Congratulations to Granddad Frantz! Albrecht Durer, the semi famous German Renaissance man, is the author of this outstanding print. And the name of the engraving is in the upper left hand corner: Melencholia I (you may kick your selves now...:)
A couple of weekends ago Rheagan, Lucas, Heather (our neighbor), and I went in to Tokyo to peek at a couple of high-end art exhibits. I was very very impressed the Durer exhibit. This is the sort of stuff that is about 10 times better in person.
Here are a few interesting links:
Last month while I was visiting my parents in Roanoke, I spent the better part of two days knocking the endless labyrinth of junk that my parents have managed to collect over the years. This in turn resulted in a solid day’s worth of ‘throwing out the junk’. Each time I tried to land an item in the trash, Mom would dive in a say “No! that’s my good-so-and-so…” or “Wait! That’s Mom’s this-or-that…”. This little performance usually resulted in an eye roll from David and a more than audible scoff from me. Sarah, Rheagan and Lucas wisely made themselves scarce during these exchanges.
Among the many eclectic items, (not to say that my parents are eclectic…lol) my parents had this very interesting wine glass: A caryatid upholding a wine bowl
To their credit, my parents actually use this item on a pseudo-semi everyday basis. Being a big fan of caryatids I decided that I would find some matching wine glasses for my Padres.
After a little perusing on the big ‘I’, I have discovered that this wine glass actually is an Antique. Previously made by Cambridge glass (UK), it now runs for a cool $200-$500 per glass on E-Bay (depending on color and model).
The down side is that Mom and Dad may have to wait a while for the gift of matching caryatid wine glasses. But, I suppose that they will be happy to know that I must now eat my words regarding the junk in the Roanoke-labyrinth; maybe all of the “antiques” are actually Antiques!
But..............I doubt it ;)
Well, if you have ever been the donating type, it looks like now is a good time...
image taken by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
