Aspects of Autumn No.2 by sandra46
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This is Villa Foscolo, among the Euganean Hills, in the southern part of the province of Padova. It's seen from the path on the opposite hill, leading to the former farmhouse where my friend Carla lives. The shot was taken just before sunset two weeks ago. On the left an olive-tree stump hit by a lightening many years ago. The enchanting landscape of the Euganean Hills has attracted and inspired generations of poets, writers and artists: from the Provençal troubadours, who gathered at the Estensi court in the 12th century, to the most important Italian and foreign writers of the past centuries such as Petrarca, Byron, Shelley, Foscolo, Fogazzaro and Bruce Chatwin. Actually the little town where my friends live is named Arquà Petrarca, from the 14th century poet who is buried here.
Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827) was a Greece-born Venetian writer, revolutionary and poet. He took an active part in the stormy political discussions which the fall of the Republic of Venice had provoked, after Napoleon's invasion. Foscolo was a sympathizer of the French revolution, and had addressed an ode to Napoleon Bonaparte, expecting Napoleon to overthrow the Venetian oligarchy and create a free republic.
The Treaty of Campoformio (17 October 1797), by which Napoleon handed Venice over to the Austrians, gave a rude shock to Foscolo, but did not quite destroy his hopes. The state of mind produced by that shock is reflected in his novel Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis (The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis) (1798), which was described by the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica as a more politicized version of Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther. Foscolo resided in the Euganean Hills during the last Days of the Venetian Republic, and wrote some of his first important literary works here, among them The Last Letters. Foscolo died in London in 1827, and his remains were brought to Florence in 1871, and buried in the Church of santa Croce, the Pantheon of the new Italy's glory. The glorification of Ugo Foscolo was part of the effort of the Italian government of this time - succesful in completing the Unification of Italy but at the cost of a head-in confrontation with the Catholic Church - to create a gallery of "secular saints" to compete with those of the Church and sway popular feeling in favor of the newly-created Italian state.
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Comments (52)
flora-crassella
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! How wonderful!!!!!! Fantastic picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MOSKETON
FANTASTICO LUGAR.
timtripp
excellent image!
prutzworks
nice shot
MagikUnicorn
M A G N I F I Q U E
Sea_Dog
Stunning composition, Sandra. A masterpiece. Well done.
rocserum
very romantic landscape, great info to! RS
claude19
Très intéressante documentation sur les écrivains italiens du XIXème siècle...cela me fait penser à la Renaissance...les fraçais très franco-français se prenant pour le nombril du monde...d'où l'intérêt que j'éprouve à lire vos carnets...en dehors de mes souvenirs d'études classiques latino-grecque !!! MERCI pour cette magnifique photo...autant de nuances sur les aerbres me semblait un privilège du Québec !!!
brycek
Beautiful capture and information!!
A.C.Wolfe
spectacular shot and interesting history
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent shot!
magnus073
Great photo of this beautiful area Sandra. It is so easy to see why this lovely area was able to inspire so many great people.
Cosme..D..Churruca
meraviglioso scatto Sandra. molto bello!
MrsLubner
Gorgeous shot up the hill. The layers in front bring a "drum roll" to the house above!
Umbetro38
looks like a dreamplace - what a giant POV
carlx
Fabulous and wonderful image!!!
BessieB
A beautiful place, your shot looks like a stunning painting.
ShadowsNTime
You know, I think its most awesome that you share all the history of these places with us. The photo is gorgeous, I'd love to walk there too but I will never get to your side of the world. So I truly enjoy and appreciate all you share!
Miska7
Really nice scene. Excellent lighting and colour! Very well captured!
durleybeachbum
LUSH!
virginiese
wonderful fall light and perfect serene scene ! Love the colors
MC-Jay-One
Superb image, well done!!
mariogiannecchini
Bella foto di un posto veramente bello . La magia dei colori autunnali fa' il resto. Bella !!!
blondeblurr
Wonderful piece of Estate, how fortunate would it be to live there, dream on.. Nice shot, BB
jeroni
beautiful, love the colors and lighting excellent work
bazza
Love capture of this estate, Sandra an history lecture very well done!!
wysiwig
There is nothing so beautiful as an Italian landscape. The ancient stones, the lush flora and a wonderfully talented artist to share it with us. Thank you for sharing.
drifterlee
Beautiful place and shot!!!!!!
Radar_rad-dude
Superb photo! Such a magnificent setting! It has such a magical feel to it!
1358
a serene shot, warm, birds, sunlight overhead....smooth gaze of the country side. a memory locked forever... beautiful!