Gold Stallion

This large horse stands on the roof of the Landesmuseum in Mainz, Germany. The building once housed the large horse stables of the Elector of Mainz.... more

by Sarah Loft

Title

Gold Stallion

Artist

Sarah Loft

Medium

Photograph

Description

This large horse stands on the roof of the Landesmuseum in Mainz, Germany. The building once housed the large horse stables of the Elector of Mainz. The structure was known as the "Golden Steed Barracks" which accounts for the statue on the roof.

Per Wikipedia: The Landesmuseum Mainz, or Mainz State Museum, is a museum of art and history in Mainz, Germany. In March 2010 it reopened in full after an extensive renovation.

The museum has its roots in a painting collection donated by Napoleon and Chaptal to the city of Mainz in 1803. It moved into its current location, in the former electoral stables, in 1937, by which time it had grown significantly. It received its present name in 1986, and was renovated and modernised from 2004 to 2010.

[Collections include] antiquities from the Mainz area, including a Venus-like statue from 23,000 BC; stone axes from the Late Stone Age; Roman stone memorials; busts of bronze and marble; a 1st-century Roman Jupiter Column; a 3rd-century Roman arch.

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May 9th, 2018