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Bristol
Bristol South West England Queen's Road
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The arts, Sir Joshua Reynolds and John Flaxman |
John Thomas
1857-58 |
Built in 1857 as the 'Academy for the Promotion of Fine Arts' by the architect C. Underwood and J.H. Hirst.
On the top of the façade is a allegorical group with Architecture, Painting and Sculpture.
In the center Architecture, left Painting and right Sculpture. The busts represents probably a painter and a sculptor.The windowless second floor has five reliefs with putti active with various brances of art.
 Designing textil fabric |
 Modelling |
 Chasing |
 Designing metal-work |
 Practical science and geometry |
In the façade of the first floor are two niches with large stone statues, to the left of the painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, and to the right that of the sculptor Flaxman.
 John Flaxman York 1755 - London 1826 British sculptor and draughtsman with his statuette 'Saint Michael Overcoming Satan' (1842) (Wikipedia) |
 Sir Joshua Reynolds Plympton, Devon 1723 - London 1792 English painter, specialising in portraits; with a book (Wikipedia) |
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