The four seasons by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770 - 1884). He was celebrated as the Phidias of Northern Europe, and divided his life between Denmark and Rome. Almost the equal of Canova, he became famous at a time when sculpture was the highest form of artistic creation.
Sculpture in patinated bronze representing a woman half dressed in a drapery, wearing sandals. She is holding her drapery between her breasts with her left hand and her right arm is holding a rhythm. It is Read more...
"The first tribune of the world is the saddle of a horse" Lamartine The equestrian representation of the prince is extremely old since it was already proven in Antiquity. The famous bronze effigy of Marcus Aurelius (121-180) Read more...
Completely naked, wearing his winged helmet and sitting on a tree trunk covered with a drapery, he holds in one hand the sword with which he is about to kill the giant Argos, guardian of Io, and in the other hand, the sword of his father, who is the only one to be killed by the giant.