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)
Richardphotos
among your very best
mgtcs
This is adorable my friend, excellent work!
bmac62
Gorgeous countryside. Everything looks so well cared for...
psyoshida
Excellent shot! I can see why writers would flock to this serene location. Your photo looks like a classic painting itself. It's really beautiful.
danapommet
Awesome narrative and such a beautiful capture. Dana
bimm3d
what a lovely place!!! gorgeous POV and photo!!!!!
0rest4wicked
Such a wondeful feel to this. Can picture the rolling hills through the countryside
jocko500
wonderful shot
Mousson
great shot!!!!
junge1
Great capture Sandra and interesting historical information!
OrphanedSoul
Gorgeous wine country!
Minda
really beautiful shot and very nice place sandra!!
myrrhluz
Such wonderfully soft but rich colors! Beautiful composition! Very interesting info and excellent capture!
ragouc
Very good light and shot.
erlandpil
Vewry good shot erland
lyron
Goregeous image. Great shot!!
Thetis
wow! this is like a painting. very beautiful
clbsmiley
Wonderful Thanks for sharing. and Info!!
mickeyrony
Have would say like a painting. It is very well taken . Cheer and mile mercies ((5++)) Ont dirait comme une peinture . C'est très bien prise . Bravo et mile mercis ((5++))
e-brink
A very interesting place - wonderful shapes and contrasts.
PSDuck
That pohto just sweeps you away and into it! Fantastic capture! Very interesting narrative about Foscolo. He wasn't the only revolutionary to be sadly disappointed by Bonaparte's behavior.
amota99517
Awesome shot!