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Saturday, 15 November 2008

Drinker

Another brilliant, bright, breezy day. In this weather, the yachts on the lake are electric white and shimmering.




Drinker
Fresco, Chiesa di San Gottardo, Carmine Superiore

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4 comments:

MsTypo said...

Who is that a relief of? Is it a saint or just a random person?

Louise | Italy said...

Perhaps he's St Amand - patron saint of bar-keepers! No, actually, I think he may be an ordinary person, perhaps part of a cycle depicting the activities of the different seasons of the year.

Anonymous said...

Lovely - looks like he's dipping into some fresh water there, or maybe an espresso...

Louise | Italy said...

I like to think of it as being Keats's "beaker full of the warm South..."

Saturday, 15 November 2008

Drinker

Another brilliant, bright, breezy day. In this weather, the yachts on the lake are electric white and shimmering.




Drinker
Fresco, Chiesa di San Gottardo, Carmine Superiore

Copyright © Louise Bostock 2007, 2008. All rights reserved. Please ask first.


4 comments:

MsTypo said...

Who is that a relief of? Is it a saint or just a random person?

Louise | Italy said...

Perhaps he's St Amand - patron saint of bar-keepers! No, actually, I think he may be an ordinary person, perhaps part of a cycle depicting the activities of the different seasons of the year.

Anonymous said...

Lovely - looks like he's dipping into some fresh water there, or maybe an espresso...

Louise | Italy said...

I like to think of it as being Keats's "beaker full of the warm South..."