Couple with dove
"Couple with dove" is a sculpture that depicts a couple with the woman holding a dove in her hands.
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
1973 Placed.
Ottoman era (1453- 1912)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
This bronze sculpture (1.8m tall) depicts a couple with the woman holding a dove in her hands. At first, it gives the impression of being a single mass, but the dove “forces” the human figures to turn upwards and become distinguishable. The sharp tips of the sculpture’s surface favour the development of different levels of the sculpture and therefore the marble pedestal is as well spanning over several of them.
What I can't see
The sculpture is a work of Manolis Tzompanakis. According to experts, the figures are reminiscent of works with social and political symbolism.
Info
- Address: Megalou Alexandrou & G. Papandreou St.
Bibliography
ZafeirisCh. (1997), Θεσσαλονίκης Εγκόλπιον, ιστορία, πολιτισμός, η πόλη σήμερα, γεύσεις, μουσεία, μνημεία, διαδρομές, [Thessaloniki Handbook, history, culture, the city today, flavours, museums, routes], Athens: Exantas
Field observation by scientific editors.
Orfanidis D., (2016), Υπαίθρια Γλυπτά της Θεσσαλονίκης, παράμετροι υποβάθμισης και φθοράς των υλικών τους, Διπλωματική Εργασία, [Outdoor Sculptures of Thessaloniki, parameters of degradation and wear of their materials], A.U.Th.
Field observation by scientific editors.
Orfanidis D., (2016), Υπαίθρια Γλυπτά της Θεσσαλονίκης, παράμετροι υποβάθμισης και φθοράς των υλικών τους, Διπλωματική Εργασία, [Outdoor Sculptures of Thessaloniki, parameters of degradation and wear of their materials], A.U.Th.
