This piece moves! You press the foot pedal and the whole thing starts clanking and turning, so fun! It’s by this artist, Hodler, who was Genoese. I had never heard of him, and I really liked his variety and style.
This is his sister. I love her eyes, he seems to have painted her soul.
Hodler apparently had a big influence on la escape painting. This one reminds me of an Estes Park artist, Alfred Wands. Hodler lived from 1853 to 1918, and Wands lived from 1904 to 1998, so it’s not inconceivable that he was influenced by Hodler.
Another artist I didn’t know of is Felix Vallotton. This is his depiction of Perseus killing the dragon. I love the look on the woman’s face, and that the dragon is a crocodile!
The museum also has a large collection of weapons and armor. I’m not fond of such displays, of which I’ve seen many. This helmet was particularly creepy, with the weird smile. There were several others like this.
I did love this eagle. Simple, elegant, beautiful.
There was also a large collection of Egyptian artifacts, including this foot votive. I’d never seen one before.
Some really nice Roman sculptures, copies of Greek originals. Stone sculpture just awes me, such a long process.
These heads are tiny, no more than 1.5”. But such character captured!
And a Picasso! I am not that familiar with his phases, but this seems as if it would be earlier in his career. Ive never seen this style before.
And the sun came out! This is looking north. You can see Lake Geneva in the center. The strange, knobby trees in the foreground are everywhere. I have no idea what kind they are.
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