Three Dancers – Edgar Degas
Luciano Marziali plays Leo Brouwer’ s Tres Danzas Concertantes I LIVE

Ballet Dancers in the Wings – Edgar DegaEdgar DegasHilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas

• Born: July 19, 1834; Paris, France  
• Died: September 27, 1917; Paris, France  
• Nationality: French
• Art Movement: Impressionism, Realism
• Field: painting, sculpture, drawing
• Influenced by: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Edouard Manet,

One of the founders of the Impressionist movement, Edgar Degas was a prominent artist in the last half of the 19th century. Born to wealthy family, he began his schooling with a baccalaureate in literature in 1853. Due to the wishes of his father, who wanted him to go to law school, he enrolled at the University of Paris in 1853 to pursue a law degree, where he made little effort. Degas, who at age 18 had transformed one of the rooms is his house into a studio, and was a registered copyist at the Louvre by 1853, left law school after two years, and a year later traveled to Italy studying the art of the great masters.

His paintings were exhibited at the Paris Salon beginning in 1865, but they attracted little attention, and his subject matte slowly transitioned from history paintings to more contemporary subjects. In 1870, at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, he enrolled as a member of the National Guard, but his eyesight, which was found defective during rifle training, was troublesome and so he could not serve. Three years later, in 1873, Degas’ father died, revealing a massive amount of business debt held by his brother, Rene. Degas was forced to sell the family home and many family paintings in order to cover the debt, and for the first time, had to rely on the income from his paintings for survival. It was in 1874 that he began producing his most successful works.

Although he is considered one of the founders of Impressionism, and he indeed worked with impressionist artists, such as Edouard Manet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, he rejected the label “Impressionist.” He detested the scandals brought about by their Impressionist Exhibitions, and he mocked them for painting outdoors. His personal life was outwardly uneventful, due to his belief that an artist should live private lives of solitude. He thus lived a life of solitude, and eventually broke with all of his Jewish friends, due to his anti-Semitic beliefs and argumentative nature. He never married, opposed social change and technological innovations, always painted indoors, and ceased painting by 1912, at which he time he was nearly blind. He died wandering the streets of Paris in 1917.

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guy takes his cat around town with him, with a little leather jacket with a Not-So-Born-to-Be-Wild message on the back

“Still Live With My Parents”

Un Gatto sul Tram di Milano da scrocco

Dance Class at the Opera, rue Le Peletier – Edgar Degas
Hotel California I Eagles farewell I Melbourne tour 2005

View of Naples – Edgar Degas
Shine On You Crazy Diamond – Pink Floyd

pink sky
pink live
seen em
Boston garden
love this song
listen
the guitar
the organ
shine

Peace and Tranquility Prayers

Prayer for a Calm Heart

Lord of Peace, as evening falls, I seek the calmness only You can provide. Quell the storms of my mind and replace anxiety with Your peace. As the world quiets down, let my heart do the same. May Your presence envelop me so that I may know tranquility tonight and always. Amen.

Serenity at Day’s End

Heavenly Father, with the closing of this day, I ask for serenity. As the night sky displays its vast beauty, let my soul mirror its peacefulness. Help me to let go of the worries of the day and trust in Your loving care. May Your peace reign in my heart and home tonight. Amen.

Prayer for Restful Stillness

Dear God, in the stillness of this evening, I come to You seeking rest for my soul. Help me to lay down the burdens I’ve carried today and find comfort in Your arms. Grant me peace that passes understanding and a rest that restores my spirit. May my sleep be undisturbed and my dreams be sweet. Amen.

Nighttime Whisper for Peace

Creator of All, as I listen to the night’s gentle whisper, I ask for peace to settle over me. Let Your tranquility wash away the noise of the day. In this quiet hour, I lean on Your promise of peace, a heavenly balm to my weary soul. Keep me in perfect peace as I keep my mind stayed on You. Amen.

Prayer for Gentle Rest

Omnipotent and Gentle Lord, at the end of this day, I seek the gentle rest that You so lovingly provide. May my mind be at ease, my body relax, and my spirit find harmony. Help me to release every concern into Your capable hands and sleep in the assurance of Your protection and peace. Amen.



Little Girl Carrying Flowers in Her Apron – Edgar Degas
Frankie Valli – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Riders on a Road – Edgar Degas
David Gilmour – Comfortably Numb

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one of the best

Marina, Sunset – Edgar Degas
David Gilmour – ” Sorrow ” Pompeii 2016

Lefties Losing It – Rita doesn’t hold back lately – Alex Stein is her guest & neither does he
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Dance Opera – Edgar Degas
David Gilmour – “TIME”

“Ungovernable” Belgian swan keeps abandoning his canal to stroll around city streets

Ungovernable swan arrested for 8th time in 7 days #shorts #swans

The Riders – Edgar Degas
Roger Waters – Time 

The Ballet Class – Edgar Degas
Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata Op 27 No 2

Houses by the Seaside – Edgar Degas
Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata no 14 op 27 no 2, part 3

KEEP PRAYING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP

lilbirdee12’s prayer:

Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.

Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.

Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and his family as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace. 

Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall. Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.

We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.

And prayers up for all political prisoners. Prayers up for Julian Assange and for all the protesters of January 6 who were or are entrapped in DC.

Thank you Father, for Your love and the gift of Life.

A prayer for members of the CTH that they remain strong and clear thinking and that the site remain a bastion of freedom and continue to spread the facts of our current dilemma to millions in this country and across the globe. That the light of freedom inspired by our Creator and enshrined in our founding never be extinguished by acts of man.

In Jesus name we pray, Amen. 

A Carriage at the Races – Edgar Degas
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor

Dancer with a Bouquet Bowing – Edgar Degas
Schubert – Serenade

Racehorses at Longchamp – Edgar Degas
The Beatles – Paperback Writer
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✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.

Supreme court finally tells the lower courts they can’t order the President to execute. Articles of impeachment should be drawn up next.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/breaking-supreme-court-stops-biden-judges-midnight-deadline/

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/republican-moves-to-impeach-judge-who-ruled-against-trump-order