Bouquet of Tulips by Jeff Koons -

Bouquet of Tulips is sculpture located in a park between the back of the Petit Palais and Place de La Concorde in Paris (France). 

This is Jeff Koons' first commemorative work unveiled in 2019 to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attacks in France in 2015 and 2016.

Bouquet of Tulips - Sculpture by Jeff Koons (2016 - 2019)

This sculpture is made of polychromed bronze, aluminum and stainless steel. It is 11-meter-high, weights 34 tons and is set on a 27-ton base. Because of its weight, it could not be placed in front of the Palais de Tokyo, which was first chosen as its location.

A plaque gives details on the donation and financing of this sculpture.

Florence - Giardino dell Universita

Florence - Giardino dell Universita - Watercolour by Benoit Philippe

Via Ghibellina in Florence

This was the view of the courtyard from the apartment where we stayed while visiting Florence. I intended to add some colours, waiting for the end of the afternoon to have some interesting shadows, but never get a chance to do it...

Via Ghibellina in Florence - Sepia ink pen drawing by Benoit Philippe

Tony Cragg at Boboli Gardens in Florence

This exhibition ran from 5 May until 27 October 2019 and presented 16 sculptures by Tony Cragg.

Boboli Gardens - Florence

Mean Average – Fiberglass sculpture by Tony Cragg

Mean Average – Fiberglass sculpture by Tony Cragg

Mean Average – Fiberglass sculpture by Tony Cragg

Industrial Nature – Aluminium sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Industrial Nature – Aluminium sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Manipulation – Bronze sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Manipulation – Bronze sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Manipulation – Bronze sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Cast Glances – Bronze sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Cast Glances – Bronze sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Willow – Bronze sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Willow – Bronze sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Luke – Bronze sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Castor & Pollux - Fiberglass sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Early Forms St. Gallen – Bronze sculpture by Tony Cragg 

Early Forms St. Gallen – Bronze sculpture by Tony Cragg  

Elliptical Column & Point of View

More information

Tony Cragg official website 

Sketching in Florence's Boboli Gardens

The Boboli Gardens, originally designed for the Medicis, was opened to the public in 1766.

Boboli Gerdens (Florence) - Watercolour by Benoit Philippe

Florence Duomo viewed from the Boboli Gardens  - Watercolour by Benoit Philippe

The Boboli Gardens
Piazza de' Pitti, 1,
50125 Firenze FI, Italy

Sketch of the Duomo in Florence

The Duomo in Florence - Watercolour by Benoit Philippe

I drew and painted this sketch while standing in a queue to get in Florence's cathedral (we probably queued for 20 minutes).

Penitent Magdalene by Donatello

Penitent Magdalene – Wood sculpture by Donatello 

Museum of the Opera del Duomo in Florence

Museum of Opera of Saint Maria of Fiore
Piazza del Duomo, 9, 50122 Firenze FI,
Italy

Interior of the Duomo’s dome in Florence

The interior of the dome is 45 metre-wide and the painted surface is 3,600 square metres.

Cosimo I de' Medici asked for a representation of The Last Judgment. Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari and their collaborators started in 1568 and and the work lasted until 1579.

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze FI,
Italy

Madonna with glass eyes at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence

Madonna and Child (Madonna with Glass Eyes) – marble sculpture by Anolfo di Cambrio 

This sculpture, from 1296, was initially on the front of Santa Maria del Fiore church in Florence. It is made of marble, except from the Madonna glass eyes.


The Museum

Museum of Opera of Saint Maria of Fiore
Piazza del Duomo, 9, 50122 Firenze FI,
Italy

Pietà (The Deposition) by Michelangelo at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Florence

The Deposition (also called the Bandini Pietà)- marble sculpture (ca. 1547 – 1555) by Michelangelo 

The Museum 

Museum of Opera of Saint Maria of Fiore
Piazza del Duomo, 9, 50122 Firenze FI,
Italy

Battistero di San Giovanni in Florence

Battistero di San Giovanni (The Florence Baptistry) is a minor basilica in Florence, Italy. It was built between 1059 and 1128 and has a magnificent mosaic ceiling inside.

Battistero di San Giovanni in front of the Duomo

mosaic ceiling

More information

Wikipedia article

Battistero di San Giovanni
Piazza San Giovanni, 50122 Firenze FI,
Italy