Photos of Cortile del Belvedere

Arnaldo Pomodoro 'Sfera con Sfera' At Berkeley Library forecourt, Trinity College Dublin [ by infomatique

Arnaldo Pomodoro 'Sfera con Sfera' At Berkeley Library forecourt, Trinity College Dublin [Photographed At Sunset] The 'Pomodoro sphere', as it is known locally, was generously donated by the artist with support from the College and Italian organisations. Other similar works exploring this spherical format are on display at locations such as the United Nations plaza in New York, the University of California at Berkeley where the artist lectured for a period, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tehran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome, and the Cortile del Belvedere at The Vatican Museums - the latter being the most similar but twice the size of the Trinity sculpture. This sculpture underwent a major conservation project in 2008 which brought the surface of the piece back to its original condition while also restoring its complex sub-structure and pivot.
Donato Bramante's Cortile del Belvedere, the Courtyard of the Belvedere, designed from 1506 onwards, was a major project of the High Renaissance at Rome, reverberating in its details in courtyards, formalized piazzas and garden plans throughout Weste... Read further
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