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It is well known that the lakes in the Upper Engadine freeze at an altitude around 1800 metres in winter, and I wanted to experience this for myself. I travelled there in mid-February in the most beautiful weather - and it was far too warm for the time of year! But the Lake Sils was frozen and I - like many others - hiked across it to the mouth of the Aua da Fedoz. There, however, the lake was open and formed gorgeous ice sculptures. I just had to make sure that the ice under my feet was stable enough, a cold bath would have been a bit unpleasant...
Es ist bekannt, dass die Seen im Oberengadin auf rund 1800 Meter im Winter gefrieren, und das wollte ich einmal selber erleben. Mitte Februar bin ich bei schönstem Wetter hingereist - und es war viel zu warm für die Jahreszeit! Doch der Silsersee war zugefroren und ich bin - wie viele andere auch - darüber gewandert bis zur Flussmündung der Aua da Fedoz. Dort war der See allerdings offen und bildete wunderschöne Eisskulpturen. Ich musste beim Fotografieren nur gut aufpassen, dass das Eis unter meinen Füssen stabil genug war, ein kaltes Bad wäre etwas unangenehm gewesen...
These two scenes of the altarpiece of the Seven Joys of the Virgin in the church of Brou representing the Annunciation and the Visitation allow us to admire all the beauty and finesse of this white marble sculpture dating from the 16th century.
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Une sculpture de toute beauté
Ces 2 scènes du retable des Sept Joies de la Vierge dans l'église de Brou représentant l'Annonciation et la Visitation nous permettent d'admirer toute la beauté et la finesse de cette sculpture en marbre banc datant du 16ème siècle.
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Monastère de Brou/Brou Monastery - Bourg en Bresse - Ain - France
The green man sculpture,carved by a local man called scouse Dave from Llanberis.
Llanberis is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern bank of the lake Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.
"An Australian Native" (Portrait of a lady), Tom Roberts, 1888. oil on canvas.
Bust - "Miss Grace Dunham", 1896, Bertrama E MacKennal, Aust 1863- England 1931. carved and polished marble.
National Gallery of Australia. Canberra.
Sculpture In front of Chattanooga Art Museum. I photographed it. Sculptor ris Tom Ottness If you are wondering, this museum is worth a look
Autour de la place de la fontaine-aux-Lions-de-Nubie, Will Ryman érige sept sculptures de « têtes » jaune soufre, allant de trois à sept mètres de haut. De facture abstraite et dotée d’ouvertures de tailles diverses (ou « yeux »), chacune est délibérément imparfaite. Façonnées dans l’argile puis moulée dans la résine, les Heads portent des titres tirés de répliques d’En attendant Godot de Samuel Beckett (1948). Écrit à l’origine en français, puis traduit en anglais par Beckett lui-même en 1953, les thèmes universels et philosophiques de la pièce n’ont rien perdu de leur pertinence.
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Sculpture by Hans (Jean) Arp, Marble, 1958. Kunsthalle, Hamburg. Arp started out as a Dadaist, then developed constructionist and abstract shapes such as this delightful one. It is, of course, a photographer's joy. Fuji X-Pro1.
Fun robot sculpture located at BrainDead Brewing in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas TX. Shot this while visiting our daugher and son-in-law in 2020. We enjoyed great food and beverages there, and sadden to learn that it permanently closed recently.
It has been discovered that Greek and Roman sculptures were often painted and quite colorful. This new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum --Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color, demonstrates how they discovered the color and recreates many such statues in color. They are striking! You can learn more about the exhibit here: www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2022/chroma
A section of a large sculpture by Henry Moore, temporarily, I would think, deposited next to Moore's Maquette Studio (Perry Green, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire). I have not yet found out the title of the sculpture and when it was made. Perhaps you can help? Fuji X-E2.
Mark Swan's bronze sculpture "Diva" at the Royal Horticultural Society Wisley Gardens in Surrey. There are plenty of sculptures in this vast area, and this one in particular, facing a pond and surrounded by benches where people can sit down and relax, produces an element of playfulness. Playfulness is important for horticulture which, at the RHS Wisley, people are a dead serious about.
Durham Cathedral.
The knocker on the Cathedral’s northern door, known as the Sanctuary Knocker, played an important part in the Cathedral’s history. Those who ‘had committed a great offence,’ such as murder in self-defence or breaking out of prison, could rap the knocker, and would be given 37 days of sanctuary within which they could try to reconcile with their enemies or plan their escape.
The Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum) is a small maple tree with a characteristic stripy bark. It is native to Northern America where it is also known as the Moosewood or Moose maple because moose (as well as deer and beavers) found its bark particularly tasty in winter months. Old Arboretum; Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury, South Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Carnegie Museum of Art
Our Hall of Sculpture was inspired by the iconic Parthenon temple in Athens, Greece. Dedicated to the goddess Athena, the Parthenon was known for its imperial scale, stunning decorative sculptures, and harmonious architectural elements. The Hall of Sculpture is modeled after the Parthenon’s inner sanctuary, or cella, which featured a double tier of columns. (From the CMoA website)
Une oeuvre de Claude Millette que l'on peut admirer devant le Centre multi fonctionnel de Boucherville, Québec
This dolphin sculpture is made from recycled trash found along the beaches and shorelines in the surrounding area. It is part of an exhibit commissioned by the Texas State Aquarium from local artists and groups to highlight the problem of litter, especially on the very busy beaches. To us it is just an eyesore, to sealife it can be life ending.