“Le Triomphe de Silène” (The Triumph of Silenus) by Jules Dalou
Jardin du Luxembourg
Quartier de l'Odéon, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005
See also: The Triumph of the Republic - Victor Noir - Eugène Delacroix
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Triumph of Silenus
“Le Triomphe de Silène” (The Triumph of Silenus) by Jules Dalou
Jardin du Luxembourg
Quartier de l'Odéon, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005
See also: The Triumph of the Republic - Victor Noir - Eugène Delacroix
Monday, January 30, 2012
Garibaldi in Rome
Equestrian monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi by Emilio Gallori (1895)
Piazzale del Gianicolo, Janiculum
Rome, September 2010
“The monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi on Rome’s Janiculum hill is being restored in time for the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, and will be unveiled by the president of the Italian republic Giorgio Napolitano on 17 March. The statue of Garibaldi on horseback, which dates to 1895 and is the work of Florentine sculptor Emilio Gallori, is among 100 works on the Janiculum being restored in an €18.5 million programme.” (Rome restores Garibaldi statue on Janiculum hill, Wanted in Rome)
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Ostkreuz Wasserturm
Water tower, Ostkreuz (East Cross) S-Bahn station
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Berlin, September 2011
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Ciel étoilé
“Personnages” by Joan Miró and “Ciel étoilé” (Starry Sky) by Stéphane Carratero
Les Quatre Temps
Nanterre, La Défense
Paris, July 2011
Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Burghers of Calais
“Les Bourgeois de Calais” (The Burghers of Calais) by Auguste Rodin
Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster
London, October 2009
See also: Les Bourgeois de Calais - Jean d'Aire - Pierre de Wissant - Pierre de Wissant (study)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tanzende Berolina
“Tanzende Berolina” (Dancing Berolina) by Axel Anklam, 2004
Hausvogteiplatz
Berlin, September 2011
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Billy's Antiques & Props
Street signs, Billy's Antiques & Props
76 East Houston Street
New York, September 2008
Monday, January 23, 2012
Le Patineur
The skater from “Promeneurs, patineur et chien” (Walkers, Skater and Dog) by Elisabeth Buffoli
Forum des Halles
Rue Pierre Lescot
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2008
See also: Les Touristes
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Angel with the Nail
“Angel with the Nail” by Girolamo Lucenti
Aspicient ad me quem confixerunt (They shall look upon me whom they have pierced)
Ponte Sant'Angelo
Rome, May 2010
See also: Vulnerasti cor meum - Angel with the Column - Angel with the Whips - Angel with the Crown of Thorns - Angel with the Sudarium - Angel with the Garment and Dice - Angel with the Cross - Angel with the Superscription - Angel with the Sponge - Angel with the Lance
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Lego Giraffe
Lego giraffe
Legoland Discovery Center, Sony Center
Potsdamer Straße
Berlin, September 2011
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Flamme éternelle
Eternal flame, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Arc de Triomphe
Place Charles-de-Gaulle
Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Kneeling Soldier
Kneeling soldier by Yevgeny Vuchetich (Евгений Вучетич)
Sowjetisches Ehrenmal (Soviet War Memorial)
Treptower Park, Treptow-Köpenick
Berlin, September 2011
Monday, January 16, 2012
Wisdom
“Wisdom and Knowledge Shall Be the Stability of Thy Times” “Wisdom” by Lee Lawrie
GE Building
Rockefeller Center
New York, September 2007
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Les Touristes
The walkers (The tourists) from “Promeneurs, patineur et chien” (Walkers, Skater and Dog) by Elisabeth Buffoli
Forum des Halles
Rue Pierre Lescot
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2008
See also: Le Patineur
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Il Babuino
Il Babuino (The Baboon)
(one of the talking statues of Rome)
Via del Babuino
Rome, May 2011
See also: Madama Lucrezia - Abate Luigi - Il Facchino - Pasquino - Marforio
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Santa Maria Novella
Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
Piazza di Santa Maria Novella
Florence, October 2011
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Russian Expeditionary Force
Monument to the Russian Expeditionary Force in France by Vladimir Surovtsev (Владимир Суровцев)
Cours la Reine
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Henry Purcell
“The Flowering of the English Baroque” by Glynn Williams, memorial to Henry Purcell
Christchurch Gardens
Victoria Street, Westminster
London, October 2009
Monday, January 9, 2012
Rats and Mice
Saint Gertrude of Nivelles by Rudolf Siemering
Gertraudenbrücke (Gertrude Bridge)
Berlin, September 2011
See also: Gertraudenbrücke
Sunday, January 8, 2012
The Knotted Gun
“Non-Violence” (The Knotted Gun) by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
United Nations Headquarters, Turtle Bay
New York, September 2008
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Abysse
The “Abysse”, a barge-restaurant
Port de la Conférence, pont de l'Alma
Quartier des Champs-Élysées, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2011
Friday, January 6, 2012
Angel with the Garment and Dice
“Angel with the Garment and Dice” by Paolo Naldini
Super vestimentum meum miserunt sortem (Upon my vesture they cast lots.)
Ponte Sant'Angelo
Rome, May 2010
See also: Vulnerasti cor meum - Angel with the Column - Angel with the Whips - Angel with the Crown of Thorns - Angel with the Sudarium - Angel with the Nail - Angel with the Cross - Angel with the Superscription - Angel with the Sponge - Angel with the Lance
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Judith and Holofernes
“Judith and Holofernes” by Donatello (copy)
Piazza della Signoria
Florence, October 2011
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Line 6
Line 6 train leaving the metro station of Bir-Hakeim
Boulevard de Grenelle
Quartier de Grenelle, 15th arrondissement
Paris, July 2009
Monday, January 2, 2012
Jean d'Aire
Jean d'Aire, “Les Bourgeois de Calais” (The Burghers of Calais) by Auguste Rodin
Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster
London, October 2009
See also: The Burghers of Calais - Les Bourgeois de Calais - Pierre de Wissant - Pierre de Wissant (study)
