L’Escalade
Genève délivrée, a 1662 play by Samuel Chappuzeau
The anthem of Geneva – Cé qu’è lainô (Musical Notation)
L’escalade: Son origine et ses consequences
Catholic Geneva
Saint Francis de Sales (page available from 29 January 2022; Saint Francis de Sales was the bishop of Geneva, but resided in Annecy)
If you have access to Hoopla through your public library, you may watch this hour-long public television documentary on Delaware from Discoveries … America.
Enjoy this vintage illustrated map of Delaware (1946) by Jacques Liozu.
Once Upon a Time in Delaware by Katherine Pyle.
Delaware by Bayard Taylor (1825–1878)
To Delaware by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)
A Poem about the Former Episcopal Cathedral of Saint John in Wilmington
Photographs at the Library of Congress
Built by Alexis Irénée du Pont (d. 1857, photographs), third son of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (d. 1834), French immigrant to America, gunpowder manufacturer, and founder of DuPont Chemical. You may read more about Alexis I. du Pont, his building of the church, his death, and the fate of this building here.
Fort Christina
Wilmington, Delaware was the site of the first Swedish settlement in the New World, Fort Christina. The first Swedes arrived in 1638, but by 1655, the Fort was surrendered to the Dutch and then came under English rule in 1664.
You may read a transcript of the Observance of the Three Hundredth Anniversary of the First Permanent Settlement in the Delaware River Valley 1938, including the remarks of the Swedish Crown Prince and President Roosevelt. Fort Christina is today a National Park, and you can sail aboard a reconstructed Kalmar Nyckel, one of the two ships that first brought settlers from Sweden to the New World. The Kalmar Nyckel Youtube Channel has some science lessons relating to ships.
The Old Swedes Historic Site includes the church built by the Swedish settlers at the end of the 17th century. You may read more about the church here and watch a tour of the church here.
Winterthur
In the early 20th century, Henry Francis du Pont, great nephew of Alexis du Pont, built Winterthur, today a museum and garden. The WinterthurMuse Youtube Channel shares many videos, and you can explore the online database of the Winterthur Museum Collections.
Howard Pyle and the Brandywine School
Howard Pyle was a native of Wilmington, and the Delaware Art Museum was founded to collect his works.
Catholic History of Delaware
The Catholic Church in the United States of America, Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X (Catholic Editing Company, 1912).
Coffee Run Mission Site – National Register of Historic Places, 1986 Article, 2016 Article
Delaware Churches on the National Register of Historic Places
The Cathedral of Saint Peter in Wilmington – video tour, history.
The three works of art selected for highlighting and illustration are, sadly, not actually by Giotto (d. 1337).
The first, The Shepherd Sitting Under His Tent, is today in in the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, while a copy adorns the exterior of the Campanile. More precisely titled, Jabal: L’invenzione della pastorizia (Jabel: The Invention of Sheep Herding) – “And Ada brought forth Jabel: who was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of herdsmen.” Genesis 4.20 – may have been conceived by Giotto, but was carved by Andrea Pisano (d. 1348), who succeeded Giotto as Master of the Works of the Duomo in Florence and whose work certainly shows Giotto’s influence.
The second, the Visit of the Magi, today in the Galleria dell’Accademia, was painted by Taddeo Gaddi (d. 1366), his most talented pupil.
The third, the Meeting of Anna and Joachim, a fresco in the Capella di Sant’Anna in Santa Maria Novella in Florence, was painted by Nardo di Cione (d. ca. 1366).
Image Sources:
Jabal: L’invenzione della pastorizia by Andrea Pisano.
The Visit of the Magi by Taddeo Gaddi.
The Meeting of Joachim and Anna by Nardo di Cione.
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