GRAFFITI, STREET ART & PUBLIC ART: relief (sculptural technique)

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02 December 2024

MADRID, Spain. Statue of Mariblanca (copy)

Puerta del Sol.
Statue of Mariblanca.

The statue on display at Puerta del Sol is a copy of the original, and was installed on 26 March 1985. The original statue was imported from Italy in 1625, and between 1630 and 1838 it crowned the Mariblanca fountain, in Puerta del Sol itself. Later, after the fountain disappeared, it was installed in various places in Madrid, until in 1969 it was moved to Paseo de Recoletos, where it was repeatedly vandalized during the 1980s. Currently, restored, it is placed in the hall of the Casa de la Villa de Madrid, the former City Hall. According to the inscription that appears on the column (photo above), below the relief with the city's coat of arms, it is the goddess Venus, although some chroniclers have identified it with Diana or as an allegory of Faith: it is known as Mariblanca because of the color of the marble in which it was sculpted. There is a second copy of the original sculpture on display at the History Museum of Madrid.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 11.2024.

31 July 2023

VALENCIA, Spain. Monument to Luis Sánchez Polack

Jardins de la Gran Via Ferran el Catòlic.
Monument to Luis Sánchez Polack ("Tip").

Monument to the actor and comedian Luis Sánchez Polack, artistically known as "Tip" (Valencia, 22 July1926 - Madrid, 8 February 1999), inaugurated in February 2000. The bronze bust, on a double monolith of stone, is a work of the sculptor Antonio Aras Montesinos (born at Benaguasil, Valencia, on 30 January 1961).

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 11.2022.

11 May 2023

BARCELONA, Spain. Casa Pilar Viñolas de Moragas

The Casa Pilar Viñolas de Moragas, at Carrer Major de Sarrià number 216, is a modernist building conceived by the architect Josep Masdeu i Puigdemasa (1852-1930) and built in 1917. The façade is characterized, among other things, by the medallion with a relief of the Sacred Heart of Jesus blessing and by floral ornaments.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 02.2021.

VALENCIA, Spain. Plaça Redona

Detail of the artistic fountain placed in the center of the square in 1850, ten years after the construction of the square. It is decorated with four bronze faces from whose mouths the water comes out. The square was designed by the architect Salvador Escrig i Melchor (1765-1833).

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 12.2022.

10 May 2023

LYON, France. Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière

Sculptural relief in the interior of the temple.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 01.2009.

26 November 2016

TAMPERE, Finland

TAMPERE, Finland.

Old fountain with mask figure in relief, in a wall of Tampereen Teatteri [Tampere's Theater].

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 10.2016.

26 September 2016

VICENZA, Italy. Plaque in memory of Bartolomeo Panizza

VICENZA, Italy.
Contrà Lioy.

Plaque in memory of the Italian anatomist, physician and biologist Bartolomeo Panizza (Vicenza, 17 August 1785 - Pavia, 17 April 1867) in his birthplace. Panizza is known For His Important studies on the lymphatic system, cranial nerves and human vision.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 03.2016.

17 September 2016

GRENOBLE, France. Théâtre Sainte Marie d'en Bas

GRENOBLE, France.
38 rue Très-Cloîtres.

Detail of the façade of the Théâtre Sainte Marie d'en Bas, former chapel of the same name built in Baroque style in the mid 17th century, which was part of a convent of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, opened in 1652. The chapel was blessed and opened worship on 23 February 1786, and in 1789 the nuns had to leave the convent, expelled by the Revolution. Later the place was used as a warehouse and then as army ordnance depot. In 1906 it became the property of the city of Grenoble and was abandoned for some time. After the utilize some theater groups, in 1986 the old chapel was made available to the Compagnie Diden Berramdane, who adapted it to make it two years later, in theater. On 18 April 1988 he was declared a historical monument.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 01.2009.

12 September 2016

SPLIT, Croatia. Fontana Pirja

SPLIT, Croatia

Marmontova ulica.

Fontana Pirja [Funnel fountain], a work of the sculptor Kažimir Hraste (Brač island, 2 February 1954), unveiled in 1998.

Photo © Zorica Vuković [v.zoka in Instagram], 07.2016.

08 September 2016

ZAGREB, Croatia. Plaque in memory of Antonio Janigro

ZAGREB, Croatia.

Plaque in memory of Italian cellist, conductor and musical pedagogue Antonio Janigro (Milan 21 January 1918 - 1 May 1989), which was active in Zagreb.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 05.2015.

ZAGREB, Croatia. Plaque in memory of dog Pluto

ZAGREB, Croatia.
Mirko Bogović ulica

Plaque in memory of the stray dog Pluto, who accompanied at all times to the workers who built the passage of Oktagon and the building of the Prva Hrvatska štedionica, the first savings bank in Croatia, between 1898 and 1900, works planned and directed by the architect Josip Vancas (1859-1932). The dog died accidentally in the work in 1899, and the architect and the workers decided to dedicate this relief, which was placed in the newly built passage and in 2013 was transferred to Mirko Bogović Street.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 05.2015.

06 September 2016

NOTTINGHAM, England. Bust of Philip James Bailey in the Castle

NOTTINGHAM, England.

Bust of the poet Philip James Bailey (Nottingham, 22 April 1816 -
6 September 1902) at the entrance to the Ducal Mansion of Castle.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 10.2006.

04 September 2016

RHODOS / ΡΟΔΟΣ, Greece. Water source in the Byzantine walls

RHODOS / ΡΟΔΟΣ, Greece.

Old water source (1325) in the Byzantine walls.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 12.2011.

03 September 2016

TRNAVA, Slovakia. Hlavná ulica 7

TRNAVA, Slovakia
Hlavná ulica 7

Detail of the façade.

Photo © Albert Lázaro-Tinaut, 04.2014.

28 August 2016

BERGAMO, Italy. Palazzo della Ragione

BERGAMO, Italy
Palazzo della Ragione

Relief sculpture of the Lion of Saint Mark (symbol of the Republic of Venice) on the facade of the first floor. Destroyed by Napoleon's troops in the late 17th century, it was restored by the municipality of Venice, which gave it to the city of Bergamo in 1933.

25 August 2016

MADRID, Spain. Birth house of Juan Gris

MADRID, Spain
Calle del Carmen, 4 / Calle de Tetuán

Plaque in memory of the painter Juan Gris (Madrid, 23 March 1887 - Boulogne-sur-Seine, France, 11 May 1927).

En esta casa nació el pintor madrileño José Victoriano González, Juan Gris, 1887-1917. El pueblo de Madrid en el LIX aniversario de su muerte, 11 mayo 1986.

In this house is born the Madrilenian painter José Victoriano González, Juan Gris, 1887-1917. The people of Madrid in the LIX anniversary of his death, 11 May 1986.