La poeme de La Vigne by costapanos
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Massive sculpture which measures 11'H x 7'W and stands in front of the M.H De Young Museum, San Francisco.
Wiki:
The book illustrator Gustave Doré turned to making sculpture in the 1870s. He devised
this ambitious vase in 1877-1878. Entitled La poème de la vigne, it depicts an allegory
of the wine vintage. Figures from the ancient classical rite of Bacchus (the Roman god
of wine) protect the vines and ensure the quality of the grapes. Doré first exhibited
the plaster model of the vase in 1878, and the Paris foundry of Thiébaut-Frères cast
it in bronze in 1882. After being shown at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in
Chicago, the vase was sent to the California Midwinter International Exposition of
1894-1895, from which it was purchased by M.H. de Young."
Comments (7)
I'm glad you told us the size, I'd have been unable to guess! What an extraordinary object..I think I much prefer his engravings!
The detail revealed is breathtaking! so very well done with emphasis on shadows and light to bring out all the intricate figures.
Dore! Of all people! Wow! Super photo!
What a fabulous thing this must be to see in person! The detail is glorious. I would spend an hour trying to capture it all, always feeling like I needed to take just one or two more shots! Wonderful image.
WOWWWWWWWWWW !!!!!!!!! SUPERB !!!!!!!!!!
So awesome!!!
wow, I had no notion it was so huge. Just wow...to the sculpture and your photo...must have been a trick to get the exposure just right on the foreground without any background being lit. Good work!