Pietro Brosio Gallery: April 2016

30 April 2016

San Saturnino in spring

The church of San Saturnino, a fine example of Romanesque architecture in the Susa Valley (Piedmont), dates back to the eleventh century.

24 April 2016

Queen Elisabeth II

Queen Elisabeth, who celebrated her 90th birthday, has been at the head of the United Kingdom for longer than any other monarch.
Her wardrobe is really fine and interesting.

Quirky Facts About the Queen's Wardrobe
Queen Elisabeth only wears Hermés scarves and never takes her coat off in public, according to an April 21 Telegraph post - more of her wardrobe facts

USMAGAZINE.COM

21 April 2016

The famous Glasswork of Murano

I am always amazed by the fine Venetian Glasswork.

Murano, Where Ancient Venetian Glasswork Wonders Take Shape
The Seguso family’s passion for glasswork burns brightly, even after 23 generations dedicated to the same painstaking but breathtaking craft

LASTAMPA.IT

7 April 2016

Church of Maria Ausiliatrice

Bardonecchia (1300m, Italy) - The church of Maria Ausiliatrice, built in 1934 and renovated in 2006.

Wood ceiling

Stained-glass windows:
The Annunciation

The Virgin Mary's marriage

The birth of Jesus

The wedding at Cana

The Virgin Mary at the Cross

The descent of the Holy Spirit

Where have the flowers gone?

Where have all the flowers gone,
long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone,
long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Gone to young girls, every one!
When will they ever learn,
when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone,
long time passing?
Where have all the young girls gone,
long time ago?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone to young men, every one!
When will they ever learn,
when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young men gone,
long time passing?
Where have all the young men gone,
long time ago?
Where have all the young men gone?
Gone to soldiers, every one!
When will they ever learn,
when will they ever learn?
And where have all the soldiers gone,
long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone,
long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, every one!
When will they ever learn,
when will they ever learn?
And where have all the graveyards gone,
long time passing?
Where have all the graveyards gone,
long time ago?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, every one!
When will they ever learn,
oh when will they ever learn?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls picked them, every one.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

Pete Seeger, 1956

Pietro Brosio Gallery

"The Universal Peace", 1976, oil on canvas 100x70cm.

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