Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

The gallery was created to provide a permanent building as the core space for the second Yorkshire Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition of 1879. The building was designed by York architect Edward Taylor. The front facade is decorated with four ceramic roundels representing Architecture, Painting, Sculpture and Music by 'four deceased York worthies': John Carr (architect), William Etty (painter), John Flaxman (sculptor), and John Camidge (musician), sculpted by Milburn

John Carr (Horbury, Yorkshire 1723 - Askham Richard, Yorkshire 1807), English architect (Wikipedia).

William Etty (York 1787 - York 1849) English artist best known for his history paintings containing nude figures (Wikipedia).

John Flaxman (York 1755 - London 1826), British sculptor and draughtsman (Wikipedia).

John Camidge II (York 1790 - York 1859), composer and organist of York Minster from 1756 (Wikipedia).

In 1887 to the left and right two tiled were added panels representing 'Leonardo expiring in the arms of Francis I', and 'Michaelangelo showing his Moses', made by Simpson & Son of London.

the death of leonardo da vinci 1595 Leonardo expiring in the arms of Francis I.

michael angelo shows his statue of moses

Sculptors

• George Walker Milburn (1844 - 1941), English woodcarver, stonemason and sculptor from York (Mapping of Sculpture).
  
• W.B. Simpson & Sons, firm making tiles founded by Willam Butler Simpson (1798-1882) of London (Website).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, York Art Gallery.
• York Herald - Thursday 8 May 1879 (British Newspaper Archive) and Friday 13 May 1887 (British Newspaper Archive)

Tags

Locatie (N 53°57'46" - W 1°5'9") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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