#16th century candlesticks

[metmuseum]

Candlestick. 15th–16th century. Credit line: The Cloisters Collection, 1955 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/471629

[vuillard]

Candelabra, French or Spanish, 14-16th Century or later

Candlestick, Spanish 16th Century

[carolinemillerbooks]

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Dementia And Communion

A question lingers in my mind three years after my mother’s death.  Was I a dutiful daughter in her declining years? An earlier blog recounts an incident when I failed her.  She’d taken a spill as the pair of us left a restaurant during a rain storm.  She was 101 at the time and already suffering from memory loss. Given her condition, the mishap roiled in my mind for several days. Finally, I decided I’d been guilty of placing my parent in a life-threatening circumstance and decided never to take her out again. Instead, I carried her favorite meals to her.  Deprived of stimulation beyond her four walls, however, her acuity seemed to decline. By the time she died at 104, I decided I had been over protective.  Age is a much-feared disease and all who suffer it will die. Ponce de Leon dreaded the thought of growing old. A 16th-century Spanish Explorer, he secured his place in history as the traveler who searched for the fountain of youth. Like Herodotus who lived in 400 B. C. Greece, he hoped the myth that such a fountain existed was true.  Sadly, he never found it or managed to recapture a single lost second of his life. Time’s direction is forward, and we grow old because of it.   At 87, my decline is undeniable. I need hearing aids and glasses.  Last week a company installed a caption phone to improve my ability to understand what callers have to say. Mercifully, the installer left me with a manual—a rarity these days. Otherwise, I’d have been forced to search the internet for instructions, a procedure that seldom works for me.   Despite the diminuendo of my life, I have no plans to go gently into that good night; but I won’t take extreme measures either. Starving myself to extend my days strikes me as a living death. Nor will I arrange for my body to be frozen after I’m gone in the hope I can be resurrected in the future. (“The One Body Problem,” by Rachel Dodes, Vanity Fair, Feb. 2024, pg.98.)  I’ve no doubt I’d awake with my wrinkles preserved but suffering from frostbite. My goal as I age is to be at peace with my decline.  That includes accepting the onset of dementia should it come. I see no handicap in living in the moment after recollection fades. One happy fact about the disease is that memory loss doesn’t affect creativity. A retired accountant who can no longer balance his checkbook, for example, has become a gifted photographer. (“Love, Dementia and Robots,” by Kat McGowan, Wired, March/April 2024, 70.)  His story gives me hope that no matter the state of my memory, imagination will allow me to continue to spin yarns for many years.  Whether we like it or not, old age forces us to reframe who we are. We may no longer be doctors, lawyers, or candlestick makers, but we do keep our inner lives. Even René Descartes, the father of science and reason, wouldn’t deny that truth. I  think, therefore I exist… even in my fantasies.  If dementia takes us to another place, that’s no proof we are lost. Erased memories may prevent me from reliving experiences with my friends, but who’s to say, they can’t enter mine? Technology and AI are beginning to ask that question. Sometimes, a memory device can be simple.  One is a musical pillow.  Touch it and it plays songs from World 11.  “We’ll Meet Again,” never fails to wake one elderly woman from her dreams. Hearing the music, she breaks into song. Her daughter, seated beside her, touches her hand, and then their voices rise together. The “reunion” may bring tears to the daughter’s eyes, but I suspect they are good tears. (Ibid, pg. 73) I wish I had thought to enter my mother’s world instead of insisting she remain in mine.  She didn’t seem unhappy where she was. I’d no need to drag her through the rain to keep her with me. I could have sought other ways to send my words through time and space to greet* her. If I had, it might have made all the difference.    *James Elroy Flecker, To a Poet a Thousand Years Hence

[arthistoryviahappycolor]

Breakfast Table with Blackberry Pie - Willem Claeszoon Heda, 1631

This painting is really gorgeous. All the textures look so real that I can feel them - the polish on that candlestick, the light refracting through the wineglass - this feels almost photorealistic, from a time long before photographs.

William Claeszoon (or Claesz) Heda painted only still lifes (do people call them still lives? I don't know anything) and was pretty obviously very fucking good at it. Although there are still lifes dating back to Roman times, the modern still life was developed in the Netherlands (Heda's home country) starting in the 16th century. Early still lifes often included religious themes which seems to mean skulls, but other common subjects were flowers, fruit, and food.

This painting came about 10 years into Heda's career, which began in 1621 with a Vanitas (one of those religious-themed still life paintings designed to show "the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the certainty of death", as Wikipedia says) but most of the rest of his paintings seem to celebrate the certainty of breakfast. Or pie. Or breakfast pie, as in this case. In fact, he was an innovator in the late breakfast still life genre. I don't know if 'late' is referring to the time the breakfast occurred at or whether he was a latecomer to the breakfast still life scene. I prefer to think the former because it's charmingly specific. No early breakfasts for Willem Claeszoon Heda, thank you.

I find the studded wineglass very interesting because the same glass appears in a lot of Heda's paintings. I wonder if he liked drinking from it - that handle looks uncomfortable?? - but I bet it was interesting to paint.

Heda's talent was acknowledged during his life and these days he is known as one of the Dutch Masters. I hadn't heard of him before coming across this painting in Happy Color, but now I will be keeping an eye out.

The Happy Color version of the painting is one of the earlier paintings in the category, and it is obviously very simplified. They've cropped out the tipped glass and the subtlety of the shading and texturing has gone all the way away. However, you can still see how shiny the candlestick is meant to be and the transparency of the wine in the glass is still represented. They made an effort to soften the colouring in the tablecloth so it wasn't as harsh and separated as in some of the other places like the wine. This version still made me quite interested to see what the real painting looked like, and it was enjoyable to colour if not as complex as some of the later pictures in the category.

Source: Wikipedia

[factober]

10 Surprising Facts About Tomatoes You Need to Know #foodie

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Did You Know?

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Tomatoes were once thought to be poisonous when they were first introduced to Europe from the Americas in the 16th century.

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Tomatoes are easy to grow at home and can be grown in containers if you don't have a lot of space.

Tomatoes can be used to clean brass objects, such as candlesticks and doorknobs.

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Whether you're a tomato lover or just looking to learn something new, this video is for you. We'll show you how to make some of our favorite tomato recipes and some surprising uses for this amazing fruit. So grab some fresh tomatoes and let's get started!

[terricomedy]

Jack be nimble nursery rhyme

After playing the game, our grandmother would sit us down on the floor around her rocking chair and tell us her version of the story. My cousins and I would declare these words boldly before leaping with all our might over the tiny candlestick on the ground. For those of you who do not know, this game consists of singing the following lines while leaping over a candlestick on the ground. My favorite part of the evening is when we would play Jack Be Nimble. Be aware that this may be an inspiration to try the same for some kids. In this rhyme, Jack jumps over a candlestick. But the rhyme is still popular and it is used daily in many preschools and schools in England and USA. Many of my students were not very familiar with nursery rhymes, so it was fun introducing them to the magic of the rhyme. Nursery rhymes are so easy and fun to learn. It was first time published in year 1815. Nursery rhymes are so easy and fun to learn. We would all go to her house and she would tell us stories by the fire while we sipped hot chocolate from her signature coffee mugs. Jack be Nimble, Jack be Quick, Jack Jump Over the Candlestick - Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Image details Search stock photos by tags Similar stock images. Jack Be Nimble is a short, old nursery rhyme. Many evenings, my grandmother would watch my cousins and me as our parents would go on date nights and to shows in the city. Jump, jump, jump, Jack jump See more of our Nursery Rhymes and Early Childhood Song Lyrics Many thanks to Jack Hartmann for permission to display these lyrics. One of my favorites was "Jack Be Nimble." As you know, my grandmother had a knack of putting her own twist on all kinds of nursery rhymes. It is interesting to note that Jack be nimble is now being referred to as Jack b nimble - the influence of the modern day practise of texting! The first publication date for Jack be nimble is 1798.I am delighted to see you back for yet another reimagined nursery rhyme from my lovely grandmother, Kay. Due to the cost of candles some employers only allowed the use of candles during the darkest months of the year and centred around Candlemas Day, known as the candle season. Here it was traditional to dance around the lace-makers great candlestick and this led to jumping over the candlestick. In Wendover there were lace-making schools (a good excuse for using children as slave labour). Suggestions about its origins are: it is related to a marriage ceremony it celebrates the escapes of. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was said to be good luck to jump over a lighted candle without extinguishing the flame. Digital Jack Be Nimble nursery rhyme poster / 8 by 10 / downloadable, printable / vintage boy Mother Goose digital print / wall art decor Item details FAQs. This dangerous game was banned and replaced by the far less dangerous sport of Candle leaping. Jack Be Nimble is generally believed to refer to a notorious 16th century English pirate named Black Jack, who had a talent for escaping the authorities. Jack Be Nimble Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick. Minnie and Daisy try to give Jack the cat a bath but he's too fast to catchDisney Junior Music presents all-new nursery rhymes with a magical Disney Junior. The tradition of candle-leaping originated from an old game of jumping over fires. The words of the Jack be nimble rhyme cannot be further analysed due to the brevity of the text of the lyrics but could be associated with the old tradition and sport of 'candle leaping' which used to be practised at some English fairs. The most commonly agreed origin for the Jack be nimble rhyme is the connection to Black Jack, an English pirate who was notorious for escaping from the authorities in the late 16th century hence Jack be nimble. Origin and History to the words of Jack be nimble

[justradical]

Jack be nimble nursery rhyme

You can choose both or the one that suits you the best. There are two versions of this printable pack, one in colour and one in black and white. Handwriting practice of words used in the nursery rhyme.Follow the Directions (Ordinal Numbers).Included in this printable pack are many math activities such as: This 80+ page printable pack helps enhance learning while reading the nursery rhyme, Jack be Nimble. Mostly practiced in the markets or fairs, it was believed that it was a good-luck sign if you were able to successfully clear the candle and not damp down the flame. Jumping over candlestick was a traditional activity in England. This pirate lived in the late 16th century and was very good at escaping from the authorities. This entry was posted in Children, Rhymes, Song, Verbal Lore on Maby f00314m.The origin of Jack Be Nimble is more than likely related to the famous English pirate Black Jack. This is considered a tradition because it was passed from mother to daughter and brother. Also, as she grew older and didn’t need a story before bed she grew out of this tradition and forgot about it until I asked about her childhood nightly rituals. I think that this since this was part of her nightly traditions it was hard for her to let go. She kept saying how she loved this nursery rhyme and how it brought great memories to her. Molly seemed to get happy when sharing this story. “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, jack jump over the candle stick” She hopes to bring this nursery rhyme and the tradition of jumping over the candle to her family in the future. This nursery rhyme made Mollie think of her home and the traditions that she used to be a part of as a child and that have stopped over the years. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Four and twenty tailors went to ki. Well go a-shooting There was an old woman, as Ive he. Who Stole the Birds Nest Pease-pudding hot Simple Simon Rain, Rain, go to Spain Little Tommy Tucker A diller, a dollar, a ten oclock. All in all, Mollie’s nursery rhyme, Jack be Nimble, reminded her of her childhood and the relationship between her mom and her brothers. Some more entertaining nursery rhymes from our collection.When Mollie grew up it was her turn to teach this action to her younger brother and when he grows up it is his duty to tell this nursery rhyme to his younger cousins. Instead of just singing it to her, her mom would set up a candle and Mollie would jump over the candle and into bed Mollie jumped over the candle stick multiple time before going to bed and the final jump would land her in bed and her mom would tuck her into sleep. Every week or so her mom would read her this nursery rhyme before bed. She “loves sharing this tradition with other people because it gives joy to bring people into her life.” When Mollie performs this nursery rhyme it is not just sung, but it is acted out. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over The candlestick. Absolute-Study ApNursery Rhymes No Comments. When Mollie was telling me this story she became happy and sad at the same time. Nursery Rhyme Jack Be Nimble Poem lyrics, Best Poem for Students, Rhyme for Kids of Nursery Classes. Her parents taught her the nursery rhyme Jack be Nimble. It was passed down from generation to generation. For her, this nursery rhyme was a tradition. When Mollie was recalling her story, she started to think of home and all the great traditions that she did as a child.She is interested in majoring in engineering and physics. She currently attends Dartmouth College and is in the class of 2020. She likes the stay active and get involved with art. She has played soccer her entire life and has been actively involved in other sports teams like basketball. She has one older brother and one younger brother and lives with her parents. She attended a large public school that was a part of the Detroit public school program. Mollie McGorisk was born on Main Detroit Michigan.

[marylibra]

Candlestick

Paris

ca. 1547-1559 

Bernard Palissy

Lead-glazed earthenware; techniques include throwing, hand modelling, moulding, stamping, incising and inlay work

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Love French watercolorist Céline’s, & husband Olivier’s, 500 yr. old fairy tale home in France. Came across it again, so here it is, in case you missed it (or I posted it on my old blog and forgot). Isn’t it castle- like w/the tower?

Delicate shades of green, beige, and gray create a peaceful atmosphere in the living room, which has a large working fireplace. The original wooden beams pair well with the recently installed oak flooring, custom-built by a local carpenter. Hanging from the ceiling is a lamp crafted by Céline.

"These 16th-century oak beams are very sturdy—they will last a long time," says Céline. Aren’t they gorgeous? What do you think of the pale green paint?

The original wooden chimney in the living room was damaged; it was replaced with a stone fireplace from the 17th-century. 

The wooden staircase in the living room leads to the house's second floor.

They bought this old portrait in a second-hand shop in the region of Berry, where they used to live. "We have the impression that she's always looking at us," says Céline.

A black piano was repainted using some of Céline’s favorite colors. The wall behind it displays a 17th-century Dutch plate, a vintage turtle shell, a colorful 18th-century painting, and an old portrait of unknown origin.

On top of the piano are a series of mementos and curiosities: An old glass vial once used to store medicinal suction cups, Venetian masks bought during a family vacation to Italy, and a small painting of a cow by a Parisian artist.

Totally in love with that island.

Céline bought the blue-and-white tiles behind the black Lacange range over several years, collecting them until she had enough to make a backsplash. The spice rack was once part of an old cupboard.

The copper faucet is surrounded by a collection of antique cooper pots, bought at various flea markets and second-hand stores.

A shelf in the guest room, which occupies a small third-floor outhouse behind the tower, is stocked with discarded science textbooks and materials found by Olivier in a school where he was once a history teacher.

An 18th-century Dutch-style painting is the dining room's showpiece. The couple's trusted carpenter cut it to fit into the molding. On the wooden table are two antique Italian candlesticks.

An experienced picture framer, Céline collects antique frames, which she stores in the non-working fireplace in her atelier.

Céline’s atelier is covered in a moss-green wallpaper. "I kept the wooden beams here in their original dark hue, so I wanted to add something bright and fun," says the artist. The mantel holds a series of decorative objects and family pictures. Right above it, she hung two of her most personal watercolors: One depicts her horse, the other shows her daughter riding.

This small-scale theatre stage was found at a 2nd hand shop, and the "actors" are historical figures painstakingly painted by Céline on thick cut-out cardboard.

Olivier began collecting flags when he was a child; some of them are displayed on the stairwell leading to the top of the house's tower.

In the 2nd fl. master, Céline painted the walls and ceiling in pastel tones, a color scheme that is seen throughout the property. "I love colors but I don't like big contrasts," she says. "The old oak beams were very dark and looked a bit somber." The cozy bed is a family heirloom, and the mirror above it was designed by Céline using an antique frame.

Beyond the garden, the house has a second entrance that leads to a foyer. 

https://www.lonny.com/Home+Tour/articles/x_zYMWbkS1U/Rustic+Tudor+Style+Home+Will+Make+Want+Move

[rexcaliburechoes]

For the Bingo, Micchan from TKRB?

GOD DON’T GET ME STARTED ON HIM I LOVE THIS MAN

in all seriousness i really love shokudaikiri mitsutada. he’s been living in my brain rent free alongside hasebe as characters i will defend to the ends of this earth. i love this man so much it isn’t funny 🥰🥰🥰

a lot of legwork in understanding him comes from knowing historically where he’s come from, so sit down, shut up, i’m going to yell at you for 30 minutes about why mitsu is great (under the cut)

shokudaikiri is a blade from the osafune school of smithing. this means he’s related to the nagamitsus (azuki and daihannya), kagemitsus (koryuu and kenshin), uguisumaru, other mitsutadas (fukushima), and technically yamanbagiri chougi since chougi’s smith was related to the bizen-osafune school before he struck out on his own. this is all very interesting, and this means that the osafune swords are generally classified as relatives in fanon.

with all of this aside, because he was a mitsutada, it’s highly likely that he was owned by oda, who was a known mitsutada collector. as an aside, mitsu was forged in the kamakura period, so he’s among the older swords in the game. tachi were in fashion until the late 16th century, which is when uchigatana became the norm (this is a highly simplified run down, but i think this is neat).

it’s widely assumed that he and hasbe would have gotten along well together because of this, but because of hasebe’s grudhe towards oda, there isn’t much else that’s in common for them to talk about: “it seems like i'd get along with hasebe-kun well enough. but he hated his original owner, so it's hard to talk to him.”

i remember reading something interesting about the curve of the blade itself- the point of his curve being closer to the stem of the blade, rather in the middle (if you look here and here, you’ll see a clear difference in how mitsu’s blade curves compared to mikazuki’s).

anyways, nihonto rambling aside of swords as works of art, not just as tools of war (doudanuki masakuni may disagree with me), hashiba hideyoshi (or, toyotomi hideyoshi, when he was adopted by the toyotomi clan- again, another oversimplification, but i like the history of the sengoku jidai) then passed mitsutada to the date clan, where he resided until the 1700s. during this time, he picked up a lot of his key traits. date masamune was known to be a host for his guests and would cook for them when he had any over. he also allegedly would wear western suits, and though he didn’t actually wear an eyepatch, he did have a missing eye due to smallpox. the legend goes that he has his eye plucked out by katakura kagetsuna (later known as katakura kojuurou). his mother and his aunt hated him for this, because filial piety was a huge thing back in feudal japan, and to lose a part of yourself like this.

thus, mitsu wears suits, and is known for cooking.

but, i hear you say, about his name, i hear you cry. after all, he grouses about it in his book line, and his obtain line... “i don't harbour any bad feelings towards lord masamune, but my name comes from a time when i killed someone and happened to cut a candlestick that was nearby at the same time... although it really was a bronze candlestick holder, it would've been cooler if it had been something a bit more durable.”

i’m getting there.

when he was bestowed to the date clan by hideyoshi, it’s widely theorised that the candle-cutting incident happened soon after. unfortunately, there aren’t any clear records of this incident, but it’s one of those legends that have gotten widely circulated enough to the point where it’s accepted as fact, i suppose.

anyways, he stayed in the date clan for a good while, meeting taikogane sadamune and ookurikara during his stay. during the tokugawa era, however (or, the edo period), he was give to the tokugawa clan, where he was kept. this was because of major confiscation of swords to maintain the social order the tokugawa shogunate enforced. there, he was allegedly put into storage, never to hear of his masters...

and then the great kanto earthquake of 1923.

shokudaikiri mitsutada was burned in the warehouse that he was stored in- thankfully, not destroyed, but missing until his recovery in 2015. because of the damage the physical blade obtained in the fire, it’s widely theorised that he wears the gloves and the eyepatch to hide burn scars (the latter not just being an homage to his master who left the most lasting impression on him). after a lot of support from fans, he eventually was officially registered as shokudaikiri mitsutada.

this already is fuel for why i like him so much, but his kiwame only adds to his more. because of his focus on being “cool” and “stylish”, he says that he “wants to learn about true style“. it’s here that he learns that style isn’t just how you look. it’s not just an aesthetic (though, my man would definitely get into aesthetics because they look cool).

no, he learns that the true value of style is how “your way of living stays with someone, where your presence continues to be felt even when your physical vessel deteriorates, even when you disappear from the public stage”.

he knows how fleeting lives are. hell, his life was almost lost because of the earthquake and fired that claimed so many. be knows of wars and bloodshed. it’s the actions that matter, not just how you dress. he may have even been forgotten, buried in the earth for centuries. he clings to this image of “coolness” because... it’s all he has to his name. it took so long for him to be registered as himself because he was burned beyond recognition. if it wasn’t for the records that were kept of him, that charred lump of steel wouldn’t have a name- a family- to belong to.

it’s poetic. it’s sad. it’s beautiful.

it’s why i love shokudaikiri mitsutada.

[periodoakantiques]

EARLY METALWARE - THIS RARE CANDLESTICK DEPICTS A PEASANT HOLDING ALOFT TWO GOTHIC CANDLE SCONCES, STANDING ON A GOTHIC TRIFORM BASE. WE HAVE IN OUR COLLECTION A SIMILAR CADELABRA IN BRONZE AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE BUT IN PEWTER IS IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YO

[metmuseum]

Candlestick. 19th century, after 16th century original. Credit line: Purchase, 1873 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/185865

[thebeautifulbook]

COMPANY OF BROTHERS OF DEATH. The Brotherhood was created by King Henry III in 1585. It was composed of 19 religious and lay members who met once a week for prayers and litanies.

Macabre binding in brown morocco 16th century, attributed to Clovis Eve then bookbinder to the king, executed around 1586: skeleton holding a scythe and an hourglass, on a scattering of tears with a skull and two crossbones at the four corners, framing of mortuary emblems, long back with coffin between four candlesticks, surrounded by a scattering of tears.

[met-drawings-prints]

Design for Two Candlesticks with decorated Bases, Giulio Romano, early 16th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Drawings and Prints

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949 Size: Image: 14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (36.9 x 26.6 cm) Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of leadpoint

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/343967

[gunnr-lp]

Saint John beholding the seven golden candlesticks [16th century]

Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Ref: Harvard Art Museums