tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754267376468213708.post4493110461668541134..comments2023-12-29T06:26:35.867-08:00Comments on European Cemeteries: Camposanto di Staglieno, Genova: The work of Santo Varni (from my point of view)Martin Sieglinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12618307961922535929noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754267376468213708.post-58202793642291665152021-07-13T07:47:11.338-07:002021-07-13T07:47:11.338-07:00The dog IS her connection to the divine. It isn...The dog IS her connection to the divine. It isn't just a symbol, if the dog wasn't there, there is no connection to anything. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763782876982001375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754267376468213708.post-25530442228645023962018-01-27T15:01:57.779-08:002018-01-27T15:01:57.779-08:00The dog is a symbol for unending devotion and loya...The dog is a symbol for unending devotion and loyalty. The artist Albrecht Dürer places a trotting beside his horseback master (who symbolizes the Christian whose way is far from easy, yet he persists steadfastly). Those viewing the woodcut in the time period it was composed didn't assume the Christian had a dog. They understood it was placed there to emphasize its master's complete devotion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859816446064029571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754267376468213708.post-2110664678912303392011-12-22T07:25:28.720-08:002011-12-22T07:25:28.720-08:00I'm related (by marriage, several generations ...I'm related (by marriage, several generations ago) to Saverio de Pinto who - <a href="http://www.leithhistory.co.uk/2008/10/30/the-de-pinto-monument-seafield-cemetery-leith/" title="Seafield Cemetery Monument" rel="nofollow">to the best of my knowledge</a> - was interred at Genoa in 1920. So John Arthur's photo carried me here where I found this fabulous sculpture of Santo Varni.LemoUtanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110031436968511583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754267376468213708.post-63405703854625607542011-04-24T06:35:28.531-07:002011-04-24T06:35:28.531-07:00Thanks for the information. Since i'm mainly ...Thanks for the information. Since i'm mainly interested in the beauty of the sculptures i'm often lazy about the background. It is not important to understand the artist as long you appreciate the beauty he made.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you for your kind words regarding the pictures. That really makes me happy! <br /><br /> I take it that you are living in Genoa? That makes me envy you!Martin Sieglinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618307961922535929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2754267376468213708.post-45020277694839026552011-04-23T14:46:34.756-07:002011-04-23T14:46:34.756-07:00The dog was an important part, because it meant a ...The dog was an important part, because it meant a lot to the owner. You need to understand people, and include all of the art, because that is how many things can get lost in translation. Great job on the picture though, they are stuning, you capture her beauty and elegance well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com