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• Amazons in Neoclassicism, Part 1. – the 18-19 C.' neoclassical inspirations of classical sculpture : • • • • • • 1. "Amazon Preparing for Battle" (Queen Antiope or Hippolyta, or Armed Venus) by Pierre-Eugène-Emile Hébert, French Sculptor (1828-1893). Model ca. 1860/72, cast in Bronze by 1882. Now in National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., USA @ngadc . • • • • • • 2. "Amazon on Horseback" (Amazon Sculpture in Front of Altes Museum) in Berlin by August Kiss (August Kiß), German Sculptor (1802-1865). Bronze, 1834. Museum Island | Altes, Berlin, Germany @staatlichemuseenzuberlin . • • • • • • 3. "Penthesilea and Dying Hippolyta" in St. Petersburg, Russia by Emil Wolff, German Sculptor (1802-1879). Marble, ca the 1850s (TBC). The State Hermitage Museum, St.-Petersburg, Russia @hermitage_museum . • • • • • • 4. "The Wounded Amazon", a 'Victorian-style' Neoclassical Garden Sculpture in Cliveden Gardens, Buckinghamshire, England by William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848-1919). Marble, 1870. Cliveden Estate, Buckinghamshire, England. • • • • • • 5. "The Mourning Amazon" (the Epic and the Genius of Death), the Marble Monument in Santa Maria della Steccata Cathedral, Parma, and its Plaster Models exhibited in Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence by Lorenzo Bartolini, Italian Sculptor (1777-1850). Marble (Parma) and Plaster Cast (Florence), 1829-1841. Parma | Florence, Italy @museo_archeologico_firenze . • • • • • • 6. "The Wounded Amazon" in Cardiff, Wales (left pic), and its interpretation or copy (possibly author’s) by John Gibson, Welsh Sculptor (1790-1866). Marble, ca the 1840s. Not my pics: Left photo (c) http://www.margaretsandbach.co.uk Right photo – unknown. Cardiff National Museum, Cardiff, Wales, UK . • • • • • ( Full vers. + tags, names & detailed info for each pic = my FB ) #neoclassical #neoclassicism #sculpture #scultura #neoclassicalsculpture #mythologyart #amazonsculpture #grecoroman #grecoromaninfluence #neoclassicalart #sculptors #pierreeugeneemilehebert #augustkiss #emilwolff #williamwaldorfastor #lorenzobartolini #johngibson #amazons #amazzoni #amazonen #amazones #amazonki #αμαζόνες #амазонки #amazonas #amazonwarrior © #michaelsvetbird (at East Sheen) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmOIDeHOHs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zax1hlii907d

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The Apthorp Apartments Landmark of New York This apartment house, completed in 1908, was built by William Waldorf Astor and designed by Clinton & Russell. The site is on De Lancey Farmland. Acquired by Charles Ward Apthorp in 1763 which passed to his son-in-law, Baron John C. Van Den Heuvel, about 1792 and to John Jacob Astor in 1879. REF: site signage 📷 @alice__lowe for @artanddesignmatters www.ArtandDesignMatters.com #admNewYorkArtCrawl #admSupportsTheArts #ArtandDesignMatters #NewYorkLandmark #VisitNewYork #VisitManhattan #ApthorpApartments #nylandmarks #williamwaldorfastor #newyorkarchitecture #nyc #nyarchitecture #CultureTravel #CultureTrip #luxuryhomes #luxuryrealestate #luxuryliving #newyorkcity (at The Apthorp)