“There is a history in all men’s lives,
Figuring the nature of the times deceased;
The which observed, a man may prophesy,
With a near aim, of the main chance of things
As yet not come to life, which in their seeds
And weak beginnings lie intreasured.
Such things become the hatch and brood of time”
(King Henry IV, part 2, act 3, sc. 1)
There is a history in all men’s lives as well as in their works and, in particular, works of art.
Case in point is the Medieval Abbey of Vezzolano (Italy) and a particular detail of which I will tell you later in this article. Continue reading
