martedì 6 novembre 2007

Monumento a George Washington - Henry Merwin Shrady

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1906
Bronzo
New York, Brooklyn
Firmato sul basamento a destra “H.M.SHRADY 1906”

Il monumento equestre al primo presidente degli Stati Uniti fa preciso riferimento alle vicende legate a Valley Forge, quartier generale di G. Washington (1732-1799) ritratto fiero nel suo paludamento militare settecentesco. Il grande bronzo si deve allo scultore statunitense H.W. Shrady (1871-1922), noto per la sua grande capacità nel ritrarre gli animali in generale e i cavalli in particolare, come dimostra The Empty Saddle della National Gallery di Washington (www.nga.gov). Il Metropolitan Museum (www.metmuseum.org) conserva invece un bronzetto del monumento newyorchese (1905-6) donato nel 1974 dalla famiglia Blatt.

The equestrian monument to the first president of the United States refers precisely to the events happened at Valley Forge, the headquarter of G. Washington (1732-1799) who is retracted proud in his XVIII century military mantel. The great bronze is by the American sculptor H.W. Shrady (1871-1922), known for his great capacity to realize animals in general and horses in the specific, as proved by The Empty Saddle in the National Gallery of Washington (www.nga.gov). The Metropolitan Museum (www.metmuseum.org) has otherwise a bronze of the New York’s monument (1905-6) gifted in 1974 by Blatt.