tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post1948313563183829554..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Greek Keys No. 6Mark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-8010778279085384342012-05-11T10:22:24.715-04:002012-05-11T10:22:24.715-04:00Hello, Terry -
I was pleased to have discovered S...Hello, Terry -<br /><br />I was pleased to have discovered Sixtus' personalized key — it opens the possibility of endless variations, as you say.<br /><br />I found it strange that HM never wore the Meander Tiara. I wonder why?Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-87257745218543127082012-05-10T21:25:10.632-04:002012-05-10T21:25:10.632-04:00Hi Mark,
Your posts are terrific. Such interesti...Hi Mark,<br /><br />Your posts are terrific. Such interesting topics and selections of images, not to mention those which you create yourself...now there's a Renaissance man!<br /><br />As you know, I am very fond of the Greek key motif and have it several places in my home. But I've never noticed a Greek key motif with a natural/ representational motif in it...how fascinating and beautiful. It reminds me that the classics can never be dull; the creative mind can rework them in infinite new ways which are comfortingly familiar, but with an aspect of the new which delights.<br /><br />I am interested in royalty and historic jewels so found the tiara, which I was not familiar with, most engaging.Square With Flairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10587474304650348836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-24616733488490050582012-05-04T10:54:36.890-04:002012-05-04T10:54:36.890-04:00Hi, Anyes! I'm glad to have you back from your...Hi, Anyes! I'm glad to have you back from your long hiatus! I hope it was at least filled with some rest and recuperation.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-71339890270030864602012-05-04T09:59:47.542-04:002012-05-04T09:59:47.542-04:00Hello Mark,
Up to date now and as always, I'm ...Hello Mark,<br />Up to date now and as always, I'm thoroughly informed and entertained. <br />Anyes<br />XXAnyes K. Busby - Studio Vignette Fine Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989650562190771548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-13284917956811809592012-05-04T08:48:08.605-04:002012-05-04T08:48:08.605-04:00Dear Gina, I might just surprise you!Dear Gina, I might just surprise you!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-89970162208397391772012-05-02T17:51:44.453-04:002012-05-02T17:51:44.453-04:00Dear Mark and dear Rosemary, Here's the deal!...Dear Mark and dear Rosemary, Here's the deal! You two design the plates, I'll paint them, even adding a little gold, as would be appropriate for such a classic design, and then I'll share the profits when we sell hundreds to Bergdorf Goodman or Tiffanies or whomever or is it whoever (English is not my native tongue). oxoxox, GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-77031021286585403332012-05-02T16:25:03.156-04:002012-05-02T16:25:03.156-04:00Hello, Parnassus -
The great thing about Sixtus&#...Hello, Parnassus -<br /><br />The great thing about Sixtus' key is that any number of personal devices could be incorporated into this design, like a flower or even the human form, and I think the same charming effect would result.<br /><br />Apologies accepted.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-37412389897281719572012-05-02T15:02:35.728-04:002012-05-02T15:02:35.728-04:00We're apparently experiencing some snags with ...We're apparently experiencing some snags with Google's Blogger; this comment from Road to Parnassus comes via my email:<br /><br />The pear-in-key design not only provides an interesting variation, it's relative simplicity opens up that row in the cornice so that the total design does not become too ornate or rich. It also recalls how pear trees were incorporated into formal Renaissance gardens and mazes.<br /><br />I'll apologize in advance for the puns, but when they added the pear "course" to the Egg(and dart) moulding below, it became a "feast" for the eyes.<br />--Road to ParnassusMark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-50077243627090737652012-05-02T14:55:07.838-04:002012-05-02T14:55:07.838-04:00Hi again, Rosemary. You nailed it! Thank you for f...Hi again, Rosemary. You nailed it! Thank you for filling in the blank(s). I have ammended my posting to include a link to the St. Albans site.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-3370179987828405392012-05-02T14:04:43.857-04:002012-05-02T14:04:43.857-04:00Dear Mark - I was wondering whether it was the Sea...Dear Mark - I was wondering whether it was the Sea God Mosaic, at the Verulamium Museum, in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-84459430173646258832012-05-02T11:25:54.664-04:002012-05-02T11:25:54.664-04:00Dear Rosemary -
I hope Gina does a flower and ke...Dear Rosemary - <br /><br />I hope Gina does a flower and key design, too. Of course it would have to be the sole entry for "Greek Keys No. 7!"<br /><br />I am so sorry to say that I have lost the source of the original mosaic image, which would have allowed me to be more specific in the posting. Much as I discard the day's paper after having read it, I sometimes discard images from my computer quickly, and in both cases that can work against me! The original image did have the feel of the Orpheus Pavement about which you posted. If I run across the mosaic image again — which is likely, as I am constantly looking at books of Classical art — I will let you know.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-69034848182526672812012-05-02T10:31:05.612-04:002012-05-02T10:31:05.612-04:00Dear Mark - this post on Greek Keys further endors...Dear Mark - this post on Greek Keys further endorses what a classical design it is. From ancient to modern it is timeless. Roman mosaic floors, beautiful Edwardian/Art Deco Tiara to your own contemporary take on the Greek Key painted in your own home. <br />Like the sound of the key border with the Rembrandt Tulips on one of Gina's platters.<br />Could you tell me which British mosaic floor you have recreated?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-71777057395752422902012-05-02T10:13:52.809-04:002012-05-02T10:13:52.809-04:00Dear Gina - Your're in luck because I think th...Dear Gina - Your're in luck because I think the copyright on Sixtus' key has just recently expired! I could envision one of your splendid platters with a key border that had alternating Salpiglossis or Rembrandt Tulips, then a cluster of the same in the middle. It would be a stunning Neoclassic statement, don't you think?Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-10417900838269140592012-05-02T10:04:09.080-04:002012-05-02T10:04:09.080-04:00Thanks, Reggie - I could certainly see a key at Da...Thanks, Reggie - I could certainly see a key at Darlington Hall, one that incorporates pine cones or acorns, or even pears!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-45721075591854378482012-05-02T10:00:53.619-04:002012-05-02T10:00:53.619-04:00Hello, Jane and Lance -
The interesting thing abo...Hello, Jane and Lance -<br /><br />The interesting thing about the Meander Tiara's history is that after Elizabeth II received it from her mother-in-law, she reportedly never once wore it. Princess Anne, on the other hand wears it often.<br /><br />I, too, enjoy seeing design elements that are personalized, and the lion and pear appear on many Roman buildings, since Sixtus V went on a tremendous building spree during his short reign.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-16202503345523629372012-05-02T07:38:51.626-04:002012-05-02T07:38:51.626-04:00Dear Mark, You are so clever! I love the Greek key...Dear Mark, You are so clever! I love the Greek key and pear design. Do I have your permission to use it? GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-67105500072048625552012-05-02T06:57:42.481-04:002012-05-02T06:57:42.481-04:00Terrific post, and I am wild about the pope's ...Terrific post, and I am wild about the pope's key incorporating pears. A delight, indeed! RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-27193230855380286682012-05-02T06:21:21.261-04:002012-05-02T06:21:21.261-04:00Hello Mark:
All of the Greek key designs you show ...Hello Mark:<br />All of the Greek key designs you show here are so very appealing, perhaps because of the relative simplicity of design. We find the Meander Tiara particularly attractive. Usually we are not keen on anything that could loosely be termed 'bling' but in this case it is so simply styled and lacks the fussiness that one usually attaches to such items.<br /><br />We found the story of Pope Sixtus V most interesting. Rather like the attributes of saints, we rather like seeking out the tell tale signs which distinguish one Pope from another.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com