Here is the second part of Fanor’s bronze statues as happened upon along the Appian Way in Rome six years ago.
As you could see last week in part 1, this Columbian sculptor is very good at making bronze come to life. Today amore, his friend from work, our two dogs and I enter the villa at 222, Appian Way, with some statues but the visiting hours were ending and we were rushed through. The light was lovely though.
In the gardens of this archaeological site Capo di Bove we again admire the girl on the swing, and there is the whole family up in the air, and some dancers – in one word: joy. Who knows if these statues are still here, but I believe it was temporary. We were lucky.
And who knows where we land next week but it will be somewhere public and artistic as every week for Marsha’s PPAC challenge. Have a lovely weekend.
Oh, and as I forgot to mention in my yesterday’s bird post, today is Gregorjevo in Slovenia, the day when birds are getting married. Let’s proceed quietly.
For Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC) hosted by Marsha at Always Write
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What an extraordinary co-mingling of ancient and modern, so beautifully captured!
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Thank you, Carol Ann. 🙂 I have a feeling Rome is doing this mix really well.
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Those statues are joyful!! Well, the ones with the family are anyway. I love the birds!!
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Thank you, Deborah. I feel lots of joy from them as well. And from birds as well. 🙂
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Wonderful statues! So beautifully situated together with the past.
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Thank you, Lynette. Quite, Italy is generally doing this really well, and this is a good example.
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Such fun things to see all around! My favorite is the dog checking out the view. 🙂
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Thank you, Betsy. 🙂 Bestia likes to lean on walls in this way a lot. It makes him seem so human.
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Adorable. 🙂
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Beautiful sculptures and I love the light pouring through the windows from 2020. 😊👍
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Thank you, Pepper. That was such a lovely day in 2020. When we returned home, we learned that the Venice Carnival was cancelled. It had begun.
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Lovey statues, great pictures!
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Thank you, Anita. Such lovely memories from that day.
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Those sculptures are captivating.
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Thank you, Bojana. Such a surprise too. I miss such surprises. Wishing you well. (I saw the triptych video of the Serbian Eurovision Song entry and love it even more. Such class.)
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People have been using it in all kids of contexts lately. Very funny to watch/read these days.
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Manja, such athletic statues! I think someone ought to start doing realistic statues of aging people, saggy skin, wrinkles, flab… Oops, it is supposed to be art. OK, then I guess modeling statues after beautiful people is fine. LOL. The birds look happy enough, just giving each partner some space. That’s a good thing. No lawyers are necessary. Great post, Manja. 🙂
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Hey, Marsha! Just yesterday I saw a recent post of Sarah and her statue of an old man and thought of you. There’s an aging person for you! We are all beautiful and deserve a statue!! And if we’re happy, that much better. I’m glad that you see happy distancing of the birds. Better no lawyers, I agree. Thank you!
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Thank you of thinking of me when you see an aging old man, Manja, LOL. I do love statues of a variety of people. Aging people make interesting photos and pictures because of all their lines and folds, teeth missing, etc. 🙂
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The movement in those sculptures is so fluid. (K)
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Thank you, K. I’m glad that you can see the movement. By the by, Luka and Mavericks coming to Brooklyn tomorrow. Knicks were the only one that were able to beat them in the last three weeks (just like three time before). We’ll see how tomorrow goes. Durant is the player of last week in the East, and Luka in the West. Perfect.
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Good luck! The Nets have been pretty dysfunctional this year.
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The statues are interesting and like the outdoors exhibits
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Thank you, Yvette. This was really a nice and surprising setup.
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😊☀️
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What a lovely setting for outdoor sculpture. It must have felt very serene being there. I loved the photo below the post of birds on wires beside those wonderfully shaped electrical insulators.
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Thank you, Suzanne. 🙂 It was an excellent find during this marvellous stroll. I’m glad that you don’t like just the birds but the insulators as well. 😀
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Yes, I find t insulators fascinating. I’m tempted to buy old glass ones on ebay but they are an expensive, totally useless indulgence that will look good on a shelf until I get sick of the clutter. 🙂
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I love the delicacy of the statutes. It’s quite amazing
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Thank you, Not Pam. Glad to hear this. I find them rather special too.
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Lovely sculptures, so full of movement!
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Thank you, Sarah. I agree. Have a look above please, and you will find yourself mentioned in my reply to Marsha. She wanted to see a statue just like the one you posted recently!
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Ah yes, I see it – I liked the way that man was portrayed, literally ‘warts and all’. But I wonder if we ever see a woman portrayed the same way???
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Birds getting married? That’s a new one for me. Wedding rings? Champagne? So many questions….😁
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These are all great cartoon ideas, Andrea, thanks. Now if only I could draw…
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You’re most welcome. Such creative ideas here!
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I love the way the statues dance and seem to come from the earth. And I love your views out the windows. donna
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Thank you, Donna. This sounds interesting. From the earth! In Italy the light does most of it, you just click.
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These are nice. I enjoyed my trip to Italy, though Rome and the big cities are nice, I liked being in the countryside too.
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Thanks, Julie. True, Italy has so many brilliant small towns and villages.
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