tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628999516252235166.post7517817627031348263..comments2023-10-16T11:46:29.995-04:00Comments on SightLines: Seillans War MemorialVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628999516252235166.post-40101759405497914822012-08-11T07:22:21.662-04:002012-08-11T07:22:21.662-04:00Maybe in this context 'enfants' is more &#...Maybe in this context 'enfants' is more 'young' than 'children'. Whichever, it is a very emotive and emotional rendition. So very realistic, like those in Italy that you all showed earler. I like statues that are realistic ... whereas I prefer art that is interpretive. Go figure ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628999516252235166.post-10721817734105520222012-08-09T16:31:15.088-04:002012-08-09T16:31:15.088-04:00Beautiful! The dove just makes the shot!Beautiful! The dove just makes the shot!Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628999516252235166.post-80399006136305722442012-08-08T14:29:27.313-04:002012-08-08T14:29:27.313-04:00ooh, only when reading the comments i realized the...ooh, only when reading the comments i realized the dove is real... :)<br />thats nice indeed.CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628999516252235166.post-65787049221793572862012-08-08T08:01:20.919-04:002012-08-08T08:01:20.919-04:00yes, I was confused by thew term 'enfants'...yes, I was confused by thew term 'enfants', too.<br />maybe they thought of everyone as being children of the ancient city.hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628999516252235166.post-34667466596205659972012-08-08T07:49:12.516-04:002012-08-08T07:49:12.516-04:00It's a curious phrase, isn't it: "enf...It's a curious phrase, isn't it: "enfants"/children.<br />But I suppose many of the young men who enlisted to fight would actually have been barely out of their childhood - and so Seillans lost some of its 'children' in both senses.<br />Very moving statue though.Mark Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708109024225090025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628999516252235166.post-92050186408605857152012-08-08T04:55:42.266-04:002012-08-08T04:55:42.266-04:00Sculptures are my favourite art form and this one ...Sculptures are my favourite art form and this one is terrific. Hard to imagine it is stone.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284847853657086710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628999516252235166.post-65818512340677030152012-08-07T16:36:00.224-04:002012-08-07T16:36:00.224-04:00Very effecting memorial and the arrival of the dov...Very effecting memorial and the arrival of the dove adds to the message of peace.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628999516252235166.post-43064147105639687262012-08-07T12:10:17.179-04:002012-08-07T12:10:17.179-04:00Beautiful memorial, how lovely that the dove decid...Beautiful memorial, how lovely that the dove decided to stop and rest a while.<br /><br />Beneath Thy FeetSeaThreePeeOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628999516252235166.post-92104060807817633372012-08-07T07:09:46.719-04:002012-08-07T07:09:46.719-04:00A nice memorial of a sad battle.
The "peace d...A nice memorial of a sad battle.<br />The "peace dove" is a welcome extra to the photo.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.com