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Capture Light

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CAPTURE LIGHT

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) rose to fame in Venice from 1520, then throughout Italy and Europe. Tintoretto (Jacopo Comin, aka Jacopo Robusti) was born in Venice around 1518, he loved all the arts and as a youth played the lute. Thirty years stood between him and Titian, who was his master for a while. Yet a mutual disliking seemed to take a firm hold between them, and a ‘bitter rivalry’ over commissions appeared as attempts to outdo or thwart the other man. Veronese, Titian’s protégé, apparently became a pawn in this rivalry and received a large number of commissions, thereby overshadowing Tintoretto. Eventually however Tintoretto became one the most acclaimed Venetian artists. His final major work was, ‘Paradise’, for the Grand Council chamber of the Doge’s Palace, completed in 1592. Initially Veronese had been given the commission but died before work began thus Tintoretto received the commission in 1588. At approximately 74 x 30 ft., the vast ‘Il Paradiso’ is one of the world’s largest paintings on canvas.

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CAPTURE LIGHT
My home, Venice, 1534
Painting like no one else before
Creator, Unequalled, Palaces adorned
Colours dance to my revealing score

Jacopo sit with me
Listen to what I tell you
Look to the world of wonders
Learn all that I show to you
Let your eyes see the truth
Search for the soul inside you
Reach for the skies above you
Then boy you will capture life

Constant creation beauty without joy
Candles burn this darkness will destroy
Endless preaching killing all my dreams
Hope in chains nothing as it seems

Master it is time to leave
Free to live my own life
See the world of wonders
That you always showed to me
Let your eyes see my work
Search for the truth inside you
I reach for the skies as you do
Chase my dream to capture light

My home, Venice, 1592
Memories disturb my attitude
He cursed me, So long, forced to work for free
I made my stand in bitter rivalry

Tiziano hear me now
I needed to live my own life
Live in the world of wonders
That you always promised me
Did your heart feel my pain?
You were the one who left me
I reach for the light and still do
Chasing dreams to capture light

In the light, in the light
In Paradise

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from Capture Light, released March 16, 2018
John Holden - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drums
Oliver Day - Guitar, Lute
Joe Payne - Vocals
Oliver Wakeman - Piano, Moog

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