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    Diana Huntress
    Diana Huntress
    Diana Huntress
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    Diana Huntress

    By Gianni Callari

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    The work of Cellini that attracts Eric the most is the Nymph of Fontainebleau bas-relief in bronze. The nymph is Diana, goddess of hunting.

    Cellini carved a firm, slender, supple body; the smooth modeling of the physique is set off by tight parallel folds of drapery and volutes representing water. The austere beauty of the face recalls antique sculpture, yet this stylized nude is redolent of sensuality.

    Eric compares the beauty of the carved goddess to that of Venus painted by Botticelli. The body shapes are elegant; the physical beauty captures the concepts expressed by the philosophy of Plato, the expression of the spiritual quality of inner purity.

    Venus is impregnated by the breath of Zephyr and not by a sexual act, thus her purity remains intact. The nudity of Diana and Venus are like an ode to purity, unadorned simplicity of the soul, because a pure soul does not need ornamentation.

    Both goddesses stand for innocence and chastity. Divine grace represented with extreme beauty, devoid of human passions. Purity in beauty and beauty in purity.

    They represent the innocence of the womans ethereal soul soft, but like a thorny flower it pierces the body of the spectator, ruthlessly penetrating to touch his living soul, throbbing with vitality, strength, power and supernatural energy to bring forth purity.

    A woman with these inner qualities is admired in her beauty. She is heard, breathed, touched and perceived. She is loved at a distance, the way a work of art is admired.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateFeb 5, 2013
    ISBN9781475973648
    Diana Huntress
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    Gianni Callari

    Gianni Callari Writer, Screenplayer Visual Artist, Painter www.giannicallari.jimdo.com Massimiliano Callari Photographer, President of DIAphRAMMA Cultural Association www.diaphrammaphotography.org

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      Diana Huntress - Gianni Callari

      Gianni Callari

      Diana Huntress

      PHOTOGRAPHS BY

      MASSIMILIANO CALLARI

      TITLE INSPIRED BY THE NYMPH OF FONTAINEBLEAU

      BAS-RELIEF IN BRONZE (1542)

      BY BENVENUTO CELLINI

      LOUVRE MUSEUM

      Translated in U.S.A.

      iUniverse, Inc.

      Bloomington

      Copyright © 2013 Giovanni (Gianni) Callari and Massimiliano (Max) Callari.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      The verses of the mentioned Authors are in the public domain and are world heritage.

      iUniverse books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-7363-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-7365-5 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4759-7364-8 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013901473

      iUniverse rev. date: 2/6/2013

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      The Point Of View Of The Photographer

      By Massimiliano Callari

      I

      II

      III

      IV

      V

      VI

      VII

      VIII

      IX

      X

      XI

      XII

      XIII

      XIV

      XV

      XVI

      XVII

      XVIII

      XIX

      XX

      XXI

      Biography Of The Author Of The Photographs

      Biography Of The Author

      To her who blows on the sail of my ship unto new lands….

      LET US BE FASCINATED BY THE

      IRRATIONAL AND IMAGINE THE UNSAID

      INTRODUCTION

      Beauty… The woman’s beauty… Outer beauty, which can be subjective, as it can be expressed differently by each of us, and objective, too.

      Since ancient times, philosophers have expressed theories and canons of beauty. Plato speaks of beauty in terms of the existence of proportions in the presence of harmony; Aristotle speaks of beauty in terms of order, proportions and limits; for Plotinus, the beauty of things is revealed through art; and for Kant, the beautiful is all that excites the spiritual powers.

      A woman’s beauty must not only be about her physical appearance, but rather the external appearance must match her inner beauty, the goodness and nobility of her soul, her artistic sensibility.

      Kalòs Kai Agathos, beautiful and good…

      A mirroring, an ideal concept.

      In this story there are many female presences with fascinating names – Charlotte, Andrée, Nadine, Violette, Margot, Suzanne, Noor, Martine. These women are esthetically beautiful and young; their age ranges between twenty-two and thirty-six years of age. They are committed to their work. But deep inside, how are their souls?

      They carry within themselves noble human sentiments such as love, passion, honesty, purity, loyalty, as well as negative human feelings such as malice, opportunism, jealousy, wickedness, envy .... Each behaves according to her own personality, individuality and lifestyle choice.

      Woman has often imposed herself by means of her physical beauty and has been instrumental in the history of mankind, from Eve onward. There have been legendary and mythological women

      or female historical figures who during their lifetimes were praised for their stunning beauty. From the beautiful Helen to Salome, to Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia, Marie Antoinette of France, Madame de Pompadour, Paolina Borghese, Mata Hari, Beatrice Portinari, Laura de Noves, Simonetta Vespucci, to women of our time. All of them have influenced – for better or for worse – history. Women have incited men to engage in wars, inspired poets, painters, and sculptors, and influenced important historical figures.

      Other women with their beauty have been the cornerstones of a certain kind of film production; these women are the Hollywood actresses and the legends and divas of the European cinema, as curvacious as Ms. Mansfield and Ms. Bardot, or as thin as Ms. Hepburn; and yet others have been fundamental interpreters of fashion, the supermodels.

      But physical beauty, like all things, is passing, destined to end. The body will wither and wrinkle.

      Only the artistic sensibility can help her survive human misery. Beauty as it is, will not die but be eternal if sung by a poet immortalizing it in a poem…

      E avrai divina i voti

      Fra gl’inni miei delle insubri nepoti.

      All’amica risanata

      O Goddess, whence will honour thee

      Insubrian posterity.

      To the healed female friend

      by Ugo Foscolo

      (Italian Poet, 1778 – 1827)

      THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER

      by Massimiliano Callari

      I enthusiastically agreed to collaborate in the creation of the photographic images of this new novel mainly because one of the fascinating themes that distinguish it is very dear to me, and throughout my professional and artistic career it has drawn my interest and curiosity, namely the inner beauty of the female figure.

      The use of photography, such as in portraits and nude art, should not settle for reproducing only the perfection of a beautiful face or a beautiful body, but must search and explore the human soul, dig deeper; it should make us reflect and ask questions rather than lift doubts. It must observe and describe reality without mystifying it in order to impress at all costs.

      I chose black-and-white and high contrast because my intention is to not distract the eye of the viewer with the use of color, but rather have him focus the attention more on the structural and conceptual aspects of the photographs and not just the aesthetic.

      I

      Space

      The Globe

      The European Continent

      France

      The Côte d’Azur

      Nice

      This is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities of Europe. The historical side of town is known as Old Nice, and the modern part of town offers attractions such as La Tour Bellanda, the Marc Chagall Biblical Museum, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Museum Jules Cheret, the Museum of Art and History, and the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas.

      Nice is also known for the Promenade des Anglais with its unmistakable, comfortable blue chairs scattered throughout the very long and elegant seaside boulevard; for the Casino Ruhl; for the Square André Masséna with the seven gigantic human figures created by Jaume Plensa, each of them illuminated at night; and for the department store Gallerie Lafayette.

      The city and surrounding areas have been chosen

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