Tuesday, May 2, 2023

The Lady In Marble Feels Quite Alive

Dancer is a marble sculpture by Antonio Canova, done between 1818-22, roughly life sized and mounted on a podium. It's such an expressive, even playful sculpture that it feels alive, and ready to move at any moment. This has long been my favourite sculpture in the Gallery.


I slipped into a side hall. This work by an unknown British artist is View On The River Wye, circa 1830.


Windsor Castle From The Great Park is the title of this 1846 canvas by David Cox the elder.

44 comments:

  1. I never cease to be amazed at how they manage to carve people from stone.

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  2. I was already waiting for her, and here she is again. What a graceful beauty.

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    1. I know my readers are quite familiar with her.

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  3. She looks like she has a little attitude too.

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  4. ...she does look lifelike.

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  5. Beautiful sculpture and paintings. Take care, enjoy your day!

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  6. How the dress looks flowing in the marble is incredible!

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  7. The sculpture is quite wonderful.

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  8. That Canova sculpture is beautful.

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  9. The sculpture is indeed amazing!

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  10. Quite the impressive lady in marble ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  11. Beautiful sculpture...so life-like!

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  12. I think Dancer is the one that you mentioned yesterday but that we only saw from afar. Thanks for the various angles.

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  13. The lady is ready for sure! Honestly does look as if she'd move if only the band would start the dance music.

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  14. Bonita escultura, que has mostrado muy bien, con los diferentes enfoques.

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  15. The sculpture is gorgeous, looks so real.

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  16. I can see why you love that sculpture. Every angle is a good one.

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  17. Such a beautiful sculpture :)

    All the best Jan

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  18. I like the sculpture too, she looks confident.

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  19. The sculpture is amazing, and very life like. Looks like she is ready to move and dance herself away.

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  20. I betcha that "Dancer" gets mighty cold in the summer when the air-conditioning is on. :-)

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