Coach & Horses
Bruton Street, Mayfair
London, September 2014
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Madonna di Piazza
“Madonna di Piazza con bambino” by Niccolò dell'Arca, 1478
Palazzo d'Accursio
Piazza Maggiore
Bologna, June 2015
“Also notable is the terracotta high relief of Madonna di Piazza (1478) on the wall of the Palazzo Comunale in Bologna. In the marked drapery folds is seen the influence of Jacopo della Quercia and also traces of the dynamic naturalism of his contemporary Andrea del Verrocchio.” (Niccolò dell'Arca, Wikipedia)
Monday, September 28, 2015
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert by Jacques-Edme Dumont, 1808
Palais Bourbon
Quartier des Invalides, 7th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Gabriella Plays with her Hair
“Gabriella gioca con i capelli” (Gabriella Plays with her Hair) by Sergio Cappellini, 1989
Giardino della Gherardesca
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Florence, April 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Sacrificial Anode
“Sacrificial Anode” by Eilis O’Connell, 2007
Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf
London, September 2014
“Made in varying materials from steel and bronze to plastics and found objects, Eilis O’Connell’s sculptures show her meticulous attention to surface detail and close observation of the world around her. A ‘sacrificial anode’ refers to an anode attached to a metal object, such as a boat or underground tank, in order to inhibit its corrosion.This sculpture was purchased following O’Connell’s exhibition in Jubilee Park in Spring 2013. Two other sculptures by the artist, Under and Over II and Under and Over IV are found in 50 Bank Street.” (Art on the Estate, Canary Wharf Group PLC)
Friday, September 25, 2015
Pope Pius XII
Statue of Pope Pius XII by Antonio Berti, 1967
Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls
Piazzale del Verano
Rome, April 2013
Thursday, September 24, 2015
La Samaritaine
Former department store La Samaritaine
Rue de la Monnaie
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2014
“Paris’s answer to Grace Brothers, a sprawling department store that has stood derelict for 10 years, is finally to be reborn as a riverfront hotel and a luxury supermarket for tourists. After endless legal wrangles. France’s highest administrative court has decided that part of the spectacular site near the Pont Neuf could be reconstructed in an adventurous, modern style. The original La Samaritaine building, an icon of Art Nouveau architecture, will be preserved and turned into an upmarket hotel with a rooftop restaurant. An adjoining building, a later addition and already partly demolished, will be reconstructed as a luxury brand ‘supermarket’ with a wavy glass front that has already been nicknamed by its critics ‘the shower curtain’.” (Court ruling on derelict Parisian Art Nouveau landmark, The Independent)
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
San Luca Express
San Luca Express
Via Massimo D'Azeglio
Bologna, June 2015
“San Luca Express is the tourist bus service which connects the historical centre of Bologna to the Basilica of San Luca, from Thursday to Sunday and on public holidays. On board of a modern train equipped with multilingual audio guides, passengers will easily reach the top of the hill from where the beautiful sanctuary of San Luca dominates the city.” (San Luca Express, Bologna Welcome)
See also: Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca - Portico di San Luca
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Narrowboat
Narrowboat used as home
Little Venice, Paddington
London, September 2014
“A narrowboat or narrow boat is a boat of a distinctive design, made to fit the narrow canals of the United Kingdom. In the context of British Inland Waterways, ‘narrow boat’ refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries for carrying goods on the narrow canals (where locks and bridge holes would have a minimum width of 7 feet (2.1 m); some locks on the Shropshire Union are even smaller). The term is extended to modern ‘narrowboats’ used for recreation and more and more as homes, whose design and dimensions are an interpretation of the old boats for modern purposes and modern materials.” (Narrowboat, Wikipedia)
Monday, September 21, 2015
Three-Way Piece: Points
“Three-Way Piece: Points” by Henry Moore, 1967
Revson Plaza, Columbia University
Morningside Heights
New York, September 2008
“The curvaceous bronze form’s three ‘feet’ rest on a bronze platform set in a concrete cylindrical base. With no clear back or front, “Three-Way Piece” encourages the viewer to walk around the sculpture and observe the campus from different vantage points. Its placement on the north end of Revson Plaza emphasizes the viewer’s elevated position on a pedestrian bridge above Amsterdam Avenue. The undulating surfaces echo the round walls of St. Paul’s Chapel to the northwest but contrast to the linear beams of Jerome Greene Hall to the southeast.” (Flying Horses, Tightrope Walkers and Other Campus Icons, Columbia Law School)
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Henri François d'Aguesseau
Henri François d'Aguesseau by Jean-Joseph Foucou, 1810
Palais Bourbon
Quartier des Invalides, 7th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Friday, September 18, 2015
Faceted Column
“Faceted Column” by Stephen Cox, 1999
Chiswell Street / Finsbury Pavement
London, September 2014
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
On the Quai
Between the Square du Vert-Galant and the Pont Neuf
Île de la Cité
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2014
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Dante in Padua
Statue of Dante Alighieri by Vincenzo Vela, 1865
Loggia Amulea
Prato Della Valle
Padua, September 2013
Monday, September 14, 2015
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Michel de l'Hôpital
Michel de l'Hôpital by Louis Pierre Deseine, 1810
Palais Bourbon
Quartier des Invalides, 7th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012
See also: Maximilien de Sully
Friday, September 11, 2015
Portico di San Luca
A section of the 3.8 km long Portico di San Luca
Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
Bologna, June 2015
“While a road now leads up to the sanctuary, it is also possible to reach it along a (3.8 km) monumental roofed arcade (Portico di San Luca) consisting of 666 arches, which was built in 1674-1793. It was meant to protect the icon as it was paraded up the hill. A yearly procession from the Cathedral of San Pietro in the centre of Bologna to the Sanctuary goes along this path. Originally the arches held icons or chapels erected by the patron family.” (Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, Wikipedia)
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Untitled (Yellow)
“Untitled (Yellow)” by Steven Gontarski, 2001
One Kingdom Street, PaddingtonCentral
London, September 2014
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Sisto Bridge
Ponte Sisto (Sisto Bridge) by the architect Baccio Pontelli, 1479
Across the river Tevere (Tiber)
Rome, May 2010
See also: Ponte Sisto
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Rue de Rivoli
Porticoes
Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2014
Monday, September 7, 2015
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Leños & Carbón
“Leños & Carbón”, Colombian restaurant
Elephant Road, Elephant and Castle
London, September 2014
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Pope Gregory XIII
Statue of Pope Gregory XIII by Alessandro Menganti, 1578
Palazzo d'Accursio
Piazza Maggiore
Bologna, June 2015
Friday, September 4, 2015
Maximilien de Sully
Maximilien de Sully by Pierre Nicolas Beauvallet, 1810
Palais Bourbon
Quartier des Invalides, 7th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012
See also: Michel de l'Hôpital
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Chimera
“Chimera” by Dario Tironi, 2014
Giardino della Gherardesca
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Florence, April 2015
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the work of Italian artist Dario Tironi is evident proof. While most people look at discarded objects and see only trash, he sees precious materials for his beautiful sculptures. Old toys, discarded computer components, broken calculators, even plastic bottles, they're all part of Tironi's recycled universe. Similar to Robert Bradford, who uses old toys for his sculptures, and Leo Sewell, the young Italian artist manages to glue together various junk items and create detailed sculptures of people and animals, and gives everyone who sees his art a whole new perspective on the concept of recycling.” (Italian Artist Recycles Found Objects into Colorful Sculptures, Odditycentral)
See also: Chimère - Chimera of Arezzo
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
London Pride
“London Pride” by Frank Dobson, 1951 (placed in 1987)
Outside the Royal National Theatre
South Bank, Lambeth
London, September 2014
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
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