The Watercolors of Pompeii by Luigi Bazzani (1836-1927), to the music of Vaughan Williams

YouTube ^ | 1 May 2020 | MVD

[mairdie]

Luigi Bazzani (1836-1927) painted these images from 1880 to 1915. They were of such fine craftsmanship that they were noted for their detail and prized by the excavators of the site. The music is from "Five Variants of Dives and-Lazarus" by Vaughan Williams.

I've also uploaded an improved version of the Alias music video "Here She Comes" by Bonnie Tyler. The show features a sexy CIA spy and this music was used in the rock score of the colorized version of Metropolis.

[mairdie]

When you think how much the original art of Pompeii disintegrated with the weather and the removal of art, it's rather amazing to see these early watercolors of what Pompeii looked like at the end of the 19th century.

The Alias video is among my absolute favorite videos.

[mairdie]

PING to watercolors of Pompeii

[Caipirabob]

Beautiful! Seeing Pompeii was such a thrill for my wife and I. This really is a lovely ode that captures a lot of the overwhelming feeling we felt.

We covered a lot of ground, and were really enjoying every moment, taking in the sights of the great ruins, the murals, mosaics and artwork.

Right up until we found the display of the bodies. Then we came down from our high. It was not longer a museum. We were walking in a tomb.

A very somber moment. Still a treasured memory.

[mairdie]

You will not find a single body on any video of mine of Pompeii. I find the display of those casts appalling, as I do the display and dissection of Egyptian mummies. These people hoped to rest in peace, and we’ve destroyed that hope.

But I am completely green with envy at your tour of the town. I can only hope you both had great shoes.

[Obadiah]

Vaughan Williams is one of my favorites.

[mairdie]

He had me with Greensleeves.

[McGavin999]

That was beautiful

[mairdie]

The most sincere thank you.

[stuckincali]

Thanx

[mairdie]

Most welcome.

[mairdie]

It’s probably obvious, but I do have ping lists.

One is for art music videos.

One is for any music video.

Just ask if you’d like to be on either/or.

[PGalt]

Visual and auditory pleasure with a side of sadness. Thanks, mairdie

[mairdie]

A lovely and clever post. Much enjoy original phrasings. You’re most welcome.

[left that other site]

Those watercolors are exquisite!

[mairdie]

I was SO excited when I discovered them.

[left that other site]

Watercolor is such a difficult medium. I find oils, acrylics, and gouache much more “forgiving”.

[Caipirabob]

We had actually trained for three months for our trip, hiking up steep mountains in the valley.

If you have not run across them, there are some amazing videos on YouTube under “4K Walking Tour”. Search for that and Pompeii, you will be amazed if you have not already found it. They also have them of almost every major city and tourist site.

I send them to my elderly mom so she can walk the streets of Pompeii in her easy chair - She loves them! We love seeing the things we missed, since we left after the bodies.

[mairdie]

I’m with your mother! Oh, that sounds wonderful and, no, I hadn’t found them. But I WILL! Thank you.

[mairdie]

YES!!!!!!!! Same difficulty goes for wall frescoes and egg tempera.

I used to use chalk and my finger for the blessings of forgiveness.

[left that other site]

Wall Frescoes! EEK! :-O