Four parts of the World supporting the Sphere by JB Carpeaux : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Four parts of the World supporting the Sphere by JB Carpeaux / https://linktr.ee/carnaval.com
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| 説明 | Les Quatre Parties du Monde by Jean-Baptiste CarpeauxFor his last major commission, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, the greatest and best-known sculptor of Second Empire France, created the figural grouping of the four continents for the Fountain of the Observatory in the Luxembourg Gardens. Jean Baptiste Carpeaux's Les Quatre Parties du monde soutenant la sphére céleste (Four Parts of the World Holding a Celestial Sphere), was executed from 1868 to 1872 for la fontaine de l'Observatoire (Observatory fountain) in Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens). This original half-size plaster model was exhibited in Salon de 1872.Baron Haussmann, the prefect of Paris who gave the city the face we know today, commissioned Carpeaux to design the fountain in 1867. The sculptor chose the theme of the four parts of the world turning around the celestial sphere. Not only are the four allegories dancing in a ring, but they are also revolving on the spot, rejecting the static pose usually found in this type of representation Europe scarcely touches the ground, Asia, with her long pigtail, is seen almost from the back, Africa is in a three-quarter view and America, wearing a feather headdress, is facing the spectator but her body is turned to the side. This taste for movement is one of the features of Carpeaux's art. Carpeaux originally wanted to give the figures a patina to match the skin color of the different races, but this was ruled out. It was not until 1874, a year before Carpeaux died, that the bronze fountain was set up on the designated site.Carpeaux turned the Chinese woman into a man and reproduced the statue in several different materials. The figure of Africa gave rise to a bust that Carpeaux exhibited with the inscription Why be born a slave? This reference to the abolition of slavery is also visible in the statue: America is standing on the broken chain of slavery wrapped around Africa's ankle. The first version enhanced by the play of a water fountain can be found at the southern end of the Garden Marco Polo, near the Place Camille-Jullian Jardin Marco Polo, also known as le Jardin de l'Observatoire (the Garden of the Observatory), occupies the southern half of l'avenue de l'Observatoirewww.sfmission.com/cgi-bin/gallery/imageFolio.cgi?direct=F...Posing the Question of how the future will judge Art at the zeitgeist of the 21st century www.flickr.com/photos/aforum/collections /72157625299189937/ |
| 撮影日 | 2008-06-06 03:44:56 |
| 撮影者 | https://linktr.ee/carnaval.com , The Inner Mission San Francisco, Earth |
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| カメラ | Canon PowerShot S5 IS , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.017 sec (1/60) |
| 開放F値 | f/2.7 |