Esther's photos with the keyword: Statue

Arno

12 May 2013 1 1 456
Every April, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts hosts Art in Bloom, a festival of flowers arranged by New England garden clubs and professional designers. The flower art is inspired by the many masterpieces found throughout the Museum. This flower arrangement was inspired by the sculpture of Arno, the greyhound owned by Horatio Greenough (1805–1852), one of America's first major sculptors of marble. AIMG_8654

Statue of Lady Sennuwy

12 May 2013 1 1 540
Every April, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts hosts Art in Bloom, a festival of flowers arranged by New England garden clubs and professional designers. The flower art is inspired by the many masterpieces found throughout the Museum. This flower arrangement was inspired by the Statue of Lady Sennuwy which dates from the Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, 1971–1926 B.C. For more information regarding the statue, check out www.mfa.org/collections/conservation-and-collections-care... . AIMG_8658

Hommage to Italy

17 Nov 2011 246
Victor Emmanuel Monument, Rome AIMG_2328

The Dioscuri

26 Dec 2011 245
A statue of one of the Dioscuri (the twins, Castor and Pollux) outside the Capitoline museums. In Roman mythology, Castor and Pollux were twin brothers, together known as the Dioscuri. Their mother was Leda. Although they were considered to be twins, Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, king of Sparta, and Pollux was the divine son of Zeus. AIMG_2659

Frozen in time

04 Oct 2009 1 237
Terracotta Warriors Xian China AChina.07 469

Keeping watch

03 Oct 2009 175
Wat Arun - Temple of Dawn Bangkok, Thailand ODT: Mystical Figure AThailand 681