Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Triumph of Silenus

Le Triomphe de Silène, The Triumph of Silenus by Jules Dalou, Jardin du Luxembourg, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris

“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, Janiculum, 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 S-Bahn station, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin

Water tower, Ostkreuz (East Cross) S-Bahn station
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Berlin, September 2011

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Palazzo Vecchio

Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria, Florence

Palazzo Vecchio
Piazza della Signoria
Florence, December 2009

Friday, January 27, 2012

Ciel étoilé

Personnages by Joan Miró and Ciel étoilé by Stéphane Carratero, Les Quatre Temps, Nanterre, La Défense, Paris

“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, London

“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, Hausvogteiplatz, Berlin

“Tanzende Berolina” (Dancing Berolina) by Axel Anklam, 2004
Hausvogteiplatz
Berlin, September 2011