VDP tampered with this beauty that's on show at the Gallery of Sculptures and Casts. Ino and Melicertes, sculpted by Pierre Granier,
1686-1691. This, the marble original, graced the palace gardens from
1710 to 2007 when it was restored and finally replaced by a copy in 2014 to
avoid deterioration. Below of course is the real thing for you to
appreciate and also an evening ray of sunshine on some of the Louvre
casts.
VDP s'est un peu amusée avec cette beauté qui se trouve à la galerie des sculptures et des moulages. Il s'agit d'Ino et Mélicerte, œuvre de Pierre Granier,
1686-1691. Cette sculpture magnifique se trouvait au bassin d'Apollon
de 1710 à 2007, quand elle fut restaurée puis remplacée en 2014 par une
copie pour éviter toute détérioration. Ci-dessous, l'original pour que
vous puissiez mieux apprécier sa beauté, ainsi qu'un rayon du soleil du
soir sur certains moulages du Louvre.
19 comments:
Beautifully effective contrast, Ciel!
I like the first one, you have turned her into a negative! Very different and the shaft of sunlight looks pretty cool...
Glad the original is being cared for.
What a wonderful place that is!
That first shot is so cool.
They're all delightful. My favorites are the tampering and the ray of light.
Wonderful pictures. You made the first look ghostly!
It gives a real sense of movement, love your effect too!
J'ai toujours eu un peu de mal avec ce genre de sculpture mais j'avoue aimer ce qui se cache derriere leur histoire et sans elles en saurions-nous autant sur l'Histoire??
The first one is positively evil looking.
I remember the statues, and would like to see all the others... I like this place!
la nourrice Ino je connais mais je vais rechercher Melicerte... mes souvenirs mythologiques ont besoin d'être rafraîchi !
Classic beauty whatever colour! It's good to know the original will be enjoying it's retirement, he's worked for a very long time :)
I'm a bit 'blue' now. I'll get over it. It comes and goes.
Whew! When you said, "tampered," I thought, "Oh, that poor sculpture!" and "Oh, VDP's gonna get in trouble now!"
But then I realized you were talking about the photo! Well, you done good all the way around. I do love that last picture with the light slanting in ...
I like that effect. It seems to fit perfectly!
Beautiful shots, tampered or not!
(I'm traveling 'til mid-June. I'll have some posts in my absence but won't be visiting other blogs. See you when I get back!)
I like how you played with the photo!
The statue is gorgeous and I just love the bottom shot!
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