Las esferas concéntricas del Vaticano - Ciudad del Vaticano
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member GURUGU
N 41° 54.344 E 012° 27.277
33T E 288879 N 4642444
Por si la escultura no fuera lo bastante peculiar, además tiene movimiento, girando sobre sí misma cuando se la empuja.
Waymark Code: WM18K1K
Location: Vatican City State
Date Posted: 08/14/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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La esfera es obra de Arnaldo Pomodoro, un escultor y escenógrafo nacido en la Romaña en 1926, quien se la regaló a Juan Pablo II en 1990. Realizada en bronce, a través de una «rotura» muestra una esfera dentro de otra y diversos engranajes, metáfora, al parecer, de la destrucción que causaron los bombardeos aéreos en su localidad natal durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Por si la escultura no fuera lo bastante peculiar, además tiene movimiento, girando sobre sí misma cuando se la empuja.


The sphere is the work of Arnaldo Pomodoro, a sculptor and set designer born in Romagna in 1926, who gave it to John Paul II in 1990. Made of bronze, through a "break" it shows a sphere inside another and various gears , a metaphor, apparently, for the destruction caused by aerial bombardments in his hometown during World War II. As if the sculpture weren't peculiar enough, it also has movement, turning on itself when pushed.
Title of Piece: Sfera con sfera

Artist: Arnaldo Pomodoro

Material/Media: bronce

Date of Creation or Placement: 1/1/1990

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Jardínes de los Museos Vaticanos

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