Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
There is not much information available regarding the Lion cast or it’s original. The original is a Bronze (created around 1166), situated in Cathedral Square, Brunswick, Germany.
The original font (seen in the background of the second pic) was cast in brass around 1220 by an unknown sculptor.
The font is decorated with representations on the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2010
Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
This is another exhibit from the V&A’s cast court collection.
This cast was acquired in exchange with the Belgian Royal Commission for Promoting the Reproduction of Works of Art in 1877. The original is made of brass and was created before 1118 by Rainer of Huy.
The font is decorated with representations of St John the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2010
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
This column from Rome, Italy was erected in AD 13 and the original column is marble.
From Wiki:
The original column in Rome is some 30m high and included an internal spiral staircase which led to a platform at the top. The cast is of the huge pedestal and the entire column, but excludes the [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 16th 2010
Filed under Holidays, Kent February 2010
Info from the V&A:
Thomas Banks 1735 – 1805
Thetis dipping Achilles in the River Styx
1790
Thetis, a sea nymph, dips her newly born son, Achilles into the River Styx. She hoped the sacred waters would protect him, but Achilles was eventually killed when an arrow struck his heel, the one part of his body left vulnerable. The [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 14th 2010
Filed under Holidays, Kent February 2010
I spotted this during one of my recent visits. But where is it?
33 Comments CherryPie on Mar 11th 2010
Filed under Holidays, Kent February 2010
Freedom is important to include in my ‘100 Reasons to be Glad’ because there isn’t a single day goes by that I am not reminded that our freedoms are constantly being eroded away.
Freedom
I WILL not follow you, my bird,
I will not follow you.
I would not breathe a word, my bird,
To bring thee here anew.
I [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 3rd 2010
The rain water enlivens all living beings of the earth both movable (insects, animals, humans and so on), and immovable (plants, trees and so on), and then returns to the ocean, its value multiplied a millionfold.
Chanakya, India
15 Comments CherryPie on Feb 28th 2010
