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
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
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