I have been living in Barna for 10 years already and...

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I have been living in Barna for 10 years already and I never realized there is a Statue of Liberty below the crown Columbus stays on.

Like 1 29 Oct 2023 at 12:40 | Open on mastodon.social

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MrClon

@mudasobwa are you sure it's Liberty, not (for example) Victory?

29 Oct 2023 at 13:20 | Open on lor.sh

Aleksei � Matiushkin

@MrClon not at all, but the sharp bows on her head make me think so.

29 Oct 2023 at 13:58 | Open on mastodon.social

MrClon

@mudasobwa also not sure, it can be some common attribute. It's basically variation of nimbo (or crown, which it is also kind of nimbo).
Saber and laurel (?) also point out to Victory. And also possible years of construction: Liberty become fashionable in Spain like 30 years ago/ You know, monarchy, fascism...
But i'm not an expert in allegorical figures and classical art in general, so i easily can be wrong

29 Oct 2023 at 14:23 | Open on lor.sh

Aleksei � Matiushkin

@MrClon technically, in 1873, the First Spanish Republic was proclaimed (it had not lasted for long,) and here in Spain has never been fascism, and Columbus had been erected to the 1888 World Fair, which was a worldwide cultural event, and, finally, Columbus literally tramples the statue, so everything fits.

29 Oct 2023 at 14:33 | Open on mastodon.social

MrClon

@mudasobwa Franco was fascist (not in judgmental sense, «he is bad, booo him», but it pure scholar sense).
In 19 century was ok (pretty fashionable actually) bragging like «look how we conquered that barbarians, took their land and golds, we strong and cool and brave and smart and god on our side».
With that logic Columbus also tramples crown, which our of character both for Columbus and for 1888 year Spain

29 Oct 2023 at 14:54 | Open on lor.sh

Aleksei � Matiushkin

@MrClon I am sorry, but your knowledge of the history is quite questionable.

29 Oct 2023 at 15:32 | Open on mastodon.social

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