Tag: History
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Romanesque austerity
Romanesque austerity Less is more, aesthetically. That is why Romanesque art and architecture is so compelling. More basic and austere than the Saint-Pierre in Brancion you won’t find easily. Photo of the week: Eglise romane Saint-Pierre, 12th cent., Brancion, France 2023
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Dry stone walls
Dry stone walls You’ll find them everywhere. For thousands of years man has built walls and fences following the technique of searching, measuring, cutting, fitting and piling of stones. This is a wall in Brancion, a medieval village in Burgundy. In the back the castle of Brancion. Photo of the week: Brancion, France 2023
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High five at the Arsenale
High five at the Arsenale Except for the time of the Biennales, the corner of Venice in which the Arsenale is situated is hardly touched by the mass of tourists. While between Rialto and San Marco the people inch forward in their thousands, the Arsenale remains deserted. Photos of the week: Arsenale, Venice, Italy 2022
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Ter Apel infirmary
Ter Apel infirmary The village of Ter Apel in The Netherlands has lately come into the news because of the inhuman conditions in the overcrowded Center for Asylum Seekers. Before the establishment of this Center, Ter Apel was known for the well preserved remains of the medieval Monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross.…
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Madonna dell’Orto
Madonna dell’Orto In the Chiesa della Madonna dell’Orto in Venice we can admire Tintoretto’s “The Apparition of the Cross to Saint Peter”. The whirling movements of the angels and the recoiling figure of Saint Peter are full of dynamic action. The painting dates from c.1556. What a contrast with the altar piece from c.1495 that…
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Not any window
Not any window Standing still near a window behind which you’ve spent part of your life. That’s what I’m doing here, in the garden of the oldest house of Vandoeuvres. It’s the small window of the outhouse on the right, between the two trees. It evokes memories of ten happy years with my companion and…
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The encounter
The encounter Two women, I presume, meet in the forest. The woman on the right looks shocked. Maybe she has just heard some terrible news from the other one. Or, maybe, she had not expected to see the other alive. “You here? I was told you had died!” Or maybe the other person has burned…
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VT
VT In 1995, Bombay became Mumbai. A year later, VT (Victoria Terminus) became CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus), and in 2017 the ‘M’ for Maharaj was added: CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus). All this was done to erase the names from the colonial era from our memory.This old photograph has attempted to adapt and erase the…
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Light drops
Light drops The sun shines through the jali of a dark tomb, dropping a cluster of pearls into the corner. Photo of the week: HauzKhas, New Delhi, India 2014
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The Envy of Heaven
The Envy of Heaven Reflections of light make the dark teak arches and ceilings of Tipu Sultan’s palace gleam, where he used to spend the summer with his royal consorts. Perhaps that is why it was known as the ‘Envy of Heaven’. Photo of the week: Tipu Sultan’s summer palace (1791), Bangalore, Karnataka, India 2019
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