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January 01, 2021

Visigoths Sack Rome [by Joseph-Noel Sylvestre]

Visigoths Sack Rome

"The Sack of Rome in 410 by the Vandals" by Joseph-Noel Sylvestre (1847-1926) at the Musée Paul Valéry. It was the first time in 800 years that Rome had fallen to a foreign power: the Visigoths led by Alaric. The Roman Empire was in full decline. Note where in the painting the artist signs his name -- and the beauty of the living bodies attacking the serene but lifeless classical bust. -- DL

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I left it
on when I
left the house
for the pleasure
of coming back
ten hours later
to the greatness
of Teddy Wilson
"After You've Gone"
on the piano
in the corner
of the bedroom
as I enter
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from New and Selected Poems by David Lehman

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