tiistai 31. lokakuuta 2023

Renaissance art

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 Städel art Museum is opening another exhibition:

HOLBEIN UND DIE RENAISSANCE IM NORDEN.

Look forward to exceptional works by Hans Holbein the 
Younger, Hans Holbein the Elder, Hans Burgkmair, Albrecht 
Dürer and other famous artists. As a special highlight, the 
masterful Holbein Madonna will once again be on display 
in Frankfurt after more than 10 years. Encounter the 
fascinating painting of the Renaissance of the North, 
which began its splendid heyday in Augsburg.

https://www.staedelmuseum.de/en/holbein


This Städel exhibition shows old paintings and other art works.
Old works, from around 1500.  
Many Virgin Mary & Child pics,
many portraits of mighty and note so mighty men,
a few women included.
Not your cup of tea?
Well, not mine either, but indeed, you can always find funny 
details and exciting scenes in these renaissance art works.
And admire the artists' skills.


Check the faces, isn't it amazing how eloquent they are.
No wonder that the Asian people call European "long noses".
These guys can be seen in Augsburg in the Fugger Chapel
in the painted shutters of the small organ.


Here another scenery with total action!


More colorful action.

The use of color, the perspectival rendering of the room, 
and the style of the architecture, along with the views of the 
landscape, (...) betray the influence of Venetian painting.


Look at all those fantastic outfits the guys are wearing!


Who is who in the 1500s, a perfect chart.


Easy to read, if you ever learned some Latin or Italian.


Let's talk about fashion. Or ... armors.

This suit of field armour was made for the 25-year-old 
Maximilian by Lorenz Helmschmid, an armourer from 
Augsburg whose work was in demand throughout Europe. 
A superbly crafted suit full of nostalgia: the long, pointed 
iron foot defences and fine ornamentation that distinguish 
the armour celebrate the chivalric fashion of the 
Middle Ages that was already waning around 1500.


Hello, Leningrad Cowboys Band had 
the same kind of shoes!


Oops, here a totally different shoe design!


This Neptun guy only wears a leaf. 
Ecological.


This tiny "tiger" does not even wear the leaf.
Holds the world in his hands: Christ Child with Globe.


The holy baby is mostly painted naked.
Mother is seldom shown like here - see the breast.
Also check the angel on the left, he just lost hold
of the cloth of honor! 


Just so funny!


Anna Lamenti went down in history as one of Augsburg's
 most colorful personalities. She was venerated as a
"hunger saint". 1514 she was exposed as an impostor. 
For another fraud she was soon sentenced to death. 
To the left Holbein's silverpoint drawing: 
beguine costumed, religious woman. 
To the right Burgkmair's painting: prosperous citizen.
(Number 106 in the exhibition)


Boah, check the not so friendly looking animals
in the woodcut, "The King of Cochin with Retinue".


Salome, always with the head of John the Baptist.


Look at this world map of those days.
Or go and see the original in the Städel museum.
2.11.23 - 18.2.2024

If you cannot ravel to Frankfurt in the next moth
just click the digitorial site and enjoy renaissance.
Learn about Augsburg, Fuggers, Holbeins & co.



Did you know about Augsburg:

A flourishing hub of trade and culture since the 14th century. 
Augsburg benefited from its location at the crossroads of 
ancient trade routes that criss-crossed Europe – from Italy 
to the port cities on the coasts of the Baltic and the North
 Sea, and from the Alps to the Atlantic.

What was the source of Augsburg’s prosperity? Around 1500, 
it was mainly the cloth trade and the coal and steel industries
 that drove the city’s economic success. The banking and 
merchant families of the Fuggers and Welsers were some 
of the richest people in Europe and, as global investors, 
they put their money to work.

perjantai 27. lokakuuta 2023

Bocuse d'Or Frankfurt

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Superveranstaltung in Frankfurt.

Bocuse d'Or - der weltweit renommierteste Kochwettbewerb.
Wer wird Deutschland in der Europa-Finale in Trondheim, 
Norwegen vertreten?


Aus Luxemburg kam die Gewinnerin des Bocuse d'Or 1989:
Léa Linster. Bis heute die einzige weibliche Gewinnerin.


Die Jurymitglieder, war sogar ein Schwede dabei.


Vier Kandidaten Kochen in der Mitte.
Zuschauer dürfen ganz nah zuschauen.
Oder von oben beobachten.


Kartoffelröllchen wurden vorbereitet.


Wurden später toll garniert - aber nicht gefüllt.


Grüne Sosse, Frankfurter Spezialität, wurde als erster Gang vorbereitet.


Das Auge isst mit. 


Zweite Gang war eine Platte mit Rinderbraten. 
Es wurde zur Jury hingetragen und erst dann die Portionen 
auf Tellern hingestellt.


Deco, Deco, Deco.


Teil der Jury.


Leider gab es die Menükarten nur für die Jurymitglieder.


Und los ging's.
Die Hälfte der Jury dürfte vier Mal Grüne Sosse Variationen essen.
Und bewerten.


Konzentriert mit Poker face.


Die andere Juryhälfte bei der Arbeit. Mit Rinderbraten.


Rinderbraten in Baum ... witzige Idee.
Die Jury dürfte auch fotografieren.

Foto von HessenSchau Bericht:


Für die Zuschauer gab as allerlei Leckereien ...
Auch Champagne aus dem Haus Billecart Salmon.


Die Veranstaltung begann um 11 Uhr, also Brunch time.


Lecker lecker.


Das Publikum blieb nicht hungrig!
Immerhin dauerte das Programm bis 15 Uhr,
sogar etwas länger.
Die Party danach haben wir dann weggelassen.


Time out.
Alles gemacht und getan, Kochflächen sauber.


Boah, alle wollten nach vorne.
Klar, Siegerehrung!
Auch die Commis, die assistierende Jungköche wurden 
bewertet und geehrt.


Er fährt 2024 nach Trondheim, Norwegen,
um an Wettbewerb von Europa teilzunehmen.


Und ich habe mein Selfie mit Léa Linster!
Must admit, a couple of glasses of that excellent 
champagne encouraged me to ask for a photo.

Such a good day in such a nice ambience:
Gesellschaftshaus Palmengarten.

Und wie kam ich auf diese Veranstaltung?
Habe diesen Artikel gelesen und festgestellt,
dass in unserem Kalender der Donnerstag noch frei war.

Ist das Ihr erstes Mal als Jurorin?
Nein, ich habe bereits mehrere Male als Jury-Mitglied beim 
internationalen Finale teilgenommen. Das Finale findet alle 
zwei Jahre in Lyon, der Heimatstadt von Paul Bocuse, statt. 
In der Zeit dazwischen werden die Länderauswahlen veranstaltet 
– so wie nun in Frankfurt. Hier wird entschieden, wer 
Deutschland bei der EU-Entscheidung im norwegischen 
Trondheim im Frühjahr 2024 vertritt. Das weltweite 
Finale findet dann wieder 2025 statt.



sunnuntai 22. lokakuuta 2023

Mobile Puput

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Dear friends,

been a bit lazy with postings, so sorry.

Have trillions of photos but time is running through my fingers.

Today an artsy posting, again.


A couple of years ago we got to know this friendly couple
who is making mobiles in the neighboring village.
In Mallorca, yes.


Since I saw all those mobiles hanging in the show room
 I have had this sticky idea in my head:
I NEED A MOBILE.


In September we visited the manufactory.
I totally wanted to have a mobile.
Actually, I could have many, but ... let's start with one.


Tadaa, here we go. My mobile has arrived.
Actually brought to our finca.


As these things are sold all over the world
they are carefully packed in boxes ready to send.
You only need to attach two parts together,
nothing like Ikea stuff.


Just hang the thing from your ceiling.
Must admit, I first put it too high, but it was easy to fix.


There it hangs, our Puput mobile.
It's supposed to be the national bird of Mallorca, Puput.
Wiedehopf in German.
We have the real birds in the campo, as well.
Have posted pics earlier in my blog. 

In Wikipedia you find pics and more:

The Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) 
is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa. 
It is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird with black 
and white wings, a tall erectile crest, a broad white 
band across a black tail, and a long narrow 
downcurved bill. Its call is a soft "oop-oop-oop".

FINNISCH FÜR ANFÄNGER:

PUPU = Häschen / hare, bunny
PUPUT = Häschen / hares, bunnies


Find out more about SOLITO mobiles of Mallorca:

https://www.solito.es/

Nachtrag:


Four days later our surveillance camera caught this puput!
Very artsy!