To be fire and flame: German expressions with fire
May 4 marks International Firefighters Day a time to honor their work, while also learning some German expressions involving fire.
How the German language plays with fire
Feuer und Flamme für etwas sein
Literally, to be fire and flame for something, it means to feel passionately about something, to be all for it, to be incredibly enthusiastic.
How the German language plays with fire
Für jemanden durchs Feuer gehen To walk through a fire for someone means you would do anything for someone; you have their back.
How the German language plays with fire
The Bishop Of Assisi Handing A Palm To Saint Clare Analysis
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The Bishop of Assisi Handing a Palm to Saint Clare (Wixom, Boehm, Metropolitan Museum of Art 155) is a painting by an unknown artist that worked in a workshop. Originally it was painted in Germany, Nuremberg during 1360 to 1370. During the Middles Ages paintings were put into the Cloisters Collection (Holds art, books and sculptures from the Medieval Ages) and this painting was one of them. The highlight of the painting shows Saint Clare being handed a palm tree by Saint Francis. The Monasticism is holding large scissors. Also, a book and golden bowl are on top of the white cloth. In the background, there is a pattern drawn. Although the painting has no named artist this artist did an exceptional job in showing the elements and principles of
James Konicek (Left) and Emily Townley (Right) in “The Amateurs.” Photo by Castracane Photography.
It is eerie to remember that just one year ago, on March 8, 2020, I went to review “The Amateurs” at the Olney Theatre Center. I attended with a close friend and fellow theatre buff. We did note that Montgomery County, where the theater is located, had recorded a few isolated cases of Covid-19. There were some empty seats that might have been attributed to the small outbreak and some people’s reluctance to go into an enclosed building and sit next to strangers. The play focused on an acting troupe that performed Morality Plays during “The Black Death,” or bubonic plague, the scourge of Europe in the Middle Ages. It illustrated how they, and other populations, dealt with the disease.