First Reading. To Vittoria Colonna. The Model And The Statue.
Da che concetto. When divine Art conceives a form and face, She bids the craftsman for his first essay To shape a simple model in mere clay: This is the earliest birth of Art's embrace. From the live marble in the second place His mallet brings into the light of day A thing so beautiful that who can say When time shall conquer that immortal grace? Thus my own model I was born to be-- The model of that nobler self, whereto Schooled by your pity, lady, I shall grow. Each overplus and each deficiency You will make good. What penance then is due For my fierce heat, chastened and taught by you?
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"Da che concetto...."
Exploring the themes of classical-poetry, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni delivers a powerful performance in "First Reading. To Vittoria Colonna. The Model And The Statue."... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...