Winter Rest

Image: "Mountain Hare Resting" by Danny Green.

See also the previous posts:
• Native to the Scottish Highlands
• The Ghostly Mountain Hare
• Mountain and Moorland
• Hare in Snow

Morning Coffee

Images: Subjects and photographers unknown.

Winter Hare

Artwork: "Winter Hare" by Neil Hague.

See also the previous posts:
• Winter Solstice
• Let the Spiral Turn and Turn . . .
• Sol Invictus

Antinoüs Unearthed

This well preserved marble sculpture, unearthed during excavations in Delphi in 1894, portrays Antinoüs (or Antinoos), a Bithynian Greek youth of extraordinary beauty, who became the beloved companion or lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Antinoüs reportedly drowned in the Nile in 130 C.E. and was subsequently deified by Hadrian, who was so shattered by his premature death that he ordered statues and busts of the beloved youth placed in various cities, temples, and sanctuaries throughout the Roman Empire, including in the Temple of Apollo.

This particular work measures 1.84 meters in height and is housed in the permanent exhibition of the Archaeological Museum of Delphi.

The Statue of Antinoüs at Delphi exemplifies the evolution of ancient portraiture. Its melancholy beauty, the graceful angle of the head and the high polish of the marble surface embody the spirit of the Roman Imperial age, when there was a tendency to revive classical Greek ideals of masculine beauty.

The photograph above (photographer unknown) shows the excavation site at Delphi on the day that the statue was discovered in 1894. It was unearthed by a team of French archaeologists who in 1891 were granted permission by the Greek government to excavate at Delphi. Most of the workers were locals from the village of Kastri which, before it was relocated, was built almost on top of the ancient religious site.


Related Off-site Link:
Mesmerizing Photo the Moment Ancient Masterpiece Is Unearthed at Delphi – Tasos Kokkinidis (Greek Reporter, Juky 22, 2018).

See also the previous posts:
• Antinoüs
• The Death of Antinoüs
• Ganymede and Zeus

Recommended Reading:
• Beloved and God: The Story of Hadrian and Antinous by Royston Lambert
• Eromenos by Melanie McDonald
• Antinous: A Romance of Ancient Rome by George Taylor

Image: Photographer unknown.

Hare in Snow

Artwork: Sally Winter.

See also the previous posts: Hare in Snow (2012) | Unexpected Snow | In Autumn Snow | Hare in the Snow

The Art of Douglas Simonson

According to the website, Adonis Art, Douglas Simonson is an artist who was based for much of his life in Hawaii. His work is well-known worldwide and collected internationally.

When he was working in Hawaii, he was "at the heart of the surfing culture of the islands, and [both photographed and painted] the young men there at the peak of their physical condition."

On his website it's noted that, "After 35 years of painting professionally, Simonson is operating at the peak of his powers – so far. The latest work coming out of his ArtVallarta studio [in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico] is clear evidence that he’s still growing, still exploring, and still producing powerful, and powerfully beautiful, art."

To learn more about Douglas Simonson and to view an extensive collection of his artwork and/or purchase prints, visit his official website, here.

Above: "Mauri Monday" by Douglas Simonson.

Above: "Making Nohea Laugh" by Douglas Simonson.

Above: "Chinese Bodybuilder" by Douglas Simonson.

Above: "Costa Verde" by Douglas Simonson.

Above: "On the Old Beach Road" by Douglas Simonson.

Above: "Boys in the Sand" by Douglas Simonson.

Above: "Tudo Molhado" by Douglas Simonson.

Above: "Kainoa and Flowers" by Douglas Simonson.

Above: "Pink Towel No.2" by Douglas Simonson.

Above: "Longboarder" by Douglas Simonson.

Above: "Day Off" by Douglas Simonson.

Opening image: "Dwayne IV" by Douglas Simonson.

Related Off-site Links:
Douglas Simonson's Official Website
Douglas Simonson at FineArtAmerica.com

See also: The Art of Guglielmo Plüschow | Vilela Valentin | Dante Cirquero | Nebojsa Zdravkovic | Brenden Sanborn | Wilhelm von Gloeden | Richard Haines | John MacConnell | Leo Rydell Jost | Jim Ferringer | Juliusz Lewandowski | Felix d'Eon | Herbert List | Joe Ziolkowski

Native to the Scottish Highlands

Notes the website of the Scottish Wildlife Trust:

Mountain Hares live in Scotland and the North. They graze on vegetation and nibble bark from young trees and bushes. Hares shelter in a 'form', which is simply a shallow depression in the ground or heather, but when disturbed, can be seen bounding across the moors using their powerful hind legs to propel them forwards, often in a zigzag pattern. Mountain Hares live in upland areas and are most common on heathland; they are at their most visible in spring, when the snow has melted but the Hares are still white.

Mountain Hares are grey-brown with a blue tinge in summer and turn white during the winter – only their ear tips stay black. The Irish Hare may remain brown even in winter and its coat has a reddish tinge. Mountain Hares are larger than Rabbits, but smaller than Brown Hares and have shorter ears.

Unlike the Brown Hare, which is thought to have been introduced by the Celts during the Iron Age, the Mountain Hare is native to Britain. However, it is only native to the Scottish Highlands and was translocated elsewhere.


See also the previous posts:
• The Ghostly Mountain Hare
• Mountain and Moorland

Image: Photographer unknown.

Jerome

See also the previous posts: Solomon | Colin | Luis | Nyle | Philip | Charlie | Sukdeep | Rafael | Mon Bel Ami

Images: Source.

Enigmatic and Impossible

Writes Faena Aleph:

The notion of the impossible object, in practice, is relatively remote. As well as some elementary examples (such as drawings that are made of three dimension objects on a flat surface; for example a cube), one that stands out especially is the Three Hare motif, an emblem that beyond its symbolic and esoteric implications, is also, and probably not coincidentally, an optical illusion: there are only three ears for three animals that, on their sides and forming a circle seem to have each their pair of ears, but while the eye observes each animal in relation to the others, we can appreciate they all have at the same one and two ears, which they share but also belong to each. Following this format, the Three Hares where especially popular among Medieval Christians, especially in western England (there the motif is present in many churches) and some regions in France and Germany.


See also the previous posts:
• Ancient and Enigmatic
• Three Hare Tor
• Sacred

Image: Source.