Pomone, Bronze sculpture in Trocadéro gardens, 16th arrondissement, France.
This three-meter-tall bronze sculpture depicts Pomone, the Roman goddess of fruit and orchards, featuring flowing drapery and finely modeled facial features that demonstrate classical inspiration.
Created by Robert Wlérick in 1937 for the International Exhibition of Arts and Techniques, this work was commissioned to decorate the Palais de Chaillot at the Trocadéro.
Pomone represents the French cultural tradition of integrating mythological themes into public art, evoking abundance and nature's bounty according to Roman mythology and classical narratives.
The sculpture measures approximately three meters in height and was cast in bronze using lost-wax casting techniques, allowing for detailed modeling of the figure's form.
This work exemplifies Wlérick's artistic approach that blends classical inspiration with modern sensibilities characteristic of early twentieth-century French sculptural movements and aesthetic principles.
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