Sphere Within Sphere

Photo by: Gabriel Tocu
Sphere Within Sphere (Sfera con sfera) by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro - in the Cortile della Pigna, Vatican, Rome (2016)
Sphere within Sphere Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Sphere Within Sphere (Sfera con sfera) is a bronze sculpture by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro.

Versions of the sculpture (diameters vary)[1] can be seen in many settings worldwide, including:

Gallery

Also note, this 'may' be a depiction of a concavity concept, that demonstrates a concave earth perspective, which also contains a celestial sphere within the center. Alternatively, it may also represent the world breaking out of the Ptolemaic view of the heavens, a nodding reference to both Copernicus and Galileo.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Collection Search - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian". hirshhorn.si.edu. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  3. ↑ http://www.terminartors.com/artworkprofile/Pomodoro_Arnaldo-Sphere_No._6_Sphere_within_a_Sphere
  4. ↑ "Sphere Within a Sphere | Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation". dsmpublicartfoundation.org. 1999-11-19. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  5. ↑ "The Hakone Open-Air Museum｜Collection". hakone-oam.or.jp. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  6. ↑ "אוניברסיטת ת"א". tau.ac.il (in Hebrew).

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