A cloudy day in Menton. St. Michael of the Sea protects the Old Port. He stands near to the lighthouse and faces out to sea ready to defend us. Made of copper, the sculpture is by Antoniucce Volti. (1915 - 1989)Pity about the graffiti at his feet.
en effet vraiment dommage ces taggs sur le pied de la statue. Originale comme statue
ReplyDeleteI do not recall this statue. How long has it been in place?
ReplyDeleteSpacedlaw, like you, I had never seen it either and I've lived here for 18 years - but I'd never walked before to the end of that jetty where they sell the fish. That's where it is. This part of the port was renovated in 1970 and then again in 1992. The artist died in 1989 so I'm inclined to think it's been there since 1970 but truly I don't know. Unless you actually walk to the end of that jetty you simply don't see it for the yachts.
ReplyDeleteSleek statue...if the graffiti is only on his feet, you're lucky. Here many statues are covered with it.
ReplyDeleteA very unusual composition with all the lines. I'm always interested in how humans generate legends and myths to help make sense of their environment.
ReplyDeleteThat top shot is superb. As if he is captured in his own enormous net.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful work, perfect with the masts that surround it. Isn't it wonderful how you can discover something like this, even after having lived in a place for some time?
ReplyDeleteHello from Mentone, Victoria, Australia.
ReplyDeleteI had a comment from a person who reads our blog "Melbourne - our home" and she alerted me to your blog.
Our suburb Mentone took its name from Menton, France. During our trip to France and Italy in 2006, we stayed at least one night on our travels to Italy.
We were sorry we couldn't stay longer. I'll look forward to reading your blog more regularly.
Leon
The first picture is truly magnificent!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you captured the statue among a criss cross of masts and riggings, that top photo is a real beauty.
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing us the graffiti too, though. It's part of real life and I believe in showing the truth (to a certain extent ;-))
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