Gods in the City
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changelingA few weeks ago, I went on Adventure to find as many (public) images of the Gods in Melbourne as I could. I knew there were a few around. I was also planning on going to the National Gallery, but it is closed on Tuesdays. Very annoying.
Bust of Herakles in the Queen Victoria Gardens
This one nearly made me cry. I don't think he was so mutilated last time I paid a visit.
Bust of Apollon of Belvedere in the Queen Victoria Gardens
Here you can see the positioning of the two busts. It always looked to me like Apollon was checking out Herakles, while the hero looked away blushingly.
Statue of Artemis outside the Conservatory in the Fitzroy Gardens – actual title "Diana and the Hounds". I'm afraid I didn't note down the artist's name.
Edit: The artist is William Leslie Bowles.
Another angle, because I find this a beautiful and inspiring statue.
About ten minutes elapsed until I could take this second picture. People kept standing in shot, very provokingly. They looked at me, and kept on standing there, eating their icecreams or whatever. And as soon as one moved, someone else would take their place. ARGH! I thought there were Rules about this sort of thing.
Not a god, but arguably a sort of satyr or something. This statue is inside the Conservatory, which is filled from floor to ceiling with leafy bliss. It makes me deeply happy.
Bust of Herakles in the Queen Victoria Gardens
This one nearly made me cry. I don't think he was so mutilated last time I paid a visit.
Bust of Apollon of Belvedere in the Queen Victoria Gardens
Here you can see the positioning of the two busts. It always looked to me like Apollon was checking out Herakles, while the hero looked away blushingly.
Statue of Artemis outside the Conservatory in the Fitzroy Gardens – actual title "Diana and the Hounds". I'm afraid I didn't note down the artist's name.
Edit: The artist is William Leslie Bowles.
Another angle, because I find this a beautiful and inspiring statue.
About ten minutes elapsed until I could take this second picture. People kept standing in shot, very provokingly. They looked at me, and kept on standing there, eating their icecreams or whatever. And as soon as one moved, someone else would take their place. ARGH! I thought there were Rules about this sort of thing.
Not a god, but arguably a sort of satyr or something. This statue is inside the Conservatory, which is filled from floor to ceiling with leafy bliss. It makes me deeply happy.
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