Leaving the World Behind

Deruta ceramics take inspiration from Renaissance art. Renaissance in its turn is an interpretation of the classical
ages; with the usage of talent, wisdom, engagement of the population of the 15th and 16th centuries through arts and crafts. We had a second Rebirth of ceramics art in Italy in the 1920s. It was called the Second Renaissance period.

Publishing a post-draft dated February 24th, 2013

Yesterday in the local newspaper a friend of mine who writes articles about the latest news from Deruta made me a great gift by publishing the writing of an entrance door to a villa belonging to a doctor of one of the most respected families of Deruta: Dr. Enea Magnini.

This morning I went back to Deruta for the polls and I visited downtown where I had an espresso at the coffee shops with my friends and looked for the villa in order to take a photo. I was impressed by the fact that I had never seen this villa with so much appreciation. I am more and more in love with the Renaissance culture and traditions, which revived in Deruta, in Italy, and in Europe in the 1920s and have left us such examples of ceramics art traditions.

The writing is the last part of an expression by Latin writer Juvenal and in Latin, it goes as follows:
"Protinus ante meum quidquod dolet exue limen" (tr. Lay your troubles down here before you enter my door"). The writing in capital letters is with the graces as per the tradition of the Roman ages, a trick so that the writing could be visible from far, same as the writings on marble on the facades of churches, cathedrals, and mausoleums and on top of the entrance Renaissance doors.

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