Angel of Resurrection, Tomb Sculpture, 1859-1864, for tomb of Danish Contesse Berte Ferrari-Corbelli (born Moltke-Huitfeldt Af Bregentved), wife of Luigi Ferrari-Corbelli, by Giovanni Dupré (1 March 1817 – 10 January 1882), left transept of Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy
I ended my four weeks in Florence with a visit to the most famous statue in the world, Michelangelo’s David. The Carrara marble statue weighs over five tons. (1501-1504) The photo has a slight red cast I couldn’t get rid of,
Lion guarding the steps of San Lorenzo, Genoa’s cathedral.
Votive Statue, Cloister of Silence, Alcabaça Monastery,Alcabaça, Portugal
Locked Up in Lisbon
During repairs at Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcantara, a miradouros (viewpoint) and garden with a panoramic view of Lisbon, the sculptures normally in the garden area were behind a fence for security.
Detail from unlabeled metal sculpture made of recycled materials. Nairobi National Museum, Nairobi, Kenya.
Join Becky’s month of Spiky Squares: Spiky. Two rules. Must be Spiky somehow; there is a wide range of interpretations. The photo must be square. Thanks, Becky for another inventive challenge.
