Thursday 25 April 2013

Dulce et decorum est pro patrio mor




"It is a sweet and honourable thing to die for one's country." Horace 19BC






As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end they remain.

From "For the Fallen"
Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943)




Starry Night
Vincent Van Gogh
oil on canvas
St Remy, France 1889

















1 comment:

  1. Remind me about Uncle Robert again Mum? someone said my blue swirl kitchen painting reminded them of the Van Gogh above...wasn't conscious but maybe that was the inspiration..always loved his style xx

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