Neptune - Montréal, Québec
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
N 45° 30.010 W 073° 33.211
18T E 613008 N 5039532
À la base du monument de John Young se trouve la figure allégorique du dieu Fleuve, Neptune. At the base of the John Young monument is an allegorical figure of Neptune, the River God.
Waymark Code: WMZCXG
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 10/21/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 6

Neptune - Roi Fleuve

Ce monument-fontaine est composé de quatre éléments en bronze répartis sur un socle de granit, qui est lui-même installé au centre d’un bassin fait de la même pierre grise. À la base se trouve la figure allégorique du dieu Fleuve qui, à demi assis sur les débris d’un navire naufragé, tient une vasque d’où s’écoule l’eau de la fontaine. Au haut du piédestal est installée la statue de John Young, le montrant debout, les bras croisés, tenant d'une main des documents et vêtu d'une redingote, à la mode de l'époque. De part et d’autre du socle, deux proues de navire qui émergent de la vague complètent la composition, rappelant la navigation sur le Saint-Laurent. Le rapport établi entre le personnage principal et la figure secondaire repose sur un jeu d’équilibre entre le réalisme, John Young, et le symbolisme, la figure du fleuve.

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Neptune - River God

This monument-fountain is composed of four bronze elements on a granite pedestal placed in the centre of a grey-granite basin. At the base is the allegorical figure of the River God who, reclining on the debris of a shipwreck, holds a bowl from which the fountain’s water flows. The statue of John Young is at the top of the pedestal. Young is portrayed standing, his arms crossed, holding documents in one hand and wearing a redingote, in the style of the era. On either side of the pedestal, two ship’s prows emerging from the waves, referring to navigation on the St. Lawrence, complete the composition. The relationship established between the main character and the secondary figure are based on a balance between realism – John Young – and symbolism – the figure representing the river.

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Time Period: Ancient

Approximate Date of Epic Period: 5000 years old

Epic Type: Mythical

Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art

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