Bronzen Leeuwen Liggend - paar abstract dat het ontwerp extra dimensie

dat het ontwerp extra dimensie geeft en verwijst naar de grafische lijnen van Art deco-interieurs

while the crown carries an openwork bronze gallery that adds to its presence

The jar carries authentic detail

met kleine facetten die het licht vangen

or tulip pyramid

Bronzen Leeuwen Liggend - paar abstract dat het ontwerp extra dimensieThe sleeping lion and the waking lion, set as guardians of temples, thrones and tombs, are among the best known motifs in European sculpture. Antonio Canova (1757 1822) gave the pair their definitive form for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St Peter's Basilica in Rome: one lion with head raised and alert, the other settled down with its eyes closed. This bronze pair is modelled after that example. Cast via cire perdue, the lost wax method, and