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Friday 15 November 2013

Dragon, aiguière et grue

This, above, is a lead 1673-1674 polychrome dragon by Pierre Mazeline. Fables characters like this one adorned the fountains of the maze at the palace.The last shot shows a 1603-1604 ewer by Francesco Bordoni and a crane by Pierre Mazeline, two more elements that were salvaged from the maze after its destruction in 1775.

Ci-dessus, un dragon en plomb polychromé de Pierre Mazeline (1673-1674), l'un des survivants des personnages des fables qui ornaient les fontaines du labyrinthe dans les jardins du château. La dernière photo montre l'aiguière de 1603-1604 de Francesco Bordoni et une partie de la grue de Pierre Mazeline, deux autres éléments rescapés du labyrinthe détruit en 1775.
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20 comments:

  1. William Kendall15/11/13 00:57

    A distinctive dragon!

    And beautiful shots, particularly that third one.

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  2. Chattahoochee Valley Daily15/11/13 01:34

    Cool, but it looks like a fish to me. Go figure!

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  3. Bob Crowe15/11/13 03:53

    The dragon is bizarre to a modern eye. It needs some time at the gym.

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  4. Randy15/11/13 05:19

    Interesting art pieces.

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  5. Olivier15/11/13 08:04

    cri du dragon a la lune.
    Le labyrinthe devait etre impressionnant avec toutes ces statues

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  6. Dave15/11/13 09:01

    As you know.....we have real ones in Wales!!!

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  7. Cezar and Léia15/11/13 12:29

    Very different dragon!This exhibition is wonderful, glad that you enjoy it and thanks for sharing these lovely pictures ( the second one is my favorite composition today).
    bisous
    Léia

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  8. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com15/11/13 12:51

    We returned from Ethiopia last week and while there we saw dragons in many paintings and other decorative motifs, but always under St.George and in the process of being slayed.

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  9. Unknown15/11/13 13:12

    Love the dragon!

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  10. Anonymous15/11/13 13:16

    Good that these pieces were rescued and put on display!

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  11. Bergson15/11/13 14:02

    il a du inspiré Mézières comme animal de bat dans les Valérian

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  12. Tanya Breese15/11/13 15:18

    impressive!!

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  13. EG CameraGirl15/11/13 16:35

    How cool that so much has been salvaged from the maze, a glimpse of what life at the palace was like in the 17th century.

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  14. Stuart15/11/13 17:33

    What beautiful embellishments. It's great these were not lost over the years.

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  15. Wayne15/11/13 17:50

    I'm glad they salvaged this, it would have been a tragic loss.

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  16. Anonymous15/11/13 17:52

    As I will most likely never get to Europe, I am very much enjoying your palace series.

    ~Lindy

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  17. VP15/11/13 18:24

    Love the dragon and its unusual pose. I am sorry to admit that I knew nothing of Francesco Bordoni until today...

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  18. Loree15/11/13 20:50

    That dragon looks nasty.

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  19. Jack16/11/13 01:52

    The dragon shot is excellent. It has kept that bright red for a long, long time.

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  20. PerthDailyPhoto16/11/13 16:38

    Every new post you do about the maze sends my imagination off into a fantasy once more Ciel..especially when I read it at almost midnight Perth time :)

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