Tuesday, March 31, 2020

White dolphins

White dolphins, Museo nazionale del Bargello, Bargello National Museum, Via del Proconsolo, Florence

White dolphins
Museo nazionale del Bargello (Bargello National Museum)
Via del Proconsolo
Florence, January 2019

Monday, March 30, 2020

Charging Bull

Charging Bull by Arturo Di Modica, Bowling Green, Financial District, Lower Manhattan, New York

“Charging Bull” by Arturo Di Modica, 1987
Bowling Green
Financial District, Lower Manhattan
New York, September 2007

“On October 19, 1987, Black Monday hit U.S. financial markets and the country entered a very difficult period. Di Modica recounted that he felt indebted to the United States of America for welcoming him and enabling his success. Wanting to give something back, he conceived the Charging Bull sculpture. Di Modica spent the next two years creating the 16-foot bronze, reportedly financing the $350,000 cost himself. The sculpture was created in his Crosby Street studio and then cast using a local foundry. Once complete, Di Modica spent the next few nights watching the police patrols on Wall Street trying to find a window of opportunity. After establishing exactly where he wanted to place the bull, outside the New York Stock Exchange Building, he went home to rest. On December 15, Di Modica returned with a group of friends and Charging Bull on the back of a truck. However upon his arrival, during the day time a 40-foot Christmas tree had been installed exactly where he wanted to place the sculpture. With only four minutes between the police patrols, he announced ‘drop the bull under the tree – it's my gift.’ Di Modica stayed by the bull to greet the morning commuters as they came to discover the sculpture. However, while he was away for lunch, the New York Stock Exchange arranged for the sculpture to be collected by a local firm. The late night event went on to make news all around the world, including the front page of the New York Post. Due to the public demand for the bull's return, Parks Commissioner Henry Stern arranged for the sculpture's installation at Bowling Green on December 20, where it can be found to this day.” (Arturo Di Modica, Wikipedia)

Sunday, March 29, 2020

François Poccardi

Grave of François Poccardi, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

Grave of François Poccardi (1881-1946)
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, (Père Lachaise Cemetery)
Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

Saturday, March 28, 2020

Evening crowd

Evening crowd, Trevi Fountain, Piazza di Trevi, Rome

Evening crowd
Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain)
Piazza di Trevi
Rome, May 2019

Friday, March 27, 2020

Smiley planter

Smiley planter, Avenida 24 de Julho, Lisbon

Smiley planter
Avenida 24 de Julho
Lisbon, April 2019

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Hračky U Zlatého lva

Hračky U Zlatého lva, Toys at the Golden Lion, Celetná, Staré Město, Prague

Hračky U Zlatého lva (Toys at the Golden Lion)
Celetná
Staré Město (Old Town)
Prague, September 2017

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

View of Florence

View of Florence, From Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence

View of Florence
From Piazzale Michelangelo
Florence, January 2019

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Castle Clinton

Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park, Lower Manhattan, New York

Castle Clinton National Monument
Battery Park
Lower Manhattan
New York, September 2007

“Castle Clinton or Fort Clinton, previously known as Castle Garden, is a circular sandstone fort located in Battery Park, in Manhattan, New York City. Built from 1808 to 1811, it was the first American immigration station (predating Ellis Island), where more than 8 million people arrived in the United States from 1855 to 1890. Over its active life, it has also functioned as a beer garden, exhibition hall, theater, and public aquarium. Castle Clinton National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.” (Castle Clinton, Wikipedia)

Monday, March 23, 2020

Hans Christian Andersen

Statue of Hans Christian Andersen by Tibor Bártfay, Hviezdoslavovo námestie, Staré Mesto, Old Town, Bratislava

Statue of Hans Christian Andersen by Tibor Bártfay, 2006
Hviezdoslavovo námestie
Staré Mesto (Old Town)
Bratislava, September 2017

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Fountain in the garden

Fountain in the garden, Istituto Svizzero, Villa Maraini, Via Ludovisi, Roma

Fountain in the garden
Villa Maraini
Via Ludovisi
Roma, May 2019

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Dancing Courtiers

Dancing Courtiers by Ambroise-Nicolas Cousinet, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Rua das Janelas Verdes, Lisbon

Dancing Courtiers by Ambroise-Nicolas Cousinet, 1758
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (National Museum of Ancient Art)
Rua das Janelas Verdes
Lisbon, April 2019

Friday, March 20, 2020

Mariahilfer Kirche

Mariahilfer Kirche, Church of Mariahilf, Mariahilfer Straße, Vienna

Mariahilfer Kirche (Church of Mariahilf)
Mariahilfer Straße
Vienna, September 2017

“The Church of Mariahilf is a Baroque parish church and the church of the Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel (Congregatio Sancti Michaëlis Archangeli) in Vienna. It is located in Vienna's 6th district (Mariahilf). The parish church of Mariahilf was built by Sebastiano Carlone in 1686–1689, but redesigned by Franz Jänggl (1711–1715).” (Church of Mariahilf, Wikipedia)

Thursday, March 19, 2020

A crowded bridge

Bust of Benvenuto Cellini by Raffaello Romanelli, On a crowded Ponte Vecchio, Florence

Bust of Benvenuto Cellini by Raffaello Romanelli, 1901
On a crowded Ponte Vecchio
Florence, January 2019

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Subway kiosk

Subway kiosk, Bowling Green, Financial District, Lower Manhattan, New York

Subway kiosk
Bowling Green
Financial District, Lower Manhattan
New York, September 2007

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Szabadság-szobor

Szabadság-szobor, Liberty Statue by Kisfaludi Strobl Zsigmond, Gellért-hegy, Gellért Hill, Budapest

Szabadság-szobor (Liberty Statue) by Kisfaludi Strobl Zsigmond, 1947
Gellért-hegy (Gellért Hill)
Budapest, September 2017

Monday, March 16, 2020

Floral bike

Floral bike, Bistrot Già Roma 1886, Via del Tritone, Rome, May 2019

Floral bike
Bistrot Già Roma 1886
Via del Tritone / Via del Mortaro
Rome, May 2019

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Saint Vincent Panels

Saint Vincent Panels by Nuno Gonçalves, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Rua das Janelas Verdes, Lisbon

‘Saint Vincent Panels’ by Nuno Gonçalves, 1450s
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (National Museum of Ancient Art)
Rua das Janelas Verdes
Lisbon, April 2019

“The ‘Saint Vincent Panels’, or the ‘Adoration of Saint Vincent’ panels, are a polyptych consisting of six panels that were perhaps painted in the 1450s. They are attributed to the Portuguese painter Nuno Gonçalves, who was active from 1450 to 1471. Traditionally, the polyptych is dated to the 1450s due to the putative prominence of Prince Henry the Navigator among the persons represented in the panels (Henry died in 1460). Controversy concerning the true nature of Henry's presence in the panels - if any - along with the inclusion of figures that can be identified as his brothers, all of whom died before 1450, renders it difficult to assign any secure date for the creation of the panels other than sometime during the floruit of the painter Gonçalves. The original retable, during its stay in the Cathedral of Lisbon, contained ‘over twelve’ panels, as a source from 1767 states. They were displayed in the cathedral at least until 1690 and were set aside in the cathedral until 1742. They were then transferred to the palace of Mitra, where they escaped the devastating earthquake of Lisbon in 1755. The panels are now housed in the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (National Museum of Antique Art), in Lisbon, Portugal.” (Saint Vincent Panels, Wikipedia)

Saturday, March 14, 2020

Famille Daumy

Grave of family Daumy, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

Grave of family Daumy
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, (Père Lachaise Cemetery)
Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

Friday, March 13, 2020

Lungarni

Lungarno degli Archibusieri and Lungarno Generale Diaz, Seen from the Ponte delle Grazie, Florence

Lungarno degli Archibusieri and Lungarno Generale Diaz
Seen from the Ponte delle Grazie
Florence, January 2019

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Gray's Papaya

Gray's Papaya hot dog restaurant, W 8th Street, Greenwich Village, New York

Gray's Papaya hot dog restaurant
W 8th Street
Greenwich Village
New York, September 2007

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Dům U Minuty

Dům U Minuty, The House at the Minute, Staroměstské náměstí, Prague

Dům U Minuty (The House at the Minute)
Staroměstské náměstí
Staré Město (Old Town)
Prague, September 2017

“The house can be found in the neighbourhood of the Old Town Hall area. In core, it is late-Gothic from the beginning of the 15th century; it was modified in Renaissance style after 1564. At the end of the 16th century, the owners added a low third floor to the originally two-storied house, terminated by a mighty lunette cornice. In late Baroque, the position of windows was changed several times. The house is a typical example of Bohemian burgess Renaissance architecture. Before 1712, the house was owned by MatÄ›j Bartl, who ran a pharmacy here. Back then the house was called At the White Lion. From the end of the 18th century on, there was a house emblem in a form of a Classicist sculpture of a white lion. The sculpture of the lion still decorates the corner of the house today. The later name, At the Minute (U Minuty), is derived from the word minutious, i.e. very small, tiny, and it documented the fact that ‘minced’ tobacco used to be sold here.” (The House at the Minute, Prague.eu)

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Roberto Bellarmino

Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Chiesa del Gesù, Rome

Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1624
Chiesa del Gesù (Church of the Gesù)
Via degli Astalli
Rome, May 2019

“The Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine is a half-length portrait of Saint Robert Bellarmine by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was executed in the years 1621–1624, and unveiled in August 1624. It sits in the Chiesa del Gesù, Rome. It was commissioned by Pope Gregory XV and Cardinal Odoardo Farnese after Bellarmine's death. A tomb (now-destroyed) surrounding the bust was designed by Girolamo Rainaldi, and included sculptural decoration by Bernini's father, Pietro, and Bernini's some-time assistant, Giuliano Finelli. ” (Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine, Wikipedia)

Monday, March 9, 2020

Half fox

Half fox by Bordalo II, Avenida 24 de Julho, Lisbon

“Half fox” by Bordalo II, 2017
Avenida 24 de Julho
Lisbon, April 2019

“Within the confines of an abandoned warehouse in Lisbon, artist Bordalo II just opened the doors to his largest body of work to date, dozens of animalistic assemblages comprised of his trademark medium: trash. Using locally-sourced waste plastics, car parts, construction materials, and other found detritus, Bordalo has become famous for his uncanny depictions of animals—those most vulnerable to the side effects of our disposable economy. While scale often plays a large role in his outdoor wall-mounted street pieces, the artist also created considerably smaller assemblages attached to old doors, siding, and windowpanes. (Bordalo II, Colossal)

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Umbrellas

Umbrellas, Hviezdoslavovo námestie, Staré Mesto, Old Town, Bratislava

Umbrellas
Hviezdoslavovo námestie
Staré Mesto (Old Town)
Bratislava, September 2017

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Clet Abraham's studio

Clet Abraham's studio, Via dell'Olmo, Florence

Clet Abraham's studio
Via dell'Olmo
Florence, December 2018

Friday, March 6, 2020

D Sixth Avenue Express

D Sixth Avenue Express, Stillwell Avenue station, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York

D Sixth Avenue Express
Stillwell Avenue station
Coney Island, Brooklyn
New York, September 2007

“The D Sixth Avenue Express is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway. Its route emblem, or ‘bullet’, is colored orange, since it uses the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan. The D operates at all times between 205th Street in Norwood, Bronx, and Stillwell Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn via Grand Concourse in the Bronx, Central Park West and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, the north side of the Manhattan Bridge, and Fourth Avenue and West End in Brooklyn.” (D Sixth Avenue Express, Wikipedia)

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Wohnturm Wohnpark

Wohnturm Wohnpark DonauCity, Leonard-Bernstein-Straße, Donaustadt, Donau City, Vienna

Wohnturm Wohnpark DonauCity
Leonard-Bernstein-Straße
Donaustadt (Donau City)
Vienna, September 2017

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

When I Was Naked

When I Was Naked by Timothy Schmalz, San Pietro in Vincoli, Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome

When I Was Naked by Timothy Schmalz
San Pietro in Vincoli
Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli
Rome, May 2019

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

EDP Headquarters

EDP Headquarters by Aires Mateus, Avenida 24 de Julho, Lisbon

EDP Headquarters by Aires Mateus, 2015
Avenida 24 de Julho
Lisbon, April 2019

“These also function as shade structures and, although static, the angle in relation to the façade was studied to go against the strongest solar exposure (south/west). This inclination also creates a dynamic effect, depending on the observer’s position: sometimes opaque, sometimes transparent. The construction system of the building is divided into two distinct parts: the underground levels are in white concrete, a heavier and more opaque solution where large spaces and patios of natural light stand out; in opposition, the raised floors (towers) stand out for their transparency, through a light metallic structure, that comes true in the façade lines (coated in GFRC – Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete) and in the glazing. As a complement to the predominant materials (concrete and glass), the interior finishes are always metallic, in stainless steel and aluminum. In the public areas (square and lobby), due to these place’s dignity, the option went to a white stone covering.” (EDP Headquarters, Arch2o)

Monday, March 2, 2020

Budavári Sikló

Budavári Sikló, Budapest Castle Hill Funicular, Budapest

Budavári Sikló (Budapest Castle Hill Funicular), 1870
Budapest, September 2017

Sunday, March 1, 2020

Rehearsal

New Year's Eve concert rehearsal, Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence

New Year's Eve concert rehearsal
Piazzale Michelangelo
Florence, December 2018

“Piazzale Michelangelo is the main venue for Florence’s official New Year’s Eve celebrations. Singers Francesco Renga and Baby K have been announced as the acts seeing in 2019, alongside Radio Bruno DJs. Free entrance starting at 9pm. Enjoy classical music in piazza della Signoria, jazz and gospel in piazza del Carmine, circus antics by Cirk Fantastik! in Anconella Park and electronic music at Manifattura Tabacchi.” (New Year’s Eve 2019 in Florence, The Florentine)