricane Idalia on August 30, 2023, at 6.69 feet. Several other tidal gauges in the area also broke records.”
Drone footage shows devastation at Cedar Key.
As usual, Peachy Keenan is correct. Like Rush Limbaugh always said: You have to change the hearts and minds of the people to rid the nation of abortion. But abortion is at its tiny beating heart not, I repeat not, a political issue. It never has been, actually. It is not solvable at the federal, or even state, level. It cannot… Read more »
Conservatives continue to win around the world despite the best cheating intentions of the Left. In what was the week’s second biggest surprise – the first one being China’a bazooka stimulus announcement – Shigeru Ishiba, who was widely viewed as an underdog in today’s LDP leadership election, was elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic party, handing national power to… Read more »
Kamala Harris keeps repeating this line. We have the ability to see what can be, unburdened by what has been and then to make the possible happen actually. A writer pointed out this week the line is lifted almost verbatim from Communist dogma. Unsurprising, since Harris’ father is a Marxist economics professor. George J. Woolridge writes… The phrase “What can… Read more »
Let me introduce you to Dahlia Rose Hibiscus. Don’t be drinking your coffee when you watch this. It is priceless. Meet Kamala Harris’s holistic thought advisor Dahlia Rose Hibiscus (Desi Lydic), who is deeply committed to helping the Vice President translate words into idea voyages. Hibiscus preaches the practice of speaking without thinking and encourages Harris to describe her journeys,… Read more »
Reel Companions, Miller Brewing Company Ad 1958 with a Rainbow Trout.
The good old days?
The land for the Arlington National Cemetery was stolen from General Robert E Lee. How is an intriguing story.
The 45 Graves that Defended Arlington National Cemetery
He is right, you know. Trying to make freedom of movement illegal is unconstitutional. I’ve been a lifelong opponent of abortion and was horrified as a teenager when the original Roe vs Wade suit was filed. However, this seems over the top, a violation of basic rights and unnecessary virtue signaling by some people in Amarillo. It’s entirely possible that… Read more »
Starting out the day with temp and the dew point in the 50’s is glorious.
This is the worst case of corporate moral deviancy I have seen. If there is worse, I’m unaware of it. Anti-woke crusader Robby Starbuck has been on the front lines, combating the rise of “wokeism” that has infiltrated the nation, primarily through mega-corporations pushing this far-left sinister agenda to undermine the West. This public/private partnership is being achieved through corporations, governments, and large non-governmental… Read more »
Sister just reported in and she didn’t get any real wind at all. Little rain overnight.
I saw a Mattress Mac commercial and dang he’s looking bad, how old is he, a 100?!? If memory serves he’s only a few years older than me. He didn’t age very well. He is a good man though.
Watching the local news here is fun, it seems that y’all have a Federal Judge that pulled a “Jesse Smollette” and faked a MAGA attack on-line. Of course the Police Officer Gerald Goines conviction was interesting and they even tied him to George Floyd some way? OH and please tell me the clown running against Ted Cruz doesn’t have a… Read more »
Well as expected the brunt of the storm missed the old home place and is now up in north central Georgia, man that was fast! Sister reported about 3″ of rain from 10 AM to 4 PM but it had slacked off by then. Looking at the radar it didn’t look like there would be much more rain after that.… Read more »