Monday 16 April 2012

Centennial Park, We Won

"We Won", also known as "The Footballer", is a sculpture in Centennial Park. It was sculptured by Tommaso Sani and erected in 1893. The bronze life-sized figure is dressed in an outfit worn by football players of the day with the Neoclassical face of Apollo. The bronze cylindrical pedestal is decorated with high relief panels showing eight scenes of a match in progress, played by cherubs. It stands on a granite plinth atop a series of steps, surrounded by eight seated lions.

14 comments:

  1. well WOW...quite a tribute to the sport!

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  2. How amazing is that! A tribute to a modern sport with classical undertones!

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  3. I'm really enjoying the photos and adjoining info as I am going to be visiting Sydney for the first time in Oct.

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  4. Lovely post with interesting reading.

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  5. Gee it has stood up well over the past 110+ years.

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  6. love this C park series, very classical.

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  7. Guess the 'footballer' won eternal good views of CP.

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  8. Beautiful picture you show.
    Wishing you a good day.
    Hanne Bente / hbt.finus.dk

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  9. The truth is that they are wonderful, excellent sculptures. Greetings.

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  10. Interesting sculpture and gorgeous blue sky.

    Happy Blue Monday, Jim.

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  11. Great shot!

    Visiting for Blue Monday- hope you can stop by:)

    http://www.sweetposh.info/2012/04/too-small-too-little-bye-summer-dress.html

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  12. The way I read this statue, Jim, is as a sarcastic swipe about our society's reliance on sport!

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