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(Manchester Art Gallery)

Arts and Sciences

 John Henning Jr.
1837-38

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Description

The City Art Gallery building was designed and constructed between 1824 and 1835 and housed originally the Royal Manchester Institution. It was designed by architect Sir Charles Barry in the Greek Ionic style. On either side of the entrance are three reliefs, to the left Sculpture, Architecture and Painting, and to the right

On the left side:

Manchester - Arts and Sciences
Sculpture.		 Manchester - Arts and Sciences
Architecture.		 Manchester - Arts and Sciences
Painting.

On the right side:

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Mathematics.		 Manchester - Arts and Sciences
Wisdom (goddess Minerva).		 Manchester - Arts and Sciences
Astronomy.

Signature

(mathematics) HENNING Junr

Sculptor

Sources & Information

Tags

  • Country: Great Britain
  • Architecture
  • Astronomy
  • Athena / Minerva
  • Henning Jr., John
  • Mathematics (allegory)
  • Painting (art)
  • Sculpting
  • Wisdom

    • Locatie (N 53°28'44" - W 2°14'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

    Item Code: gbnw019; Photograph: 17 June 2023
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