Sculpture

This sculpture is called Colosso dell'Appennino. It is located in Villa Demidoff which is just north of Florence, Italy. It dates back to the 16th century and was created by an Italian sculptor by the name of Giambologna. It used to be surrounded by several other smaller sculptures that were made of bronze but they were either stolen or lost. This sculpture to me is very beautiful. For it to be able to withstand the age old test of time and still be standing to this day is just very amazing to me. This giant man is very much, in my opinion, the guardian of this pond and really just the entire area. He even looks as if he might be holding a pitcher of some sort as if it illustrate to us that he could be the very reason that there is even water in the pond to begin with. The way that the trees are growing around it as if it was just a normal part of nature and did not disrupt anything is so astounding to me because in many other cases nature will consume something that it doesn't feel belongs there side by side with it. To think that nature is accepting of this being there and is okay with it just shows you how very much alive nature actually is.