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Pylon, Piazza Unità d’Italia, Trieste

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Brian

Two temporary wooden flag poles were installed in the Piazza Unità d’Italia, Trieste, in 1923.  The Royal Automobile Club of Italy replaced them with bronze ‘pylons’ in 1933.  The pylons are 6 meters high; the sculptural bases, from a sketch … Continue reading →

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Fountain of the Tritons, Trieste

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Brian

The Fountain of the Tritons in Trieste stands on Piazza Vittorio Veneto, in front of the post office. In the middle of the pool there are huge figures: two Tritons and a Nereid. They bend under a giant shell, from … Continue reading →

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Epstein and Leger

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Brian

Third Portrait of Oriel Ross, 1931, Jacob Epstein and Young Girl Holding a Flower, 1954, Fernand Leger, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

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Maternal Affection

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Brian

Sculptor, Edward Hodges Bailey; white marble, carved in the round; made 1841. ‘The son of a ship’s carver, Baily began his career as a modeller in wax. He spent seven years in John Flaxman’s studio, acknowledged as his favourite and … Continue reading →

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Penitent Magdalene

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Brian

Another image from the recent visit to the Fitzwilliam Museum. La Pia Contrita or Maddalena, translated as The Penitent Magdalene, by Polpeo Marchesi in the Neoclassical style.  Made for Duca Pompeo Litta Visconti Arese and by 1840 situated in a … Continue reading →

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