the gaul

the gaul, originally uploaded by werewegian.

Detail from The Gaul, a bronze by François Rude, a version of the heroic fighter carved on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

The bronze dates from around 1835 and is displayed in the Kelvingrove Museum, Glasgow

I like visiting the Kelvingrove Museum. It's a gorgeous building for a start, red sandstone with turrets and towers. Very grand.

It also has an interesting collection of objects, well worth repeated visits. And a nice place to hold a Flickr meetup on a cold January day. I've beginning to warm to the idea of attending meets more regularly. I should be a little more patient when herding them for coffee however. :)