Monday, May 14, 2012

Rénommée montée sur Pégase

Rénommée montée sur Pégase by Antoine Coysevox, Cour Marly, Musée du Louvre, Paris

Rénommée montée sur Pégase by Antoine Coysevox
Cour Marly, Musée du Louvre
Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2008

See also: Louis XIV of France - Mercure monté sur Pégase

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Marforio

Statue of Marforio, Courtyard of Palazzo Nuovo, Musei Capitolini (Capitoline Museums), Rome

Statue of Marforio
Courtyard of Palazzo Nuovo
Musei Capitolini (Capitoline Museums)
Rome, May 2012

See also: Madama Lucrezia - Abate Luigi - Il Facchino - Pasquino - Il Babuino

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Siegfried

Siegfried, forging a sword, Bismarck Memorial by Reinhold Begas, Tiergarten, Berlin

“Siegfried, forging a sword to show Germany's industrial and military might”
Bismarck Memorial by Reinhold Begas
Tiergarten
Berlin, September 2011

See also: A Sibyl - Germania - Atlas

Friday, May 11, 2012

Piazza San Salvatore

Neoclassical fountain by Luigi Comolli, piazza San Salvatore, Lucca

Neoclassical fountain by Luigi Comolli, 1842
Piazza San Salvatore
Lucca, March 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Sécurité Civile Dash 8

Bombardier Dash 8 402Q-MR, Sécurité Civile, Bastille Day flyover, Paris

Bombardier Dash 8 402Q-MR of the Sécurité Civile
Défilé aérien du 14 juillet (Bastille Day flyover)
Paris, July 2011

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The Barge Master and Swan Marker

The Barge Master and Swan Marker by Vivien Mallock, Garlick Hill, City of London

“The Barge Master and Swan Marker” by Vivien Mallock, 2007
Garlick Hill, City of London
London, January 2008

“The unusual bronze statue is just a short distance from the church of St James, Garlickhythe. It was unveiled on 11 July 2007 and made by Vivien Mallock. The statue shows the figure of the Barge Master and Swan Marker, accompanied by a very realistic figure of a swan. In earlier times it was only the Vintners, the Dyers and the Crown who were permitted to own swans on the River Thames. Each year all three organisations still take part in an ancient tradition known as ‘Swan Upping’. The ceremony extends over several days during July each year and is now conducted on the Thames between Sunbury and Abingdon. In the early part of the 20th century swans found on the Thames in London were also marked. The process then started at Victoria Embankment and the Swan Uppers gradually moved upriver.” (Swan Marker and Swans, Know Your London)

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Bärenbrunnen

Bärenbrunnen, Bears fountain by Hugo Lederer, Werderscher Markt, Berlin

Bärenbrunnen (Bears fountain) by Hugo Lederer, 1928
Werderscher Markt
Berlin, September 2011