9/9/2023 0 Comments Pompeian bronzeSigned “Paul Herzel.”ĭoubloons, swords, treasure chests, eye patches- everyone knows that all these identify pirates because Hollywood told us so. A 1882 edition of ROBINSON CRUSOE in Words of One Syllable by Mary Goldophin (Lucy Aikin) was widely available here in the United States.This is probably the reason that when Robinson Crusoe was first serialized (18 episodes) in film in 1922 and then became a full-length feature in 1927, Pompeian Bronze Company capitalized on the romantic and beautiful drawings of Wal (Walter) Paget in the Goldolphin version to produce their Robinson Crusoe bookends. In the mid-to-late 1800s it was fashionable to abridge classics and make them more palatable to a young audience. Until recently it remained popular with youngsters, although one might guess that it can no longer compete with comic-strip presentations of superheroes. The book was well received and has gone through hundreds of editions in the last 300 years. It is the story of a man shipwrecked on a lonely tropical island who by craft and industry survived and even prospered. It was among the first novels ever published in England. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver’d by PYRATES, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Orgonoque Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, where-in all the Men perished but himself. The 1719 edition’s full title was, entitled, The LIFE and Strange Surprizing ADVENTURES of ROBINSON CRUSOE, of York. When Pompeian Bronze Company copyrighted this Robinson Crusoe bookend design in 1930, the book, Robinson Crusoe, had excited the imagination and adventurist spirit of readers for more than 200 years. Crusoe is shown fully armed and leading a small goat. The image for the bookends was taken from an illustration in a Robinson Crusoe edition adapted for children. Here is a link to an updated version of the story on a blog devoted to Dan Brown’s novel, INFERNO. We recounted the Dante and Beatrice story in both Bookend Revue and Bookends: Objects of Art and Fashion. They were issued in a variety of poses by several different foundries, and we frequently find them today. In any event, Dante or Dante and Beatrice bookends were very fashionable here in the United States. American Victorians were noted to be prudes. For example, adultery and mistresses were commonplace for them. We do not know if the Aristocrats were concerned with pure love or with prudish behavior. At least it was superior for the English Bourgeoisie and this seems allied to their prudish behavior. This was “pure love” for Victorians and superior to love with physical aspects. Dante loved Beatrice all of his life although he never had a physical relationship with her. Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy was widely read during Victorian times. The story of Dante and Beatrice was very popular during the Victorian era. Rotellini.ĭante and Beatrix: Height 7 inches. He is standing over a a formal flower bouquet that includes roses, a flower that features in classical tales about Cupid.Ĭlick here to visit an earlier post about the sculptor M. Our Cupid, from the early 1900s, is a lovely depiction of a youth with his quiver of arrows, but no bow. The chubby toddler is a popular Valentine’s Day subject. In paintings and sculpture he appears as a slender beautiful youth and as chubby toddler. Cupid appears in literature, theater, and art many times over centuries. He is a famous archer whose golden arrows cause uncontrollable desire, and whose leaden arrows quench desire and promote aversion. He is winged because lovers are flighty and liable to change their minds. He was the son of Venus, Goddess of Love, and either Mars, Mercury or Vulcan. circa 1915.Ĭupid (Eros) is the ancient Roman (Greek) God of desire, erotic love, attraction, and affection. Production attributed to Paul Mori / Pompeian Bronze. Cupid: Height: 7.5 inches, Electroform bronze.
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