Big Painting Sculpture

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“Big Painting Sculpture” by Patrick Heron, 1998
Stag Place, Westminster
London, January 2007

“It was commissioned by Land Securities back in 1998, and became one of the first examples of the company’s commitment to public art, as well as offering a creative and elegant solution to a practical problem of wind blowing through the passageway (given that Heron’s house was on a hilltop in Cornwall, he knew all about windbreaks!). The construction of the sculpture was a family affair, as it was his son-in-law, the architect Julian Feary, who was charged with realizing Heron’s concept in three dimensions and grand scale. ‘Big Painting Sculpture’ was unveiled in July 1998 and, although the artist sadly died a year later, his legacy lives on – not only in his own piece of public art, but in the policy that Land Securities has maintained ever since of including an element of public art in all its developments.” (Patrick Heron, Land Securities Group)

The Lion of the Fountain

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Bronze lion by Alfred Jacquemart, 1857
Fontaine aux Lions (Fountain of the Lions)
Jardin des plantes
Quartier du Jardin-des-Plantes, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

See also: Le lion de la fontaine

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Plaque honoring Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Piazza Santa Maria Novella
Florence, April 2014

(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807 - 1882
American poet
master of the Neo-Latin languages
translator of The Divine Comedy
amid the Florentine dwellings
received this
in the Square that was called
“The Mecca of expatriates”)

Statue of Mars

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Statue of “Mars” by Jacopo Sansovino, 1567
Scala dei Giganti (Giants’ Staircase)
Courtyard of the Doge's Palace
Venice, September 2013

“Among the works showing his severe late style are the bronze portrait of Tommaso Rangone over the entrance to the Church of San Giuliano (1554), which Sansovino also designed; the colossal statues of Mars and Neptune (1554–56); and the monument to the doge Francesco Venier in the Church of San Salvatore (1556–61).” (Jacopo Sansovino, Encyclopædia Britannica)

See also: Scala dei Giganti - Statue of Neptune

26 Astor Place

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26 Astor Place by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates
445 Lafayette Street
New York, September 2007

“Astor Place provides an opportunity to own and experience the synergy of art, architecture and urban life. Located in the heart of one of downtown’s most dynamic and culturally enriched neighborhoods, amid landmarks including the Public Theater and the Cooper Union, the 270-foot, 21-story asymmetrical tower designed by Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel features a collection of 39 museum-quality architectural loft residences. Undulating walls of floor-to-ceiling glass reveal panoramic views while natural zinc and limestone enhance the reflectivity of the building’s façade.” (Astor Place, Luxury Condominiums)

Cour du Dragon

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Copy of the bas-relief of the Dragon by Paul-Ambroise Slodtz, 1732
Rue de Rennes 50
Quartier Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“This fabulous beast was the main ornament on the facade of a monumental gateway built in Paris by Pierre de Vigny (1728–32), leading into the Cour du Dragon (later destroyed) on the rue de l'Egout (today, the rue de Rennes). On the keystone of the arch, beneath a richly decorated wrought-iron balcony, Paul-Ambroise Slodtz carved the dragon of Saint Margaret, patron saint both of the street opposite and of the wife of the financier who commissioned the work, Antoine Crozat. This sculpture is one of the few surviving examples of rocaille decoration made for a building in Paris.” (Dragon, Paul-Ambroise Slodtz, Musée du Louvre)

Manfredo Fanti

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Monument to General Manfredo Fanti by Pio Fedi and Clemente Papi
Piazza San Marco
Florence, April 2014