The Peace Lantern – Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Ga…
Bronze Peacock – Baha’i Gardens, Haifa, Israel
The Fountain at the Hotel Triton – Grant Avenue be…
Reading – Grant Avenue at Bush Street, Chinatown,…
Spotted on Salmon Street! – 901 S.W. Salmon Street…
"Quest Eternal" Statue – Prudential Center, Boston…
Meet Me at the Eagle – Wanamaker's (Now Macy's) Gr…
The Capital Grille Lion – Pennsylvania Avenue, Was…
Riding a Wild Sea Horse – Library of Congress, Ca…
King Neptune and the Tritons – Library of Congress…
Dancing in the Moonlight – Writer Square, Denver,…
Pegasus – Writer Square, Denver, Colorado
The University Building – 16th Street Mall, Denver…
Meditation – Saint-Denis Street, Montréal, Québec
Maryland Gold Bronze – Brookside Gardens
Due Process
Location
See also...
Street Art, No Graffiti – Street art, pas de graffiti
Street Art, No Graffiti – Street art, pas de graffiti
On the Street - A Meetup for Flickr Refugee Street Shooters
On the Street - A Meetup for Flickr Refugee Street Shooters
Food Essen Jamar Comida Manger Mangiare
Food Essen Jamar Comida Manger Mangiare
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
- Photo replaced on 18 Nov 2014
-
1 268 visits
Poème de la vigne – M.H. de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
Gustave Doré created this three-ton bronze vase, for French winemakers, who exhibited it at the 1878 Paris World’s Fair. It represents an allegory of the annual wine vintage, taking the shape of a colossal wine vessel decorated with figures associated with the rites of Bacchus (the Roman god of wine). The revelers include cupids, satyrs, and bacchantes, who protect the grape vines from pests. The foundry shipped this bronze version of the vase to Chicago for the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 and then to San Francisco for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition. (This exuberant work must have resonated with the fair’s theme, "California: Cornucopia of the World.") According to an article in an 1893 issue of World’s Fair, "The total visual effect of ‘Poem of the Vine’ is one of lush, rich enjoyment … like a bottle of wine itself, to be tasted in sips, yet enjoyed as a complete experience."
M. H. de Young purchased the vase at the fair’s end and later donated it to the de Young Museum. In 1906 the San Francisco earthquake tipped over the vase but apparently caused little damage.
M. H. de Young purchased the vase at the fair’s end and later donated it to the de Young Museum. In 1906 the San Francisco earthquake tipped over the vase but apparently caused little damage.
(deleted account) has particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.