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Michael J. Fox kept his Parkinson’s diagnosis private for years after learning he had the condition in 1991. As he continued acting, medication helped control his symptoms, while Fox became increasingly conscious of his movements on camera and found ways to make his tremors less noticeable. One technique involved...

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He was the richest man in the world. At 53, doctors reportedly told him he had less than a year to live. John D. Rockefeller had spent his life building an extraordinary fortune. By the late 19th century, he dominated the American oil industry and became one of the wealthiest people in history. Then his health collapsed. He suffered severe digestive problems, insomnia, physical weakness, and extreme anxiety. His once-powerful body seemed to be failing him. All the money he had accumulated could buy almost anything — except his health, or his peace of mind. Then Rockefeller began looking at his life differently. He realized that none of his wealth would follow him into the grave. So he turned increasingly toward philanthropy, giving enormous sums to education, medicine, scientific research, and public health. In 1913, he established the Rockefeller Foundation, which became one of the most influential philanthropic organizations in the world. And something remarkable happened. As he became more involved in charitable work, Rockefeller’s health improved. He began sleeping better, eating more normally, and enjoying life again. Instead of spending his remaining years waiting for death, he returned to work, family, golf, and giving. The man doctors had reportedly expected to die in his early fifties lived until the age of 97. Rockefeller eventually gave away enormous portions of his fortune, helping fund universities, medical research, public-health programs, and scientific institutions whose influence continued long after his death. His story is often remembered as a lesson about generosity: Wealth can provide comfort and power. It cannot guarantee a meaningful life. Rockefeller spent the first half of his life learning how to make a fortune. He spent much of the second half learning what to do with it. When he died in 1937, the money was gone from his hands. The institutions he helped build were not. The fortune could not follow him. The legacy could.
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He was the richest man in the world. At 53, doctors reportedly told him he had less than a year to live. John D. Rockefeller had spent his life building an extraordinary fortune. By the late 19th century, he dominated the American oil industry and became one of the wealthiest people in history. Then his health collapsed. He suffered severe digestive problems, insomnia, physical weakness, and extreme anxiety. His once-powerful body seemed to be failing him. All the money he had accumulated could buy almost anything — except his health, or his peace of mind. Then Rockefeller began looking at his life differently. He realized that none of his wealth would follow him into the grave. So he turned increasingly toward philanthropy, giving enormous sums to education, medicine, scientific research, and public health. In 1913, he established the Rockefeller Foundation, which became one of the most influential philanthropic organizations in the world. And something remarkable happened. As he became more involved in charitable work, Rockefeller’s health improved. He began sleeping better, eating more normally, and enjoying life again. Instead of spending his remaining years waiting for death, he returned to work, family, golf, and giving. The man doctors had reportedly expected to die in his early fifties lived until the age of 97. Rockefeller eventually gave away enormous portions of his fortune, helping fund universities, medical research, public-health programs, and scientific institutions whose influence continued long after his death. His story is often remembered as a lesson about generosity: Wealth can provide comfort and power. It cannot guarantee a meaningful life. Rockefeller spent the first half of his life learning how to make a fortune. He spent much of the second half learning what to do with it. When he died in 1937, the money was gone from his hands. The institutions he helped build were not. The fortune could not follow him. The legacy could.

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In sickness and in health. ❤️ Three years into their marriage, Michael J. Fox got news that can shake a person — and a marriage — to the foundation. He was 29. Early-onset Parkinson’s. When he told Tracy Pollan, she didn’t flinch. She reminded him of the vow they had already made: in sickness and in health. Those weren’t just wedding-day words. They became the life they lived. Michael kept the diagnosis private for seven years. He kept working. He fought battles most people never saw. When he went public in 1998, Tracy was still right there. On September 14, 2026, he received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the Emmy Awards for decades of Parkinson’s research and advocacy. Tracy was there again — not as a celebrity plus-one, but as his wife. Nearly four decades. Four children. Fame, hard years, sobriety, uncertainty, and a disease that changed everything — except this: he never had to face it alone. It’s easy to promise “for better or worse” when everything is better. The vow means something when the worse arrives and you still choose each other. This isn’t just a Hollywood love story. It’s a story about commitment. Love starts a marriage. Commitment keeps it standing. ❤️
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In sickness and in health. ❤️ Three years into their marriage, Michael J. Fox got news that can shake a person — and a marriage — to the foundation. He was 29. Early-onset Parkinson’s. When he told Tracy Pollan, she didn’t flinch. She reminded him of the vow they had already made: in sickness and in health. Those weren’t just wedding-day words. They became the life they lived. Michael kept the diagnosis private for seven years. He kept working. He fought battles most people never saw. When he went public in 1998, Tracy was still right there. On September 14, 2026, he received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the Emmy Awards for decades of Parkinson’s research and advocacy. Tracy was there again — not as a celebrity plus-one, but as his wife. Nearly four decades. Four children. Fame, hard years, sobriety, uncertainty, and a disease that changed everything — except this: he never had to face it alone. It’s easy to promise “for better or worse” when everything is better. The vow means something when the worse arrives and you still choose each other. This isn’t just a Hollywood love story. It’s a story about commitment. Love starts a marriage. Commitment keeps it standing. ❤️

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In 1967, Johnny Cash crawled into a Tennessee cave to die. He was addicted to amphetamines, his voice shot, his career in ruins. He carried a Bible in his pocket, and enough drugs in his system to kill a man. But as he lay in the dark, waiting for death, something shifted. He later said God spoke to him. Whether divine or delusion, it gave him strength to crawl out. He staggered back to the surface, filthy, half-dead-and chose to start again. He got clean. Rebuilt his life. And in the years ahead, he didn't just make music-he sold over 90 million records and won multiple platinum albums. From rock bottom to one of the greatest artists of all time.

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On September 30, 1972, Roberto Clemente penned his name into baseball’s history books one last time when he collected his 3,000th hit. He became the first Latino player to reach that milestone, and it was the final hit of his career. Roberto died tragically three months later when his plane crashed as he set out on a mercy mission to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. #ClementeDay

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We’ve seen guys like Judge, Stanton, Wells and others tinker with their stances to get into a better hitting position to attack strikes in the zone. When a guy like Volpe has struggled to hit consistently for his first 3 years, is constantly late on mid-velocity heaters in the middle of the zone and is constantly off-balance when he misses the off-speed stuff; you think to take a look at his pre-pitch habits especially what he’s doing with his hands and stride, and consider eliminating some of the unnecessary movements to simplify things and be ready to attack a pitch in the strike zone sooner. Volpe starts with his hands high above his head with some waggle to probably keep his hands moving and stay in rhythm, then as he strides he drops his hands into the slot while he loads, then wraps his hands behind him as he strides and keeps his weight back on his backside. That front foot needs to get down early as he gets his hands back to be ready to smoke something in the zone. Why hasn’t someone suggested dropping his hands pre-pitch in his stance to get them into the slot early, keep them back to prevent wrapping, and cut out one less moving part to get him better ready to attack pitches in the zone? He can even still have some waggle back there if he prefers to keep his hands moving. In theory if his hands are down and back already, all he needs to do is get his front foot down in time? It’s worth a try lol

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A heartwarming video is going viral after a JEE Advanced qualifier visited the banks of the Ganga River to express gratitude for his success. The student emotionally shared that when many of his friends had left him during his preparation journey, he continued moving forward with faith and determination. According to him, the blessings of Ganga Mayya gave him strength during difficult times and helped him stay focused on his goal. After clearing one of India's toughest entrance examinations, he returned to seek blessings and thank the divine force he believes guided him through the journey. Har Har Gange 🙏🙏

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Appollo was 9 years old when he and his handler reached Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. He worked through smoke, rubble, fire, and dangerous conditions searching for those who needed to be found. His coat was singed and his paws became bruised and cracked, but Appollo kept wanting to work. He refused to simply give up and walk away from the job he had been trained to do. Eventually, his handler, NYPD Officer Peter Davis, had to make the decision to stop him and give his exhausted body the rest that Appollo himself wasn't willing to take. That was the heart of a working dog. Loyalty. Courage. Determination. And an incredible drive to keep going when others needed him. Appollo later received the PDSA Dickin Medal, representing the search and rescue dogs who served at Ground Zero and the Pentagon. He passed away in November 2006 at the age of 14, but the courage he showed on September 11 will never be forgotten. Some heroes wear a uniform. Some wear a collar. Appollo was one of them. Never Forgotten. ❤️🐾

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Bharat Tiwari was a good person who used to raise his voice for poor people in his hometown. However, he chose the wrong way to pursue his goals but What he can do? He had become deeply frustrated with the system and the state of governance in Bihar. After watching his live encounter video, I was reminded of the movie Rang De Basanti. The sense of frustration with the system and the desire to fight against injustice felt somewhat similar. However, while one may sympathize with someone's intentions but choosing unlawful or violent methods is totally wrong.
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Bharat Tiwari was a good person who used to raise his voice for poor people in his hometown. However, he chose the wrong way to pursue his goals but What he can do? He had become deeply frustrated with the system and the state of governance in Bihar. After watching his live encounter video, I was reminded of the movie Rang De Basanti. The sense of frustration with the system and the desire to fight against injustice felt somewhat similar. However, while one may sympathize with someone's intentions but choosing unlawful or violent methods is totally wrong.

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In 1944, a 14-year-old Black boy named George Stinney was arrested in South Carolina. He was falsely accused of killing two white girls without a single piece of solid evidence, simply because he was the last person seen with them. He wasn't allowed to see his family, was interrogated without a lawyer, and "confessed" under pressure and fear. His trial lasted only a few hours with an all-white jury. Just 81 days after his arrest, he was executed in the electric chair. He was so small that his feet didn't reach the floor, so they had to place a Bible under him to make the straps fit. The most shocking part: he was innocent. In 2014, seventy years later, a court officially overturned the conviction and declared him innocent. But George never came back. His story became a symbol of racial injustice and the failures of the legal system—a child executed in the name of justice, but justice came far too late.
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In 1944, a 14-year-old Black boy named George Stinney was arrested in South Carolina. He was falsely accused of killing two white girls without a single piece of solid evidence, simply because he was the last person seen with them. He wasn't allowed to see his family, was interrogated without a lawyer, and "confessed" under pressure and fear. His trial lasted only a few hours with an all-white jury. Just 81 days after his arrest, he was executed in the electric chair. He was so small that his feet didn't reach the floor, so they had to place a Bible under him to make the straps fit. The most shocking part: he was innocent. In 2014, seventy years later, a court officially overturned the conviction and declared him innocent. But George never came back. His story became a symbol of racial injustice and the failures of the legal system—a child executed in the name of justice, but justice came far too late.

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I have had the privilege of knowing @sir_Wicknell for over 20 years and traveling around the world with him. Along the way, I have witnessed firsthand his relentless work ethic, vision, and determination to succeed. I have seen him build and expand his many ventures across different parts of the world, always striving for excellence and creating opportunities for others. What has always stood out to me, however, is not only his success but also his generous heart. His passion for philanthropy and his commitment to uplifting people have touched countless lives. He understands the importance of giving back, and he continues to use his blessings to make a positive impact on others. He has and also continues to be a blessing to the whole church and to me in particular ! Watching his journey and growth has been truly inspiring. His achievements are a reflection of hard work, perseverance, and God’s abundant grace. I thank God for the favor and blessings upon his life, and I pray that He continues to guide, protect, and prosper him as he reaches even greater heights while remaining a blessing to so many.
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I have had the privilege of knowing @sir_Wicknell for over 20 years and traveling around the world with him. Along the way, I have witnessed firsthand his relentless work ethic, vision, and determination to succeed. I have seen him build and expand his many ventures across different parts of the world, always striving for excellence and creating opportunities for others. What has always stood out to me, however, is not only his success but also his generous heart. His passion for philanthropy and his commitment to uplifting people have touched countless lives. He understands the importance of giving back, and he continues to use his blessings to make a positive impact on others. He has and also continues to be a blessing to the whole church and to me in particular ! Watching his journey and growth has been truly inspiring. His achievements are a reflection of hard work, perseverance, and God’s abundant grace. I thank God for the favor and blessings upon his life, and I pray that He continues to guide, protect, and prosper him as he reaches even greater heights while remaining a blessing to so many.

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One of the craziest survival stories in the firearms world still has to be Kentucky Ballistics. A .50 cal rifle catastrophically exploded in his face, shattered bones, collapsed his lung, and ripped open his jugular vein. In the middle of all that chaos, he stayed conscious long enough to jam his thumb into the hole in his own neck to stop the bleeding while his dad drove him to get help. Doctors later said that thumb pressure is what kept him alive. Most people talk about “fight or flight” until life actually tests them. That moment was pure survival instinct.

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🇺🇸 He ran toward the burning World Trade Center to save his sister. A fire truck became his coffin on the morning of 9/11. His name was Michael Weinberg. He was 34. A firefighter with Engine 1, Ladder 24, in Manhattan. September 11, 2001. He was off duty. Standing in the clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course in Queens. Waiting to start a round. Then someone said a plane had hit the World Trade Center. Weinberg’s sister, Patricia, worked in the second tower. He didn’t finish his coffee. He didn’t call anyone first. He ran. Traffic choked every road leading into Manhattan. He abandoned his own car in Long Island City. He climbed onto a passing emergency vehicle instead. A stranger’s truck. Whatever got him there fastest. He reached his firehouse. He geared up. He headed toward the towers with the rest of his company. His sister was still inside. He didn’t know if she had made it out yet. She had. He didn’t. Weinberg took shelter beneath a fire truck when the South Tower came down. A captain was with him. So was Chaplain Mychal Judge, the department’s beloved chaplain, already gone by then himself. None of them made it out from under that truck. Weinberg became one of 343 New York City firefighters lost that single morning. His father, Morty, had been a firefighter for fifteen years himself. “I knew he was gone immediately,” he said. There was no ambiguity in his voice. Just the certainty of a father who understood exactly what his son had run toward. Five years later, neighbors in Maspeth still spoke about him like he might walk through the door. The golf clubs he never picked back up. The car he left running in Long Island City. The sister who made it out because, for one single morning, nothing mattered to him more than getting to her. He never got the chance to see that she had. A man who left a golf course mid-swing and ran directly into the worst morning in American history, because somewhere inside a burning building was someone he loved. He didn’t hesitate once. Not when the plane hit. Not when traffic stopped him. Not when a truck full of strangers was the only way through. Michael Weinberg made his choice in the time it takes to put down a golf club. The city he ran toward never got the chance to thank him properly. His name is etched into a wall of nearly three thousand others now, one line among so many, but behind every single one of them is a story just like his. A man who chose his sister over his own safety, in the space of a single phone call he never even needed to place. Rest easy, Michael.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 🇺🇸💔🙏
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🇺🇸 He ran toward the burning World Trade Center to save his sister. A fire truck became his coffin on the morning of 9/11. His name was Michael Weinberg. He was 34. A firefighter with Engine 1, Ladder 24, in Manhattan. September 11, 2001. He was off duty. Standing in the clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course in Queens. Waiting to start a round. Then someone said a plane had hit the World Trade Center. Weinberg’s sister, Patricia, worked in the second tower. He didn’t finish his coffee. He didn’t call anyone first. He ran. Traffic choked every road leading into Manhattan. He abandoned his own car in Long Island City. He climbed onto a passing emergency vehicle instead. A stranger’s truck. Whatever got him there fastest. He reached his firehouse. He geared up. He headed toward the towers with the rest of his company. His sister was still inside. He didn’t know if she had made it out yet. She had. He didn’t. Weinberg took shelter beneath a fire truck when the South Tower came down. A captain was with him. So was Chaplain Mychal Judge, the department’s beloved chaplain, already gone by then himself. None of them made it out from under that truck. Weinberg became one of 343 New York City firefighters lost that single morning. His father, Morty, had been a firefighter for fifteen years himself. “I knew he was gone immediately,” he said. There was no ambiguity in his voice. Just the certainty of a father who understood exactly what his son had run toward. Five years later, neighbors in Maspeth still spoke about him like he might walk through the door. The golf clubs he never picked back up. The car he left running in Long Island City. The sister who made it out because, for one single morning, nothing mattered to him more than getting to her. He never got the chance to see that she had. A man who left a golf course mid-swing and ran directly into the worst morning in American history, because somewhere inside a burning building was someone he loved. He didn’t hesitate once. Not when the plane hit. Not when traffic stopped him. Not when a truck full of strangers was the only way through. Michael Weinberg made his choice in the time it takes to put down a golf club. The city he ran toward never got the chance to thank him properly. His name is etched into a wall of nearly three thousand others now, one line among so many, but behind every single one of them is a story just like his. A man who chose his sister over his own safety, in the space of a single phone call he never even needed to place. Rest easy, Michael.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 🇺🇸💔🙏

Trump Girl

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Tamale Mirundi was the kind of man you would dislike, and at the same time look forward to listening to. He had many contradictions, swinging from one position to another and back. But wherever he stood at a time, he had that gift of the gab to make you feel like he had some point. He laboured to analyse. Much of his analysis was sophistic, and often opportunistic. But you had to be keen to notice the fallacies therein, otherwise you would get carried away by the entertainment in his way with words, metaphors, and fitting examples that were always available to him. Much as his books (pamphlets) were dismissed by many in view of the speed at which they were released, they manifest a desire to reflect and document. He prided in his arrogance. But it was usually an entertaining arrogance, easy to let pass. Towards the end of his life, his vocabulary became more and more unhinged, requiring Parental Guidance. Could the liberty of his tongue have been Dutch courage? As a propagandist, sometimes he sounded far fetched in his conspiracy theories, but his quality was often a bit higher than the new herd of bonehead propagandists deployed by his political club on social media. Many of them are characteristically unimaginative, belly-brained, predictable, petty, and, in summary, stupid. You can detect them from their first sentence. One of the features of philosophical minds is the freedom to think beyond conventions, venturing into taboo topics, pushing boundaries of what is acceptable, and questioning common sense. Much of this he did. He questioned religious beliefs and cultural norms. He lived the way of his mind. In many ways, including when he went off limits of social decency and civility, he was his own man. He dared to use his brain. He hasn’t returned it to the creator intact. May he find rest.
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Tamale Mirundi was the kind of man you would dislike, and at the same time look forward to listening to. He had many contradictions, swinging from one position to another and back. But wherever he stood at a time, he had that gift of the gab to make you feel like he had some point. He laboured to analyse. Much of his analysis was sophistic, and often opportunistic. But you had to be keen to notice the fallacies therein, otherwise you would get carried away by the entertainment in his way with words, metaphors, and fitting examples that were always available to him. Much as his books (pamphlets) were dismissed by many in view of the speed at which they were released, they manifest a desire to reflect and document. He prided in his arrogance. But it was usually an entertaining arrogance, easy to let pass. Towards the end of his life, his vocabulary became more and more unhinged, requiring Parental Guidance. Could the liberty of his tongue have been Dutch courage? As a propagandist, sometimes he sounded far fetched in his conspiracy theories, but his quality was often a bit higher than the new herd of bonehead propagandists deployed by his political club on social media. Many of them are characteristically unimaginative, belly-brained, predictable, petty, and, in summary, stupid. You can detect them from their first sentence. One of the features of philosophical minds is the freedom to think beyond conventions, venturing into taboo topics, pushing boundaries of what is acceptable, and questioning common sense. Much of this he did. He questioned religious beliefs and cultural norms. He lived the way of his mind. In many ways, including when he went off limits of social decency and civility, he was his own man. He dared to use his brain. He hasn’t returned it to the creator intact. May he find rest.

Jim Spire Ssentongo

109,137 просмотров • 2 лет назад

One of the nicest scenes on day 1 of the FIDE World Teams Rapid and Blitz 2026 was GM Alireza Firouzja being back on his feet! As he entered in to the playing hall it was wonderful to see him fit and having a nice smile on his face! The last few days were tough for him, but he turned the challenge into an opportunity to inspire the world! #chess #chessbaseindia #alirezafirouzja
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One of the nicest scenes on day 1 of the FIDE World Teams Rapid and Blitz 2026 was GM Alireza Firouzja being back on his feet! As he entered in to the playing hall it was wonderful to see him fit and having a nice smile on his face! The last few days were tough for him, but he turned the challenge into an opportunity to inspire the world! #chess #chessbaseindia #alirezafirouzja

ChessBase India

10,947 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

In 1499, Michelangelo overheard people crediting his greatest work to someone else. He snuck into St. Peter's at night and carved his name on the sculpture. He regretted it immediately and never signed anything again for the rest of his life... He was 24 years old. The year before, a French cardinal had paid him 450 gold ducats to sculpt a statue for his own tomb. The contract had one strange clause: it had to be "the most beautiful work of marble in Rome, one that no living artist could better." Michelangelo had never completed a major public commission. He accepted anyway... He carved for two years from a single block of Carrara marble that he later called the most perfect stone he ever worked. What he produced was the Pietà: the body of Christ, lifeless, across the lap of his mother. When it was unveiled, visitors refused to believe a 24-year-old Florentine had made it. They credited the work to a more famous Lombard sculptor. So according to Vasari, Michelangelo slipped into the basilica with a chisel and carved his name in Latin across the sash running between Mary's breasts: MICHAELANGELUS BONAROTUS FLORENTINUS FACIEBAT. "Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Florentine, made this." Then he vowed never to sign another work. He kept that vow. Through the David. Through the Sistine Chapel. Through the dome of St. Peter's. Through 65 more years of work, until he died at 88. Not one of them bears his name. What I can never quite get over is that he was only 23 when he started. A young man who believed he could carve the most beautiful object on earth. And then he did... If you enjoyed this, I write a newsletter read by over 50,000 people who love rediscovering the wonder and beauty of the past, one story at a time. You can join us here: History is more beautiful than we remember.
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In 1499, Michelangelo overheard people crediting his greatest work to someone else. He snuck into St. Peter's at night and carved his name on the sculpture. He regretted it immediately and never signed anything again for the rest of his life... He was 24 years old. The year before, a French cardinal had paid him 450 gold ducats to sculpt a statue for his own tomb. The contract had one strange clause: it had to be "the most beautiful work of marble in Rome, one that no living artist could better." Michelangelo had never completed a major public commission. He accepted anyway... He carved for two years from a single block of Carrara marble that he later called the most perfect stone he ever worked. What he produced was the Pietà: the body of Christ, lifeless, across the lap of his mother. When it was unveiled, visitors refused to believe a 24-year-old Florentine had made it. They credited the work to a more famous Lombard sculptor. So according to Vasari, Michelangelo slipped into the basilica with a chisel and carved his name in Latin across the sash running between Mary's breasts: MICHAELANGELUS BONAROTUS FLORENTINUS FACIEBAT. "Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Florentine, made this." Then he vowed never to sign another work. He kept that vow. Through the David. Through the Sistine Chapel. Through the dome of St. Peter's. Through 65 more years of work, until he died at 88. Not one of them bears his name. What I can never quite get over is that he was only 23 when he started. A young man who believed he could carve the most beautiful object on earth. And then he did... If you enjoyed this, I write a newsletter read by over 50,000 people who love rediscovering the wonder and beauty of the past, one story at a time. You can join us here: History is more beautiful than we remember.

James Lucas

753,095 просмотров • 5 месяцев назад