Electronic Poet

Prompt: Explain the Description of this artwork, Electronic Poet.

The sculpture measures 10 inches (0.25 m) x 52 inches (1.3 m) x 20 inches (0.51 m) and is made of bronze and an LED light board. It displays curated collections of poems programmed in an "evolving" loop, intended to be rotated every six months. Selections of Jellum's favorite poems from around the world have featured American poets born before 1990, European, Native American and Northwestern poets, and Oregon place names, among others. The artist wanted to create "opportunities for moments of reflection within the urban landscape".The Smithsonian Institution categorizes the sculpture as abstract. Smithsonian lists the parking garage at the intersection of Southwest 10th and Yamhill as the work's owner, while 'cultureNOW' says it is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. Electronic Poet was funded by the city's Percent for Art program and is administered by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

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Category:Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon

Category:Bronze sculptures in Portland, Oregon


Electronic Poet

Prompt: How does Electronic Poet explain its Description?

The sculpture measures 10 inches (0.25 m) x 52 inches (1.3 m) x 20 inches (0.51 m) and is made of bronze and an LED light board. It displays curated collections of poems programmed in an "evolving" loop, intended to be rotated every six months. Selections of Jellum's favorite poems from around the world have featured American poets born before 1990, European, Native American and Northwestern poets, and Oregon place names, among others. The artist wanted to create "opportunities for moments of reflection within the urban landscape".The Smithsonian Institution categorizes the sculpture as abstract. Smithsonian lists the parking garage at the intersection of Southwest 10th and Yamhill as the work's owner, while 'cultureNOW' says it is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. Electronic Poet was funded by the city's Percent for Art program and is administered by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

File:Electronic Poet, Portland (2014) - 2.jpg

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon

Category:Bronze sculptures in Portland, Oregon


Electronic Poet

Prompt: In Electronic Poet, how is the Description discussed?

The sculpture measures 10 inches (0.25 m) x 52 inches (1.3 m) x 20 inches (0.51 m) and is made of bronze and an LED light board. It displays curated collections of poems programmed in an "evolving" loop, intended to be rotated every six months. Selections of Jellum's favorite poems from around the world have featured American poets born before 1990, European, Native American and Northwestern poets, and Oregon place names, among others. The artist wanted to create "opportunities for moments of reflection within the urban landscape".The Smithsonian Institution categorizes the sculpture as abstract. Smithsonian lists the parking garage at the intersection of Southwest 10th and Yamhill as the work's owner, while 'cultureNOW' says it is part of the City of Portland and Multnomah County Public Art Collection courtesy of the Regional Arts & Culture Council. Electronic Poet was funded by the city's Percent for Art program and is administered by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

File:Electronic Poet, Portland (2014) - 2.jpg

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon

Category:Bronze sculptures in Portland, Oregon


Electronic Poet

Prompt: Focus on Electronic Poet and explain the Reception.

"Dr. Know" (Marty Smith) of Willamette Week emphasized that the sculpture does not compose the text it displays and said its six-month rotation schedule "does not appear to be religiously observed". Of the work's introduction, in the form of the text "I am E.P." being displayed approximately every ten minutes, Smith hypothesized: "Since E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came out in 1982, possibly the Poet’s name was a play on the then-recent sci-fi blockbuster about another technologically advanced being with a wide, flat head. Possibly, but I hope not." The sculpture has been included in walking tours of Portland.

File:Electronic Poet, Portland (2014) - 2.jpg

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon

Category:Bronze sculptures in Portland, Oregon


Electronic Poet

Prompt: Explain the Reception of this artwork, Electronic Poet.

"Dr. Know" (Marty Smith) of Willamette Week emphasized that the sculpture does not compose the text it displays and said its six-month rotation schedule "does not appear to be religiously observed". Of the work's introduction, in the form of the text "I am E.P." being displayed approximately every ten minutes, Smith hypothesized: "Since E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came out in 1982, possibly the Poet’s name was a play on the then-recent sci-fi blockbuster about another technologically advanced being with a wide, flat head. Possibly, but I hope not." The sculpture has been included in walking tours of Portland.

File:Electronic Poet, Portland (2014) - 2.jpg

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon

Category:Bronze sculptures in Portland, Oregon


Electronic Poet

Prompt: How does Electronic Poet explain its Reception?

"Dr. Know" (Marty Smith) of Willamette Week emphasized that the sculpture does not compose the text it displays and said its six-month rotation schedule "does not appear to be religiously observed". Of the work's introduction, in the form of the text "I am E.P." being displayed approximately every ten minutes, Smith hypothesized: "Since E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came out in 1982, possibly the Poet’s name was a play on the then-recent sci-fi blockbuster about another technologically advanced being with a wide, flat head. Possibly, but I hope not." The sculpture has been included in walking tours of Portland.

File:Electronic Poet, Portland (2014) - 2.jpg

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon

Category:Bronze sculptures in Portland, Oregon


Electronic Poet

Prompt: In Electronic Poet, how is the Reception discussed?

"Dr. Know" (Marty Smith) of Willamette Week emphasized that the sculpture does not compose the text it displays and said its six-month rotation schedule "does not appear to be religiously observed". Of the work's introduction, in the form of the text "I am E.P." being displayed approximately every ten minutes, Smith hypothesized: "Since E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial came out in 1982, possibly the Poet’s name was a play on the then-recent sci-fi blockbuster about another technologically advanced being with a wide, flat head. Possibly, but I hope not." The sculpture has been included in walking tours of Portland.

File:Electronic Poet, Portland (2014) - 2.jpg

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon

Category:Bronze sculptures in Portland, Oregon


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: Focus on The Scotsman Steps and explain the abstract.

The Scotsman Steps (also known as Work No. 1059) is a permanent installation by British artist Martin Creed in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, The Scotsman Steps.

The Scotsman Steps (also known as Work No. 1059) is a permanent installation by British artist Martin Creed in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: How does The Scotsman Steps explain its abstract?

The Scotsman Steps (also known as Work No. 1059) is a permanent installation by British artist Martin Creed in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: In The Scotsman Steps, how is the abstract discussed?

The Scotsman Steps (also known as Work No. 1059) is a permanent installation by British artist Martin Creed in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: Focus on The Scotsman Steps and explain the History.

The Scotsman Steps were built between 1899 and 1902 by architects Dunn & Findlay as part of the construction of the building housing The Scotsman newspaper and, since 2001, The Scotsman Hotel. The steps were built in a French style as a spiral staircase within an enclosed octagonal tower; the tower was decorated with wrought iron grilles and glazed tiles in the interior.Historically considered a road, the 104 steps form a pedestrian link between the North Bridge and Waverley Station's Market Street entrance. The construction of the Scotsman building at the turn of the 20th century was part of a regeneration of the surrounding North Bridge area; the Scotsman building and Steps formed a turreted 'gateway' between the Edinburgh New Town and Old Town.The steps were Category A listed in 1974 and form part of the Edinburgh Old Town UNESCO World Heritage Site. Originally built from Carmyllie sandstone, the steps were re-levelled with a screed finish during the 1980s due to wear.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: Explain the History of this artwork, The Scotsman Steps.

The Scotsman Steps were built between 1899 and 1902 by architects Dunn & Findlay as part of the construction of the building housing The Scotsman newspaper and, since 2001, The Scotsman Hotel. The steps were built in a French style as a spiral staircase within an enclosed octagonal tower; the tower was decorated with wrought iron grilles and glazed tiles in the interior.Historically considered a road, the 104 steps form a pedestrian link between the North Bridge and Waverley Station's Market Street entrance. The construction of the Scotsman building at the turn of the 20th century was part of a regeneration of the surrounding North Bridge area; the Scotsman building and Steps formed a turreted 'gateway' between the Edinburgh New Town and Old Town.The steps were Category A listed in 1974 and form part of the Edinburgh Old Town UNESCO World Heritage Site. Originally built from Carmyllie sandstone, the steps were re-levelled with a screed finish during the 1980s due to wear.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: How does The Scotsman Steps explain its History?

The Scotsman Steps were built between 1899 and 1902 by architects Dunn & Findlay as part of the construction of the building housing The Scotsman newspaper and, since 2001, The Scotsman Hotel. The steps were built in a French style as a spiral staircase within an enclosed octagonal tower; the tower was decorated with wrought iron grilles and glazed tiles in the interior.Historically considered a road, the 104 steps form a pedestrian link between the North Bridge and Waverley Station's Market Street entrance. The construction of the Scotsman building at the turn of the 20th century was part of a regeneration of the surrounding North Bridge area; the Scotsman building and Steps formed a turreted 'gateway' between the Edinburgh New Town and Old Town.The steps were Category A listed in 1974 and form part of the Edinburgh Old Town UNESCO World Heritage Site. Originally built from Carmyllie sandstone, the steps were re-levelled with a screed finish during the 1980s due to wear.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: In The Scotsman Steps, how is the History discussed?

The Scotsman Steps were built between 1899 and 1902 by architects Dunn & Findlay as part of the construction of the building housing The Scotsman newspaper and, since 2001, The Scotsman Hotel. The steps were built in a French style as a spiral staircase within an enclosed octagonal tower; the tower was decorated with wrought iron grilles and glazed tiles in the interior.Historically considered a road, the 104 steps form a pedestrian link between the North Bridge and Waverley Station's Market Street entrance. The construction of the Scotsman building at the turn of the 20th century was part of a regeneration of the surrounding North Bridge area; the Scotsman building and Steps formed a turreted 'gateway' between the Edinburgh New Town and Old Town.The steps were Category A listed in 1974 and form part of the Edinburgh Old Town UNESCO World Heritage Site. Originally built from Carmyllie sandstone, the steps were re-levelled with a screed finish during the 1980s due to wear.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: Focus on The Scotsman Steps and explain the Redesign.

By the early 21st century, the steps had fallen into disrepair and for decades had been plagued by vandalism and antisocial behaviour.As part of a planned renovation, the Fruitmarket Gallery commissioned a new public installation by Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed to help improve the public perception of the steps. The installation, titled Work No. 1059, formed part of Creed's solo exhibition Down Over Up which was presented at the gallery in Summer 2010. The installation clad each of the 104 steps in a different type of marble, with all major marble quarries of the world represented.The artwork was funded by a £250,000 grant funded by the City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh World Heritage.Creed's original idea for the work was to create a 'musical staircase', as he ultimately did on a smaller scale in the Down Over Up exhibition. Creed described the final work as a "microcosm of the whole world – stepping on the different marble steps is like walking through the world."Marble floors have become a recurring motif in Creed's works, including Work No. 1051 (2013, Museo Jumex, Mexico City) and Work No. 1347 (2012, sketch restaurant, London).

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: Explain the Redesign of this artwork, The Scotsman Steps.

By the early 21st century, the steps had fallen into disrepair and for decades had been plagued by vandalism and antisocial behaviour.As part of a planned renovation, the Fruitmarket Gallery commissioned a new public installation by Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed to help improve the public perception of the steps. The installation, titled Work No. 1059, formed part of Creed's solo exhibition Down Over Up which was presented at the gallery in Summer 2010. The installation clad each of the 104 steps in a different type of marble, with all major marble quarries of the world represented.The artwork was funded by a £250,000 grant funded by the City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh World Heritage.Creed's original idea for the work was to create a 'musical staircase', as he ultimately did on a smaller scale in the Down Over Up exhibition. Creed described the final work as a "microcosm of the whole world – stepping on the different marble steps is like walking through the world."Marble floors have become a recurring motif in Creed's works, including Work No. 1051 (2013, Museo Jumex, Mexico City) and Work No. 1347 (2012, sketch restaurant, London).

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: How does The Scotsman Steps explain its Redesign?

By the early 21st century, the steps had fallen into disrepair and for decades had been plagued by vandalism and antisocial behaviour.As part of a planned renovation, the Fruitmarket Gallery commissioned a new public installation by Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed to help improve the public perception of the steps. The installation, titled Work No. 1059, formed part of Creed's solo exhibition Down Over Up which was presented at the gallery in Summer 2010. The installation clad each of the 104 steps in a different type of marble, with all major marble quarries of the world represented.The artwork was funded by a £250,000 grant funded by the City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh World Heritage.Creed's original idea for the work was to create a 'musical staircase', as he ultimately did on a smaller scale in the Down Over Up exhibition. Creed described the final work as a "microcosm of the whole world – stepping on the different marble steps is like walking through the world."Marble floors have become a recurring motif in Creed's works, including Work No. 1051 (2013, Museo Jumex, Mexico City) and Work No. 1347 (2012, sketch restaurant, London).

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: In The Scotsman Steps, how is the Redesign discussed?

By the early 21st century, the steps had fallen into disrepair and for decades had been plagued by vandalism and antisocial behaviour.As part of a planned renovation, the Fruitmarket Gallery commissioned a new public installation by Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed to help improve the public perception of the steps. The installation, titled Work No. 1059, formed part of Creed's solo exhibition Down Over Up which was presented at the gallery in Summer 2010. The installation clad each of the 104 steps in a different type of marble, with all major marble quarries of the world represented.The artwork was funded by a £250,000 grant funded by the City of Edinburgh Council and Edinburgh World Heritage.Creed's original idea for the work was to create a 'musical staircase', as he ultimately did on a smaller scale in the Down Over Up exhibition. Creed described the final work as a "microcosm of the whole world – stepping on the different marble steps is like walking through the world."Marble floors have become a recurring motif in Creed's works, including Work No. 1051 (2013, Museo Jumex, Mexico City) and Work No. 1347 (2012, sketch restaurant, London).

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: Focus on The Scotsman Steps and explain the Reception and awards.

Overall response to the redesign has been positive, with Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones calling it "the best art at [2011's] Edinburgh Art Festival" and "a generous, modest masterpiece of contemporary public art". In Art Monthly, installation artist Vincent Martin wrote: "[a]s monuments to the global reach of empire go it is both appropriate and unobtrusive." Writing for the BBC in 2018, William Cook similarly described the redesigned steps as "magical, but supremely practical."In 2012, the Steps won the Scottish Design Award in the Regeneration category. Also in 2012, they were nominated for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: Explain the Reception and awards of this artwork, The Scotsman Steps.

Overall response to the redesign has been positive, with Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones calling it "the best art at [2011's] Edinburgh Art Festival" and "a generous, modest masterpiece of contemporary public art". In Art Monthly, installation artist Vincent Martin wrote: "[a]s monuments to the global reach of empire go it is both appropriate and unobtrusive." Writing for the BBC in 2018, William Cook similarly described the redesigned steps as "magical, but supremely practical."In 2012, the Steps won the Scottish Design Award in the Regeneration category. Also in 2012, they were nominated for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: How does The Scotsman Steps explain its Reception and awards?

Overall response to the redesign has been positive, with Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones calling it "the best art at [2011's] Edinburgh Art Festival" and "a generous, modest masterpiece of contemporary public art". In Art Monthly, installation artist Vincent Martin wrote: "[a]s monuments to the global reach of empire go it is both appropriate and unobtrusive." Writing for the BBC in 2018, William Cook similarly described the redesigned steps as "magical, but supremely practical."In 2012, the Steps won the Scottish Design Award in the Regeneration category. Also in 2012, they were nominated for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


The Scotsman Steps

Prompt: In The Scotsman Steps, how is the Reception and awards discussed?

Overall response to the redesign has been positive, with Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones calling it "the best art at [2011's] Edinburgh Art Festival" and "a generous, modest masterpiece of contemporary public art". In Art Monthly, installation artist Vincent Martin wrote: "[a]s monuments to the global reach of empire go it is both appropriate and unobtrusive." Writing for the BBC in 2018, William Cook similarly described the redesigned steps as "magical, but supremely practical."In 2012, the Steps won the Scottish Design Award in the Regeneration category. Also in 2012, they were nominated for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award.

Category:Category A listed buildings in Edinburgh

Entrance to the Scotsman Steps from [[The Scotsman Hotel

Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

Category:Marble sculptures in the United Kingdom


Titus as a Monk

Prompt: Focus on Titus as a Monk and explain the abstract.

Titus as a Monk (Dutch: Titus als monnik) or Rembrandt's Son Titus in a Monk's Habit is a 1660 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, showing his son Titus in the habit of a Franciscan. It is now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

List of paintings by Rembrandt
Rembrandt
Titus
Category:Paintings in the Rijksmuseum
Titus van Rijn
Category:Paintings by Rembrandt
Category:1660 paintings
Franciscans
Franciscan
Rijksmuseum
Category:Religious paintings
Oil on canvas
Amsterdam


Titus as a Monk

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Titus as a Monk.

Titus as a Monk (Dutch: Titus als monnik) or Rembrandt's Son Titus in a Monk's Habit is a 1660 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, showing his son Titus in the habit of a Franciscan. It is now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

List of paintings by Rembrandt
Rembrandt
Titus
Category:Paintings in the Rijksmuseum
Titus van Rijn
Category:Paintings by Rembrandt
Category:1660 paintings
Franciscans
Franciscan
Rijksmuseum
Category:Religious paintings
Oil on canvas
Amsterdam


Titus as a Monk

Prompt: How does Titus as a Monk explain its abstract?

Titus as a Monk (Dutch: Titus als monnik) or Rembrandt's Son Titus in a Monk's Habit is a 1660 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, showing his son Titus in the habit of a Franciscan. It is now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

List of paintings by Rembrandt
Rembrandt
Titus
Category:Paintings in the Rijksmuseum
Titus van Rijn
Category:Paintings by Rembrandt
Category:1660 paintings
Franciscans
Franciscan
Rijksmuseum
Category:Religious paintings
Oil on canvas
Amsterdam


Titus as a Monk

Prompt: In Titus as a Monk, how is the abstract discussed?

Titus as a Monk (Dutch: Titus als monnik) or Rembrandt's Son Titus in a Monk's Habit is a 1660 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, showing his son Titus in the habit of a Franciscan. It is now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

List of paintings by Rembrandt
Rembrandt
Titus
Category:Paintings in the Rijksmuseum
Titus van Rijn
Category:Paintings by Rembrandt
Category:1660 paintings
Franciscans
Franciscan
Rijksmuseum
Category:Religious paintings
Oil on canvas
Amsterdam


The Vision of Saint Eustace

Prompt: Focus on The Vision of Saint Eustace and explain the abstract.

The Vision of Saint Eustace is a painting by the early Italian Renaissance master Pisanello, now in the National Gallery in London. The date of the work is unknown and has been assigned by various scholars to different points in Pisanello's career, but the National Gallery's website currently dates it to "about 1438-1442".The work depicts Saint Eustace before a stag, between the antlers of which is a crucifix, as described in the Golden Legend. Although a similar story is told of Saint Hubert, the identification of the figure as Saint Eustace is based on the fact that Pisanello painted Saint Eustace in Sant'Anastasia. Saint Hubert's depiction in Italian art during this period is also unlikely.Saint Eustace is portrayed as a huntsman dressed in the height of court fashion, wearing a golden tunic and blue headdress. The patron was therefore given the opportunity to appreciate the work as a devotional piece in addition to identifying with the aristocratic pastime of hunting and chivalric ideology. The patron for whom the work was painted is, however, unknown. Suggested patrons include the Gonzaga and Filippo Maria Visconti. Leonello or  Borso d’Este, keen huntsmen, have also been proposed. It is possible that the saint could be a profile portrait of the patron.The hunting scene allowed Pisanello to demonstrate his considerable skill in depicting animals and birds in a naturalistic but decorative way. Drawings of them from pattern books were undoubtedly used. The animals are portrayed at various scales and scattered around a ‘tipped-up’ landscape not dissimilar to those visible in Netherlandish tapestries. The landscape's construction also demonstrates a familiarity with illuminations in manuscript hunting treatises, such as the canonical Livre de Chasse by Gaston Phoebus.The purpose of the blank scroll in the foreground of the painting is unknown. There is no evidence to suggest it ever contained any lettering. Its original intention may have been to carry the words of Christ to Saint Eustace or to bear a motto provided by the patron. It has been suggested, however, that the empty scroll is designed to demonstrate the superfluity of words in relation to images and thus refers to a contemporary humanist debate regarding the relative merits of poetry and art.During the course of its history, The Vision of Saint Eustace has been extensively repainted and retouched. Originally, the panel was taller (it has been cut at the top). The landscape has darkened because of the black underpaint and the use of malachite. The gold leaf in the tunic and harness has been regilded. Some animals, like the bear, have been entirely repainted. The saint's hat and face, however, are well preserved and the pastiglia (low gesso relief for decoration of some details), present in the harness, hunting horn and spurs, is original.The painting was bought by the National Gallery in 1895, catalogued as NG 1436, and is today on display in room 55.

Category:Paintings in the National Gallery, London


The Vision of Saint Eustace

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, The Vision of Saint Eustace.

The Vision of Saint Eustace is a painting by the early Italian Renaissance master Pisanello, now in the National Gallery in London. The date of the work is unknown and has been assigned by various scholars to different points in Pisanello's career, but the National Gallery's website currently dates it to "about 1438-1442".The work depicts Saint Eustace before a stag, between the antlers of which is a crucifix, as described in the Golden Legend. Although a similar story is told of Saint Hubert, the identification of the figure as Saint Eustace is based on the fact that Pisanello painted Saint Eustace in Sant'Anastasia. Saint Hubert's depiction in Italian art during this period is also unlikely.Saint Eustace is portrayed as a huntsman dressed in the height of court fashion, wearing a golden tunic and blue headdress. The patron was therefore given the opportunity to appreciate the work as a devotional piece in addition to identifying with the aristocratic pastime of hunting and chivalric ideology. The patron for whom the work was painted is, however, unknown. Suggested patrons include the Gonzaga and Filippo Maria Visconti. Leonello or  Borso d’Este, keen huntsmen, have also been proposed. It is possible that the saint could be a profile portrait of the patron.The hunting scene allowed Pisanello to demonstrate his considerable skill in depicting animals and birds in a naturalistic but decorative way. Drawings of them from pattern books were undoubtedly used. The animals are portrayed at various scales and scattered around a ‘tipped-up’ landscape not dissimilar to those visible in Netherlandish tapestries. The landscape's construction also demonstrates a familiarity with illuminations in manuscript hunting treatises, such as the canonical Livre de Chasse by Gaston Phoebus.The purpose of the blank scroll in the foreground of the painting is unknown. There is no evidence to suggest it ever contained any lettering. Its original intention may have been to carry the words of Christ to Saint Eustace or to bear a motto provided by the patron. It has been suggested, however, that the empty scroll is designed to demonstrate the superfluity of words in relation to images and thus refers to a contemporary humanist debate regarding the relative merits of poetry and art.During the course of its history, The Vision of Saint Eustace has been extensively repainted and retouched. Originally, the panel was taller (it has been cut at the top). The landscape has darkened because of the black underpaint and the use of malachite. The gold leaf in the tunic and harness has been regilded. Some animals, like the bear, have been entirely repainted. The saint's hat and face, however, are well preserved and the pastiglia (low gesso relief for decoration of some details), present in the harness, hunting horn and spurs, is original.The painting was bought by the National Gallery in 1895, catalogued as NG 1436, and is today on display in room 55.

Category:Paintings in the National Gallery, London


The Vision of Saint Eustace

Prompt: How does The Vision of Saint Eustace explain its abstract?

The Vision of Saint Eustace is a painting by the early Italian Renaissance master Pisanello, now in the National Gallery in London. The date of the work is unknown and has been assigned by various scholars to different points in Pisanello's career, but the National Gallery's website currently dates it to "about 1438-1442".The work depicts Saint Eustace before a stag, between the antlers of which is a crucifix, as described in the Golden Legend. Although a similar story is told of Saint Hubert, the identification of the figure as Saint Eustace is based on the fact that Pisanello painted Saint Eustace in Sant'Anastasia. Saint Hubert's depiction in Italian art during this period is also unlikely.Saint Eustace is portrayed as a huntsman dressed in the height of court fashion, wearing a golden tunic and blue headdress. The patron was therefore given the opportunity to appreciate the work as a devotional piece in addition to identifying with the aristocratic pastime of hunting and chivalric ideology. The patron for whom the work was painted is, however, unknown. Suggested patrons include the Gonzaga and Filippo Maria Visconti. Leonello or  Borso d’Este, keen huntsmen, have also been proposed. It is possible that the saint could be a profile portrait of the patron.The hunting scene allowed Pisanello to demonstrate his considerable skill in depicting animals and birds in a naturalistic but decorative way. Drawings of them from pattern books were undoubtedly used. The animals are portrayed at various scales and scattered around a ‘tipped-up’ landscape not dissimilar to those visible in Netherlandish tapestries. The landscape's construction also demonstrates a familiarity with illuminations in manuscript hunting treatises, such as the canonical Livre de Chasse by Gaston Phoebus.The purpose of the blank scroll in the foreground of the painting is unknown. There is no evidence to suggest it ever contained any lettering. Its original intention may have been to carry the words of Christ to Saint Eustace or to bear a motto provided by the patron. It has been suggested, however, that the empty scroll is designed to demonstrate the superfluity of words in relation to images and thus refers to a contemporary humanist debate regarding the relative merits of poetry and art.During the course of its history, The Vision of Saint Eustace has been extensively repainted and retouched. Originally, the panel was taller (it has been cut at the top). The landscape has darkened because of the black underpaint and the use of malachite. The gold leaf in the tunic and harness has been regilded. Some animals, like the bear, have been entirely repainted. The saint's hat and face, however, are well preserved and the pastiglia (low gesso relief for decoration of some details), present in the harness, hunting horn and spurs, is original.The painting was bought by the National Gallery in 1895, catalogued as NG 1436, and is today on display in room 55.

Category:Paintings in the National Gallery, London


The Vision of Saint Eustace

Prompt: In The Vision of Saint Eustace, how is the abstract discussed?

The Vision of Saint Eustace is a painting by the early Italian Renaissance master Pisanello, now in the National Gallery in London. The date of the work is unknown and has been assigned by various scholars to different points in Pisanello's career, but the National Gallery's website currently dates it to "about 1438-1442".The work depicts Saint Eustace before a stag, between the antlers of which is a crucifix, as described in the Golden Legend. Although a similar story is told of Saint Hubert, the identification of the figure as Saint Eustace is based on the fact that Pisanello painted Saint Eustace in Sant'Anastasia. Saint Hubert's depiction in Italian art during this period is also unlikely.Saint Eustace is portrayed as a huntsman dressed in the height of court fashion, wearing a golden tunic and blue headdress. The patron was therefore given the opportunity to appreciate the work as a devotional piece in addition to identifying with the aristocratic pastime of hunting and chivalric ideology. The patron for whom the work was painted is, however, unknown. Suggested patrons include the Gonzaga and Filippo Maria Visconti. Leonello or  Borso d’Este, keen huntsmen, have also been proposed. It is possible that the saint could be a profile portrait of the patron.The hunting scene allowed Pisanello to demonstrate his considerable skill in depicting animals and birds in a naturalistic but decorative way. Drawings of them from pattern books were undoubtedly used. The animals are portrayed at various scales and scattered around a ‘tipped-up’ landscape not dissimilar to those visible in Netherlandish tapestries. The landscape's construction also demonstrates a familiarity with illuminations in manuscript hunting treatises, such as the canonical Livre de Chasse by Gaston Phoebus.The purpose of the blank scroll in the foreground of the painting is unknown. There is no evidence to suggest it ever contained any lettering. Its original intention may have been to carry the words of Christ to Saint Eustace or to bear a motto provided by the patron. It has been suggested, however, that the empty scroll is designed to demonstrate the superfluity of words in relation to images and thus refers to a contemporary humanist debate regarding the relative merits of poetry and art.During the course of its history, The Vision of Saint Eustace has been extensively repainted and retouched. Originally, the panel was taller (it has been cut at the top). The landscape has darkened because of the black underpaint and the use of malachite. The gold leaf in the tunic and harness has been regilded. Some animals, like the bear, have been entirely repainted. The saint's hat and face, however, are well preserved and the pastiglia (low gesso relief for decoration of some details), present in the harness, hunting horn and spurs, is original.The painting was bought by the National Gallery in 1895, catalogued as NG 1436, and is today on display in room 55.

Category:Paintings in the National Gallery, London


Prompt: Focus on Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Parliament Square and explain the abstract.

The statue of Benjamin Disraeli is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Mario Raggi, located at the west side of Parliament Square in London.  It was unveiled in 1883 and became a Grade II listed building in 1970.

Category:1883 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Grade II listed statues in the City of Westminster

Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Category:Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster

Category:Statues of prime ministers of the United Kingdom

File:W Saull - Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - Primrose Day $$.jpg

Category:Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom


Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Parliament Square.

The statue of Benjamin Disraeli is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Mario Raggi, located at the west side of Parliament Square in London.  It was unveiled in 1883 and became a Grade II listed building in 1970.

Category:1883 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Grade II listed statues in the City of Westminster

Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Category:Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster

Category:Statues of prime ministers of the United Kingdom

File:W Saull - Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - Primrose Day $$.jpg

Category:Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom


Prompt: How does Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Parliament Square explain its abstract?

The statue of Benjamin Disraeli is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Mario Raggi, located at the west side of Parliament Square in London.  It was unveiled in 1883 and became a Grade II listed building in 1970.

Category:1883 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Grade II listed statues in the City of Westminster

Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Category:Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster

Category:Statues of prime ministers of the United Kingdom

File:W Saull - Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - Primrose Day $$.jpg

Category:Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom


Prompt: In Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Parliament Square, how is the abstract discussed?

The statue of Benjamin Disraeli is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Mario Raggi, located at the west side of Parliament Square in London.  It was unveiled in 1883 and became a Grade II listed building in 1970.

Category:1883 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Grade II listed statues in the City of Westminster

Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Category:Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster

Category:Statues of prime ministers of the United Kingdom

File:W Saull - Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - Primrose Day $$.jpg

Category:Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom


Prompt: Focus on Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Parliament Square and explain the Description and history.

The memorial features a bronze statue of the former prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, dressed in his robes as 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, standing on a red granite pedestal.  At the front, immediately below the statue, the pedestal bears the inscription "BEACONSFIELD", and the rear face has the inscription "BENJAMIN DISRAELI / EARL OF BEACONSFIELD / K.G. / 1804 – 1881".The statue was made by Mario Raggi (sometimes known as Mario Razzi or Rossi) and cast by H. Young & Co, art founders of Pimlico.  It was recognised as a good likeness, based on a bust that Raggi had made before Disraeli's death.  The monument was unveiled by Sir Stafford Northcote, Disraeli's successor as leader of the Conservative Party, on the second anniversary of Disraeli's death, 19 April 1883, a date which became known as Primrose Day.  For many years, into the 1920s, arrangements of primroses, reputedly Disraeli's favourite flower, were left at the memorial to commemorate the anniversary of his death.  Originally sited on the south side of the square facing south towards St Margaret's, Westminster, it was moved when the square was reconfigured in the 1950s, and resited in its present location, on the west side of the square facing east towards the Houses of Parliament. The statue became a Grade II listed building in 1970.

Category:1883 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Grade II listed statues in the City of Westminster

Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Category:Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster

Category:Statues of prime ministers of the United Kingdom

File:W Saull - Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - Primrose Day $$.jpg

Category:Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom


Prompt: Explain the Description and history of this artwork, Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Parliament Square.

The memorial features a bronze statue of the former prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, dressed in his robes as 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, standing on a red granite pedestal.  At the front, immediately below the statue, the pedestal bears the inscription "BEACONSFIELD", and the rear face has the inscription "BENJAMIN DISRAELI / EARL OF BEACONSFIELD / K.G. / 1804 – 1881".The statue was made by Mario Raggi (sometimes known as Mario Razzi or Rossi) and cast by H. Young & Co, art founders of Pimlico.  It was recognised as a good likeness, based on a bust that Raggi had made before Disraeli's death.  The monument was unveiled by Sir Stafford Northcote, Disraeli's successor as leader of the Conservative Party, on the second anniversary of Disraeli's death, 19 April 1883, a date which became known as Primrose Day.  For many years, into the 1920s, arrangements of primroses, reputedly Disraeli's favourite flower, were left at the memorial to commemorate the anniversary of his death.  Originally sited on the south side of the square facing south towards St Margaret's, Westminster, it was moved when the square was reconfigured in the 1950s, and resited in its present location, on the west side of the square facing east towards the Houses of Parliament. The statue became a Grade II listed building in 1970.

Category:1883 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Grade II listed statues in the City of Westminster

Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Category:Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster

Category:Statues of prime ministers of the United Kingdom

File:W Saull - Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - Primrose Day $$.jpg

Category:Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom


Prompt: How does Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Parliament Square explain its Description and history?

The memorial features a bronze statue of the former prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, dressed in his robes as 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, standing on a red granite pedestal.  At the front, immediately below the statue, the pedestal bears the inscription "BEACONSFIELD", and the rear face has the inscription "BENJAMIN DISRAELI / EARL OF BEACONSFIELD / K.G. / 1804 – 1881".The statue was made by Mario Raggi (sometimes known as Mario Razzi or Rossi) and cast by H. Young & Co, art founders of Pimlico.  It was recognised as a good likeness, based on a bust that Raggi had made before Disraeli's death.  The monument was unveiled by Sir Stafford Northcote, Disraeli's successor as leader of the Conservative Party, on the second anniversary of Disraeli's death, 19 April 1883, a date which became known as Primrose Day.  For many years, into the 1920s, arrangements of primroses, reputedly Disraeli's favourite flower, were left at the memorial to commemorate the anniversary of his death.  Originally sited on the south side of the square facing south towards St Margaret's, Westminster, it was moved when the square was reconfigured in the 1950s, and resited in its present location, on the west side of the square facing east towards the Houses of Parliament. The statue became a Grade II listed building in 1970.

Category:1883 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Grade II listed statues in the City of Westminster

Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Category:Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster

Category:Statues of prime ministers of the United Kingdom

File:W Saull - Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - Primrose Day $$.jpg

Category:Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom


Prompt: In Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Parliament Square, how is the Description and history discussed?

The memorial features a bronze statue of the former prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, dressed in his robes as 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, standing on a red granite pedestal.  At the front, immediately below the statue, the pedestal bears the inscription "BEACONSFIELD", and the rear face has the inscription "BENJAMIN DISRAELI / EARL OF BEACONSFIELD / K.G. / 1804 – 1881".The statue was made by Mario Raggi (sometimes known as Mario Razzi or Rossi) and cast by H. Young & Co, art founders of Pimlico.  It was recognised as a good likeness, based on a bust that Raggi had made before Disraeli's death.  The monument was unveiled by Sir Stafford Northcote, Disraeli's successor as leader of the Conservative Party, on the second anniversary of Disraeli's death, 19 April 1883, a date which became known as Primrose Day.  For many years, into the 1920s, arrangements of primroses, reputedly Disraeli's favourite flower, were left at the memorial to commemorate the anniversary of his death.  Originally sited on the south side of the square facing south towards St Margaret's, Westminster, it was moved when the square was reconfigured in the 1950s, and resited in its present location, on the west side of the square facing east towards the Houses of Parliament. The statue became a Grade II listed building in 1970.

Category:1883 establishments in the United Kingdom

Category:Grade II listed statues in the City of Westminster

Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Category:Bronze sculptures in the City of Westminster

Category:Statues of prime ministers of the United Kingdom

File:W Saull - Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield - Primrose Day $$.jpg

Category:Sculptures of men in the United Kingdom


Madonna della Vallicella

Prompt: Focus on Madonna della Vallicella and explain the abstract.

The Madonna della Vallicella is an oil-on-slate painting produced between 1606 and 1608 by Peter Paul Rubens. It is his second confirmed commission in Rome, after his now-lost painting cycle for Santa Croce in Gerusalemme.

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child


Madonna della Vallicella

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Madonna della Vallicella.

The Madonna della Vallicella is an oil-on-slate painting produced between 1606 and 1608 by Peter Paul Rubens. It is his second confirmed commission in Rome, after his now-lost painting cycle for Santa Croce in Gerusalemme.

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child


Madonna della Vallicella

Prompt: How does Madonna della Vallicella explain its abstract?

The Madonna della Vallicella is an oil-on-slate painting produced between 1606 and 1608 by Peter Paul Rubens. It is his second confirmed commission in Rome, after his now-lost painting cycle for Santa Croce in Gerusalemme.

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child


Madonna della Vallicella

Prompt: In Madonna della Vallicella, how is the abstract discussed?

The Madonna della Vallicella is an oil-on-slate painting produced between 1606 and 1608 by Peter Paul Rubens. It is his second confirmed commission in Rome, after his now-lost painting cycle for Santa Croce in Gerusalemme.

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child


Madonna della Vallicella

Prompt: Focus on Madonna della Vallicella and explain the History.

The painting was produced as the high-altarpiece for the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome (also known as the Chiesa Nuova, or "New Church." Its name refers to an ancient miraculous icon of the Nicopeia (bringer of victory) or Kyriotissa (enthroned) type known as the Madonna vallicelliana. Rubens reconstructed this image, surrounded by concentric circles of adoring angels and cherubs. On a copper plate placed over the Madonna della Vallicella, Rubens painted an additional Madonna with the Baby Jesus Giving Benediction that mirrors the sacred icon it covers. It's possible to raise the copper plate with a mechanism of pulleys and cords. In the central panel, space seems to expand out of the confines of its frames, a common theme in Baroque painting.Rubens made a first version on canvas, but it must not have satisfied his clients for how light glared on its surface. So, he painted a new version on a slab of slate, a material with different reflective properties that eliminated the initial inconvenience. In the altar niche, Madonna della Vallicella forms a triptych with two other paintings on chalkboard panels that are placed on the nearby walls. A painting of Pope Gregory I and Papias and Maurus on the left and a painting of the saints Flavia Domitilla, and Nereus and Achilleus on the right. The Chiesa Nuova also possesses reliquaries of the depicted saints. The choice of the paintings in the triptych perhaps suggests that Rubens was influenced by an analogous composition choice made by Annibale Carracci in the Chapel Salviati of San Gregorio Magno al Celio for Saint Gregory at Prayer only a few years before.Rubens, in fact, distanced the two side paintings of saints from the central altar of the church. The side paintings are therefore turned toward the central panel with the venerated Madonna della Vallicella. Their placement directs the devotional gazes of Pope Gregory and Saint Domitilla toward the altar. The paintings of the Chiesa Nuova are the only works Rubens made in Rome that remained in the original locations.

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child


Madonna della Vallicella

Prompt: Explain the History of this artwork, Madonna della Vallicella.

The painting was produced as the high-altarpiece for the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome (also known as the Chiesa Nuova, or "New Church." Its name refers to an ancient miraculous icon of the Nicopeia (bringer of victory) or Kyriotissa (enthroned) type known as the Madonna vallicelliana. Rubens reconstructed this image, surrounded by concentric circles of adoring angels and cherubs. On a copper plate placed over the Madonna della Vallicella, Rubens painted an additional Madonna with the Baby Jesus Giving Benediction that mirrors the sacred icon it covers. It's possible to raise the copper plate with a mechanism of pulleys and cords. In the central panel, space seems to expand out of the confines of its frames, a common theme in Baroque painting.Rubens made a first version on canvas, but it must not have satisfied his clients for how light glared on its surface. So, he painted a new version on a slab of slate, a material with different reflective properties that eliminated the initial inconvenience. In the altar niche, Madonna della Vallicella forms a triptych with two other paintings on chalkboard panels that are placed on the nearby walls. A painting of Pope Gregory I and Papias and Maurus on the left and a painting of the saints Flavia Domitilla, and Nereus and Achilleus on the right. The Chiesa Nuova also possesses reliquaries of the depicted saints. The choice of the paintings in the triptych perhaps suggests that Rubens was influenced by an analogous composition choice made by Annibale Carracci in the Chapel Salviati of San Gregorio Magno al Celio for Saint Gregory at Prayer only a few years before.Rubens, in fact, distanced the two side paintings of saints from the central altar of the church. The side paintings are therefore turned toward the central panel with the venerated Madonna della Vallicella. Their placement directs the devotional gazes of Pope Gregory and Saint Domitilla toward the altar. The paintings of the Chiesa Nuova are the only works Rubens made in Rome that remained in the original locations.

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child


Madonna della Vallicella

Prompt: How does Madonna della Vallicella explain its History?

The painting was produced as the high-altarpiece for the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome (also known as the Chiesa Nuova, or "New Church." Its name refers to an ancient miraculous icon of the Nicopeia (bringer of victory) or Kyriotissa (enthroned) type known as the Madonna vallicelliana. Rubens reconstructed this image, surrounded by concentric circles of adoring angels and cherubs. On a copper plate placed over the Madonna della Vallicella, Rubens painted an additional Madonna with the Baby Jesus Giving Benediction that mirrors the sacred icon it covers. It's possible to raise the copper plate with a mechanism of pulleys and cords. In the central panel, space seems to expand out of the confines of its frames, a common theme in Baroque painting.Rubens made a first version on canvas, but it must not have satisfied his clients for how light glared on its surface. So, he painted a new version on a slab of slate, a material with different reflective properties that eliminated the initial inconvenience. In the altar niche, Madonna della Vallicella forms a triptych with two other paintings on chalkboard panels that are placed on the nearby walls. A painting of Pope Gregory I and Papias and Maurus on the left and a painting of the saints Flavia Domitilla, and Nereus and Achilleus on the right. The Chiesa Nuova also possesses reliquaries of the depicted saints. The choice of the paintings in the triptych perhaps suggests that Rubens was influenced by an analogous composition choice made by Annibale Carracci in the Chapel Salviati of San Gregorio Magno al Celio for Saint Gregory at Prayer only a few years before.Rubens, in fact, distanced the two side paintings of saints from the central altar of the church. The side paintings are therefore turned toward the central panel with the venerated Madonna della Vallicella. Their placement directs the devotional gazes of Pope Gregory and Saint Domitilla toward the altar. The paintings of the Chiesa Nuova are the only works Rubens made in Rome that remained in the original locations.

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child


Madonna della Vallicella

Prompt: In Madonna della Vallicella, how is the History discussed?

The painting was produced as the high-altarpiece for the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome (also known as the Chiesa Nuova, or "New Church." Its name refers to an ancient miraculous icon of the Nicopeia (bringer of victory) or Kyriotissa (enthroned) type known as the Madonna vallicelliana. Rubens reconstructed this image, surrounded by concentric circles of adoring angels and cherubs. On a copper plate placed over the Madonna della Vallicella, Rubens painted an additional Madonna with the Baby Jesus Giving Benediction that mirrors the sacred icon it covers. It's possible to raise the copper plate with a mechanism of pulleys and cords. In the central panel, space seems to expand out of the confines of its frames, a common theme in Baroque painting.Rubens made a first version on canvas, but it must not have satisfied his clients for how light glared on its surface. So, he painted a new version on a slab of slate, a material with different reflective properties that eliminated the initial inconvenience. In the altar niche, Madonna della Vallicella forms a triptych with two other paintings on chalkboard panels that are placed on the nearby walls. A painting of Pope Gregory I and Papias and Maurus on the left and a painting of the saints Flavia Domitilla, and Nereus and Achilleus on the right. The Chiesa Nuova also possesses reliquaries of the depicted saints. The choice of the paintings in the triptych perhaps suggests that Rubens was influenced by an analogous composition choice made by Annibale Carracci in the Chapel Salviati of San Gregorio Magno al Celio for Saint Gregory at Prayer only a few years before.Rubens, in fact, distanced the two side paintings of saints from the central altar of the church. The side paintings are therefore turned toward the central panel with the venerated Madonna della Vallicella. Their placement directs the devotional gazes of Pope Gregory and Saint Domitilla toward the altar. The paintings of the Chiesa Nuova are the only works Rubens made in Rome that remained in the original locations.

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child


Bearded Slave

Prompt: Focus on Bearded Slave and explain the abstract.

The Bearded Slave (Italian: Schiavo barbuto) is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo datable to around 1525–1530 and kept in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence. It forms part of the series of unfinished Prigioni intended for the Tomb of Pope Julius II.

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Bearded Slave.

The Bearded Slave (Italian: Schiavo barbuto) is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo datable to around 1525–1530 and kept in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence. It forms part of the series of unfinished Prigioni intended for the Tomb of Pope Julius II.

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: How does Bearded Slave explain its abstract?

The Bearded Slave (Italian: Schiavo barbuto) is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo datable to around 1525–1530 and kept in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence. It forms part of the series of unfinished Prigioni intended for the Tomb of Pope Julius II.

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: In Bearded Slave, how is the abstract discussed?

The Bearded Slave (Italian: Schiavo barbuto) is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo datable to around 1525–1530 and kept in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence. It forms part of the series of unfinished Prigioni intended for the Tomb of Pope Julius II.

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: Focus on Bearded Slave and explain the History.

It seems that, from the first design of the Tomb of Pope Julius II (1505), a series of "Prigioni" was planned for the bottom level of the mausoleum, a series of statues larger than life size of chained figures in various poses, leaning on pilasters which would frame niches containing winged Victories and be surmounted by herms. With a pair on each side of each niche, there must initially have been sixteen or twenty such statues planned. This number was reduced in successive designs, to twelve (second version, 1513), eight (third version, 1516) and finally maybe only four (fourth version, 1526, or fifth version, 1532), before being eliminated from the project altogether in the final version of 1542.The first members of the series, who are mentioned in Michelangelo's letters are the two Prigioni of Paris, named the "Slaves" in the nineteenth century: the Dying Slave and the Rebellious Slave. They were carved in Rome around 1513.The Florentine Prigioni (Young Slave, Bearded Slave, Atlas Slave and the Awakening Slave) were probably carved instead in the second half of the 1520s, while Michelangelo was employed at San Lorenzo in Florence (but historians suggest dates between 1519 and 1534). It is known that they were in the artist's warehouse on the via Mozza in 1544, when his nephew Leonardo Buonarroti asked permission to sell them (Michelangelo did not visit Florence after 1534). The permission was denied and only in 1564 were they donated, along with the Genius of Victory, to the Grand Duke Cosimo I who placed them at the four corners of the Grotto of Buontalenti in 1591. They were removed from there in 1908, in order to be reunited with other works of Michelangelo in the Florentine gallery.With respect to the exact date, Justi (and others) propose 1519, on the basis of a letter of 13 February, in which Jacopo Salviati promised the cardinal Aginesis, Julius II's heir, that the sculptor would have the four figures for the tomb ready by the summer of that year; Wilde proposes 1523, pointing to a statement of the cardinal Giulio de' Medici (the future Clement VII) who had seen them before he departed for Rome in that year; finally de Tolnay dates them to 1530–1534 on the basis on their style, frequent references to incomplete sculptures for the pope's tomb in letters of 1531–2 and Vasari's statement that they were created while the artist was preparing the cartoon of The Last Judgment.

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: Explain the History of this artwork, Bearded Slave.

It seems that, from the first design of the Tomb of Pope Julius II (1505), a series of "Prigioni" was planned for the bottom level of the mausoleum, a series of statues larger than life size of chained figures in various poses, leaning on pilasters which would frame niches containing winged Victories and be surmounted by herms. With a pair on each side of each niche, there must initially have been sixteen or twenty such statues planned. This number was reduced in successive designs, to twelve (second version, 1513), eight (third version, 1516) and finally maybe only four (fourth version, 1526, or fifth version, 1532), before being eliminated from the project altogether in the final version of 1542.The first members of the series, who are mentioned in Michelangelo's letters are the two Prigioni of Paris, named the "Slaves" in the nineteenth century: the Dying Slave and the Rebellious Slave. They were carved in Rome around 1513.The Florentine Prigioni (Young Slave, Bearded Slave, Atlas Slave and the Awakening Slave) were probably carved instead in the second half of the 1520s, while Michelangelo was employed at San Lorenzo in Florence (but historians suggest dates between 1519 and 1534). It is known that they were in the artist's warehouse on the via Mozza in 1544, when his nephew Leonardo Buonarroti asked permission to sell them (Michelangelo did not visit Florence after 1534). The permission was denied and only in 1564 were they donated, along with the Genius of Victory, to the Grand Duke Cosimo I who placed them at the four corners of the Grotto of Buontalenti in 1591. They were removed from there in 1908, in order to be reunited with other works of Michelangelo in the Florentine gallery.With respect to the exact date, Justi (and others) propose 1519, on the basis of a letter of 13 February, in which Jacopo Salviati promised the cardinal Aginesis, Julius II's heir, that the sculptor would have the four figures for the tomb ready by the summer of that year; Wilde proposes 1523, pointing to a statement of the cardinal Giulio de' Medici (the future Clement VII) who had seen them before he departed for Rome in that year; finally de Tolnay dates them to 1530–1534 on the basis on their style, frequent references to incomplete sculptures for the pope's tomb in letters of 1531–2 and Vasari's statement that they were created while the artist was preparing the cartoon of The Last Judgment.

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: How does Bearded Slave explain its History?

It seems that, from the first design of the Tomb of Pope Julius II (1505), a series of "Prigioni" was planned for the bottom level of the mausoleum, a series of statues larger than life size of chained figures in various poses, leaning on pilasters which would frame niches containing winged Victories and be surmounted by herms. With a pair on each side of each niche, there must initially have been sixteen or twenty such statues planned. This number was reduced in successive designs, to twelve (second version, 1513), eight (third version, 1516) and finally maybe only four (fourth version, 1526, or fifth version, 1532), before being eliminated from the project altogether in the final version of 1542.The first members of the series, who are mentioned in Michelangelo's letters are the two Prigioni of Paris, named the "Slaves" in the nineteenth century: the Dying Slave and the Rebellious Slave. They were carved in Rome around 1513.The Florentine Prigioni (Young Slave, Bearded Slave, Atlas Slave and the Awakening Slave) were probably carved instead in the second half of the 1520s, while Michelangelo was employed at San Lorenzo in Florence (but historians suggest dates between 1519 and 1534). It is known that they were in the artist's warehouse on the via Mozza in 1544, when his nephew Leonardo Buonarroti asked permission to sell them (Michelangelo did not visit Florence after 1534). The permission was denied and only in 1564 were they donated, along with the Genius of Victory, to the Grand Duke Cosimo I who placed them at the four corners of the Grotto of Buontalenti in 1591. They were removed from there in 1908, in order to be reunited with other works of Michelangelo in the Florentine gallery.With respect to the exact date, Justi (and others) propose 1519, on the basis of a letter of 13 February, in which Jacopo Salviati promised the cardinal Aginesis, Julius II's heir, that the sculptor would have the four figures for the tomb ready by the summer of that year; Wilde proposes 1523, pointing to a statement of the cardinal Giulio de' Medici (the future Clement VII) who had seen them before he departed for Rome in that year; finally de Tolnay dates them to 1530–1534 on the basis on their style, frequent references to incomplete sculptures for the pope's tomb in letters of 1531–2 and Vasari's statement that they were created while the artist was preparing the cartoon of The Last Judgment.

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: In Bearded Slave, how is the History discussed?

It seems that, from the first design of the Tomb of Pope Julius II (1505), a series of "Prigioni" was planned for the bottom level of the mausoleum, a series of statues larger than life size of chained figures in various poses, leaning on pilasters which would frame niches containing winged Victories and be surmounted by herms. With a pair on each side of each niche, there must initially have been sixteen or twenty such statues planned. This number was reduced in successive designs, to twelve (second version, 1513), eight (third version, 1516) and finally maybe only four (fourth version, 1526, or fifth version, 1532), before being eliminated from the project altogether in the final version of 1542.The first members of the series, who are mentioned in Michelangelo's letters are the two Prigioni of Paris, named the "Slaves" in the nineteenth century: the Dying Slave and the Rebellious Slave. They were carved in Rome around 1513.The Florentine Prigioni (Young Slave, Bearded Slave, Atlas Slave and the Awakening Slave) were probably carved instead in the second half of the 1520s, while Michelangelo was employed at San Lorenzo in Florence (but historians suggest dates between 1519 and 1534). It is known that they were in the artist's warehouse on the via Mozza in 1544, when his nephew Leonardo Buonarroti asked permission to sell them (Michelangelo did not visit Florence after 1534). The permission was denied and only in 1564 were they donated, along with the Genius of Victory, to the Grand Duke Cosimo I who placed them at the four corners of the Grotto of Buontalenti in 1591. They were removed from there in 1908, in order to be reunited with other works of Michelangelo in the Florentine gallery.With respect to the exact date, Justi (and others) propose 1519, on the basis of a letter of 13 February, in which Jacopo Salviati promised the cardinal Aginesis, Julius II's heir, that the sculptor would have the four figures for the tomb ready by the summer of that year; Wilde proposes 1523, pointing to a statement of the cardinal Giulio de' Medici (the future Clement VII) who had seen them before he departed for Rome in that year; finally de Tolnay dates them to 1530–1534 on the basis on their style, frequent references to incomplete sculptures for the pope's tomb in letters of 1531–2 and Vasari's statement that they were created while the artist was preparing the cartoon of The Last Judgment.

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: Focus on Bearded Slave and explain the Description and style.

The Bearded Slave is the most finished of the Florentine Prigioni and gets his name from his thick, curly beard. The way his muscular torso twists indicates a deep knowledge of anatomy, typical of the best works of Michelangelo; his legs, slightly bent and separated, are covered by a band of fabric. His right arm is raised to hold his bent head, while his left hand remains unfinished, but seems to hold the band of fabric.The whole surface retains many traces of the various chisels and scrapers used on the sculpture. Along his hips there is a repaired fracture, whose cause is unknown.Its unfinished state creates an extraordinary energy (already noted by Bocchi in 1591), with the figure caught in a sort of primordial act of freeing himself from the cage of the rough stone, an epic battle with the forces of chaos. The iconographic meaning of the figures was probably linked to the motif of the captivi in Roman art, and indeed Vasari identified the Prigioni as personifications of the provinces controlled by Julius II. For Condivi, however, they symbolised the Arts, made "prisoners" by the death of the pontif. Other scholars have made proposals of a philosophical/symbolic character or connected to the artist's personal life and his "torments".

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: Explain the Description and style of this artwork, Bearded Slave.

The Bearded Slave is the most finished of the Florentine Prigioni and gets his name from his thick, curly beard. The way his muscular torso twists indicates a deep knowledge of anatomy, typical of the best works of Michelangelo; his legs, slightly bent and separated, are covered by a band of fabric. His right arm is raised to hold his bent head, while his left hand remains unfinished, but seems to hold the band of fabric.The whole surface retains many traces of the various chisels and scrapers used on the sculpture. Along his hips there is a repaired fracture, whose cause is unknown.Its unfinished state creates an extraordinary energy (already noted by Bocchi in 1591), with the figure caught in a sort of primordial act of freeing himself from the cage of the rough stone, an epic battle with the forces of chaos. The iconographic meaning of the figures was probably linked to the motif of the captivi in Roman art, and indeed Vasari identified the Prigioni as personifications of the provinces controlled by Julius II. For Condivi, however, they symbolised the Arts, made "prisoners" by the death of the pontif. Other scholars have made proposals of a philosophical/symbolic character or connected to the artist's personal life and his "torments".

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: How does Bearded Slave explain its Description and style?

The Bearded Slave is the most finished of the Florentine Prigioni and gets his name from his thick, curly beard. The way his muscular torso twists indicates a deep knowledge of anatomy, typical of the best works of Michelangelo; his legs, slightly bent and separated, are covered by a band of fabric. His right arm is raised to hold his bent head, while his left hand remains unfinished, but seems to hold the band of fabric.The whole surface retains many traces of the various chisels and scrapers used on the sculpture. Along his hips there is a repaired fracture, whose cause is unknown.Its unfinished state creates an extraordinary energy (already noted by Bocchi in 1591), with the figure caught in a sort of primordial act of freeing himself from the cage of the rough stone, an epic battle with the forces of chaos. The iconographic meaning of the figures was probably linked to the motif of the captivi in Roman art, and indeed Vasari identified the Prigioni as personifications of the provinces controlled by Julius II. For Condivi, however, they symbolised the Arts, made "prisoners" by the death of the pontif. Other scholars have made proposals of a philosophical/symbolic character or connected to the artist's personal life and his "torments".

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Bearded Slave

Prompt: In Bearded Slave, how is the Description and style discussed?

The Bearded Slave is the most finished of the Florentine Prigioni and gets his name from his thick, curly beard. The way his muscular torso twists indicates a deep knowledge of anatomy, typical of the best works of Michelangelo; his legs, slightly bent and separated, are covered by a band of fabric. His right arm is raised to hold his bent head, while his left hand remains unfinished, but seems to hold the band of fabric.The whole surface retains many traces of the various chisels and scrapers used on the sculpture. Along his hips there is a repaired fracture, whose cause is unknown.Its unfinished state creates an extraordinary energy (already noted by Bocchi in 1591), with the figure caught in a sort of primordial act of freeing himself from the cage of the rough stone, an epic battle with the forces of chaos. The iconographic meaning of the figures was probably linked to the motif of the captivi in Roman art, and indeed Vasari identified the Prigioni as personifications of the provinces controlled by Julius II. For Condivi, however, they symbolised the Arts, made "prisoners" by the death of the pontif. Other scholars have made proposals of a philosophical/symbolic character or connected to the artist's personal life and his "torments".

Category:Sculptures in the Galleria dell'Accademia


Madonna del Prato (Bellini)

Prompt: Focus on Madonna del Prato (Bellini) and explain the abstract.

Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow) is a 1505 painting of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child by the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini, now in the National Gallery in London. Originally painted as oil and egg tempera on wood, it was transferred to canvas in 1949,  with damage in places.It presents a medieval iconography of the Virgin of humility seated before a full and shining rural panorama, with both the devotional aspect and the landscape aspect given equal prominence. Full of small details of everyday life, this landscape contributes to the intimate and familiar tone of the two figures. The raven in the tree possibly symbolises death. The figures' poses invite meditation on Jesus's death and passion, recalling Pietà compositions with the dead adult Jesus in his mother's lap.

Category:Paintings in the National Gallery, London

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child by Giovanni Bellini


Madonna del Prato (Bellini)

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Madonna del Prato (Bellini).

Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow) is a 1505 painting of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child by the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini, now in the National Gallery in London. Originally painted as oil and egg tempera on wood, it was transferred to canvas in 1949,  with damage in places.It presents a medieval iconography of the Virgin of humility seated before a full and shining rural panorama, with both the devotional aspect and the landscape aspect given equal prominence. Full of small details of everyday life, this landscape contributes to the intimate and familiar tone of the two figures. The raven in the tree possibly symbolises death. The figures' poses invite meditation on Jesus's death and passion, recalling Pietà compositions with the dead adult Jesus in his mother's lap.

Category:Paintings in the National Gallery, London

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child by Giovanni Bellini


Madonna del Prato (Bellini)

Prompt: How does Madonna del Prato (Bellini) explain its abstract?

Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow) is a 1505 painting of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child by the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini, now in the National Gallery in London. Originally painted as oil and egg tempera on wood, it was transferred to canvas in 1949,  with damage in places.It presents a medieval iconography of the Virgin of humility seated before a full and shining rural panorama, with both the devotional aspect and the landscape aspect given equal prominence. Full of small details of everyday life, this landscape contributes to the intimate and familiar tone of the two figures. The raven in the tree possibly symbolises death. The figures' poses invite meditation on Jesus's death and passion, recalling Pietà compositions with the dead adult Jesus in his mother's lap.

Category:Paintings in the National Gallery, London

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child by Giovanni Bellini


Madonna del Prato (Bellini)

Prompt: In Madonna del Prato (Bellini), how is the abstract discussed?

Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow) is a 1505 painting of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child by the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini, now in the National Gallery in London. Originally painted as oil and egg tempera on wood, it was transferred to canvas in 1949,  with damage in places.It presents a medieval iconography of the Virgin of humility seated before a full and shining rural panorama, with both the devotional aspect and the landscape aspect given equal prominence. Full of small details of everyday life, this landscape contributes to the intimate and familiar tone of the two figures. The raven in the tree possibly symbolises death. The figures' poses invite meditation on Jesus's death and passion, recalling Pietà compositions with the dead adult Jesus in his mother's lap.

Category:Paintings in the National Gallery, London

Category:Paintings of the Madonna and Child by Giovanni Bellini


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: Focus on Cottontail on the Trail and explain the abstract.

Cottontail on the Trail (nicknamed the "Minnehaha Bunny") is a bronze sculpture in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The piece was commissioned as part of the city's Art in Public Places program and was designed by sculptor Jeff Barber of Cannon Falls, Minnesota. The sculpture, which depicts an oddly proportioned cottontail rabbit, was permanently installed on Minnehaha Parkway in 2002. Cottontail on the Trail has been well received by residents of the surrounding area, who often decorate it seasonally or in response to current events.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Cottontail on the Trail.

Cottontail on the Trail (nicknamed the "Minnehaha Bunny") is a bronze sculpture in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The piece was commissioned as part of the city's Art in Public Places program and was designed by sculptor Jeff Barber of Cannon Falls, Minnesota. The sculpture, which depicts an oddly proportioned cottontail rabbit, was permanently installed on Minnehaha Parkway in 2002. Cottontail on the Trail has been well received by residents of the surrounding area, who often decorate it seasonally or in response to current events.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: How does Cottontail on the Trail explain its abstract?

Cottontail on the Trail (nicknamed the "Minnehaha Bunny") is a bronze sculpture in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The piece was commissioned as part of the city's Art in Public Places program and was designed by sculptor Jeff Barber of Cannon Falls, Minnesota. The sculpture, which depicts an oddly proportioned cottontail rabbit, was permanently installed on Minnehaha Parkway in 2002. Cottontail on the Trail has been well received by residents of the surrounding area, who often decorate it seasonally or in response to current events.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: In Cottontail on the Trail, how is the abstract discussed?

Cottontail on the Trail (nicknamed the "Minnehaha Bunny") is a bronze sculpture in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The piece was commissioned as part of the city's Art in Public Places program and was designed by sculptor Jeff Barber of Cannon Falls, Minnesota. The sculpture, which depicts an oddly proportioned cottontail rabbit, was permanently installed on Minnehaha Parkway in 2002. Cottontail on the Trail has been well received by residents of the surrounding area, who often decorate it seasonally or in response to current events.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: Focus on Cottontail on the Trail and explain the History.

In the late 1990s, the city of Minneapolis sought public input for several neighborhood "gateway art projects" to be installed throughout the city through its Art in Public Places program. City councilmember Scott Benson, who was at the time the Hale, Page and Diamond Lake Community Association's president, recalled that members of the community sought art "that would represent the beauty of the neighborhood [and] capture our appreciation for nature." Benson also stated that people desired art that was whimsical.Proposals from artists were solicited. An artwork depicting Native Americans and an outdoor living room were among those considered. Cannon Falls-based sculptor Jeff Barber won the selection process with his proposal for Cottontail on the Trail, for which the city paid $50,000, a combination of public money and donations. Barber worked intermittently on the sculpture for two years before it was installed via crane in September 2002. The piece was dedicated on November 23 of that year.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: Explain the History of this artwork, Cottontail on the Trail.

In the late 1990s, the city of Minneapolis sought public input for several neighborhood "gateway art projects" to be installed throughout the city through its Art in Public Places program. City councilmember Scott Benson, who was at the time the Hale, Page and Diamond Lake Community Association's president, recalled that members of the community sought art "that would represent the beauty of the neighborhood [and] capture our appreciation for nature." Benson also stated that people desired art that was whimsical.Proposals from artists were solicited. An artwork depicting Native Americans and an outdoor living room were among those considered. Cannon Falls-based sculptor Jeff Barber won the selection process with his proposal for Cottontail on the Trail, for which the city paid $50,000, a combination of public money and donations. Barber worked intermittently on the sculpture for two years before it was installed via crane in September 2002. The piece was dedicated on November 23 of that year.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: How does Cottontail on the Trail explain its History?

In the late 1990s, the city of Minneapolis sought public input for several neighborhood "gateway art projects" to be installed throughout the city through its Art in Public Places program. City councilmember Scott Benson, who was at the time the Hale, Page and Diamond Lake Community Association's president, recalled that members of the community sought art "that would represent the beauty of the neighborhood [and] capture our appreciation for nature." Benson also stated that people desired art that was whimsical.Proposals from artists were solicited. An artwork depicting Native Americans and an outdoor living room were among those considered. Cannon Falls-based sculptor Jeff Barber won the selection process with his proposal for Cottontail on the Trail, for which the city paid $50,000, a combination of public money and donations. Barber worked intermittently on the sculpture for two years before it was installed via crane in September 2002. The piece was dedicated on November 23 of that year.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: In Cottontail on the Trail, how is the History discussed?

In the late 1990s, the city of Minneapolis sought public input for several neighborhood "gateway art projects" to be installed throughout the city through its Art in Public Places program. City councilmember Scott Benson, who was at the time the Hale, Page and Diamond Lake Community Association's president, recalled that members of the community sought art "that would represent the beauty of the neighborhood [and] capture our appreciation for nature." Benson also stated that people desired art that was whimsical.Proposals from artists were solicited. An artwork depicting Native Americans and an outdoor living room were among those considered. Cannon Falls-based sculptor Jeff Barber won the selection process with his proposal for Cottontail on the Trail, for which the city paid $50,000, a combination of public money and donations. Barber worked intermittently on the sculpture for two years before it was installed via crane in September 2002. The piece was dedicated on November 23 of that year.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: Focus on Cottontail on the Trail and explain the Design.

Cottontail on the Trail is a bronze sculpture depicting an oddly proportioned cottontail rabbit. It measures nine feet (2.7 m) long and six feet (1.8 m) high and weighs 1,500 pounds (680 kg). It is displayed surrounded by red mulch along Minnehaha Parkway near its intersection with Portland Avenue South.The piece is atypical of Barber's style, which typically tends to be more abstract. Barber said that "The general rule of thumb when it comes to the taste of the American public is that they want to recognize what they're looking at" and took inspiration for the piece from the whimsy sought by community members in the input process.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: Explain the Design of this artwork, Cottontail on the Trail.

Cottontail on the Trail is a bronze sculpture depicting an oddly proportioned cottontail rabbit. It measures nine feet (2.7 m) long and six feet (1.8 m) high and weighs 1,500 pounds (680 kg). It is displayed surrounded by red mulch along Minnehaha Parkway near its intersection with Portland Avenue South.The piece is atypical of Barber's style, which typically tends to be more abstract. Barber said that "The general rule of thumb when it comes to the taste of the American public is that they want to recognize what they're looking at" and took inspiration for the piece from the whimsy sought by community members in the input process.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: How does Cottontail on the Trail explain its Design?

Cottontail on the Trail is a bronze sculpture depicting an oddly proportioned cottontail rabbit. It measures nine feet (2.7 m) long and six feet (1.8 m) high and weighs 1,500 pounds (680 kg). It is displayed surrounded by red mulch along Minnehaha Parkway near its intersection with Portland Avenue South.The piece is atypical of Barber's style, which typically tends to be more abstract. Barber said that "The general rule of thumb when it comes to the taste of the American public is that they want to recognize what they're looking at" and took inspiration for the piece from the whimsy sought by community members in the input process.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: In Cottontail on the Trail, how is the Design discussed?

Cottontail on the Trail is a bronze sculpture depicting an oddly proportioned cottontail rabbit. It measures nine feet (2.7 m) long and six feet (1.8 m) high and weighs 1,500 pounds (680 kg). It is displayed surrounded by red mulch along Minnehaha Parkway near its intersection with Portland Avenue South.The piece is atypical of Barber's style, which typically tends to be more abstract. Barber said that "The general rule of thumb when it comes to the taste of the American public is that they want to recognize what they're looking at" and took inspiration for the piece from the whimsy sought by community members in the input process.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: Focus on Cottontail on the Trail and explain the Reception.

Writer Andy Sturdevant described Cottontail on the Trail as "probably the best-known piece of art" along Minnehaha Creek between Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Falls. Local paper City Pages listed the sculpture as the best landmark in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in 2019, writing that the piece "isn't glitzy or challenging—it's just a big-ass bunny that reliably brings smiles to passersby."A 2014 survey by Minneapolis's Community Planning and Economic Development department found that 53 percent of the 58 respondents felt that the sculpture was connected to the community in which it was situated and over 80 percent said the piece contributed to the surrounding area. Of those surveyed, 40 percent identified it as a contributing factor in their decision to pass by that particular location on that day. Many respondents considered Cottontail on the Trail to be iconic and said the work served as a gathering space for the community.The sculpture has garnered the nickname of the "Minnehaha Bunny" from residents. Children often climb on the sculpture and people who live nearby have frequently costumed and decorated it based on seasonal occasions or topical events such as leaving eggs by the sculpture during Easter or cladding the mouth of the sculpture with a large cloth face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: Explain the Reception of this artwork, Cottontail on the Trail.

Writer Andy Sturdevant described Cottontail on the Trail as "probably the best-known piece of art" along Minnehaha Creek between Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Falls. Local paper City Pages listed the sculpture as the best landmark in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in 2019, writing that the piece "isn't glitzy or challenging—it's just a big-ass bunny that reliably brings smiles to passersby."A 2014 survey by Minneapolis's Community Planning and Economic Development department found that 53 percent of the 58 respondents felt that the sculpture was connected to the community in which it was situated and over 80 percent said the piece contributed to the surrounding area. Of those surveyed, 40 percent identified it as a contributing factor in their decision to pass by that particular location on that day. Many respondents considered Cottontail on the Trail to be iconic and said the work served as a gathering space for the community.The sculpture has garnered the nickname of the "Minnehaha Bunny" from residents. Children often climb on the sculpture and people who live nearby have frequently costumed and decorated it based on seasonal occasions or topical events such as leaving eggs by the sculpture during Easter or cladding the mouth of the sculpture with a large cloth face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: How does Cottontail on the Trail explain its Reception?

Writer Andy Sturdevant described Cottontail on the Trail as "probably the best-known piece of art" along Minnehaha Creek between Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Falls. Local paper City Pages listed the sculpture as the best landmark in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in 2019, writing that the piece "isn't glitzy or challenging—it's just a big-ass bunny that reliably brings smiles to passersby."A 2014 survey by Minneapolis's Community Planning and Economic Development department found that 53 percent of the 58 respondents felt that the sculpture was connected to the community in which it was situated and over 80 percent said the piece contributed to the surrounding area. Of those surveyed, 40 percent identified it as a contributing factor in their decision to pass by that particular location on that day. Many respondents considered Cottontail on the Trail to be iconic and said the work served as a gathering space for the community.The sculpture has garnered the nickname of the "Minnehaha Bunny" from residents. Children often climb on the sculpture and people who live nearby have frequently costumed and decorated it based on seasonal occasions or topical events such as leaving eggs by the sculpture during Easter or cladding the mouth of the sculpture with a large cloth face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Cottontail on the Trail

Prompt: In Cottontail on the Trail, how is the Reception discussed?

Writer Andy Sturdevant described Cottontail on the Trail as "probably the best-known piece of art" along Minnehaha Creek between Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Falls. Local paper City Pages listed the sculpture as the best landmark in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in 2019, writing that the piece "isn't glitzy or challenging—it's just a big-ass bunny that reliably brings smiles to passersby."A 2014 survey by Minneapolis's Community Planning and Economic Development department found that 53 percent of the 58 respondents felt that the sculpture was connected to the community in which it was situated and over 80 percent said the piece contributed to the surrounding area. Of those surveyed, 40 percent identified it as a contributing factor in their decision to pass by that particular location on that day. Many respondents considered Cottontail on the Trail to be iconic and said the work served as a gathering space for the community.The sculpture has garnered the nickname of the "Minnehaha Bunny" from residents. Children often climb on the sculpture and people who live nearby have frequently costumed and decorated it based on seasonal occasions or topical events such as leaving eggs by the sculpture during Easter or cladding the mouth of the sculpture with a large cloth face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Category:2002 establishments in Minnesota

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Minnesota

Category:Buildings and structures in Minneapolis

Category:Sculptures of rabbits and hares


Green Caesar

Prompt: Focus on Green Caesar and explain the abstract.

The Green Caesar is a portrait of Gaius Julius Caesar made of green slate kept in the Antikensammlung Berlin, which was probably made in the first century AD.

Category:Roman sculpture portraits of emperors

Category:Archaeological discoveries in Italy

Category:Classical sculptures in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin