
(By Davide Calandra, May 1902) Valentino park in Torino

Monumento equestre dedicato a Amedeo di Savoia nel parco del Valentino a Torino (opera di Davide Calandra, Maggio 1902).
Amedeo Ferdinando Maria di Savoia fu il primo duca d'Aosta. Figlio del re d'Italia Vittorio Emanuele II fu re di Spagna (col nome di Amedeo I di Spagna) dal 2 gennaio 1871 al 11 febbraio 1873. Fu capostipite del ramo Aosta della famiglia Savoia. (Wikipedia)
17 commenti:
The coloration of the clouds frames the rider and his horse beautifully. Gorgeous photo.
Nice image.
With the tower in the background.
You have a beautiful blog. Lot`s of photos in the side bar as well.
Did you get something from Santa when you met him? ;)
The dark silhouette against the sky is excellent.
Kate said it first, exactly what I was going to say!:)Pleasant weekend.
I love your picture! Looks like he's going to ride off into the sky.
nice shot. i thin ki'd have cropped it and lost the tree to focus on the rider more, cool none the less. :-]
nice blog btw.
wonderful capture and great silhouettes. well done
Nice shot! You have some wonderful pictures here.
Fine silhouette!
That's exactly what I was going to say runee but blogger wasn't cooperating and I had to try to post a comment 5 times after it failed to open. lol
Before the photo finished downloading, the horse looked like it was flying thru the sky and over the treetops!
Beautiful!
This is a really great shot! I love the silhouette!
Nice shot!
Wonderful silhouette!
Whoa......nice shot.
I really like the statue against the sky.
"Sky rider in Valentino's Park" Great title for a lovely photo.
Mari-Nanci
What a wonderful silhouette! A moment frozen in time.
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