![]() The plaster statue will shortly be moved to Black Isle Bronze, where it will be cast in bronze, before it’s lengthy shipped journey across the Atlantic: it is due to be unveiled officially at the University of Notre Dame in the summer. In a detail which alludes to the Scottish site of its creation, Alberti’s left leg is beside a Roman altar, to Diana and Apollo, which is part of the Hunterian Museum’s collections at the University of Glasgow. ![]() ![]() With dividers in one hand, and a scroll in the other, Alberti, Mr Stoddart said, is looking at the remains of classical Rome - deep in the past - as well as looking into the future. The sculptor, whose studios are located within the Paisley campus of the University of the West of Scotland, has shared an image of the sculpture, being worked on by studio assistants Lindsay McQuarrie and Zoe Roy. There, the towering figure will be part of a rebuilt architecture department. The sculpture of the Italian architect, writer, poet and author is to be part of one of the US’s leading universities, the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. The towering, 14ft sculpture of Leon Battista Alberti, one of the giants of Italy’s Renaissance, is currently in the studios of Alexander Stoddart in Paisley, waiting to be cast in bronze and cross the Atlantic to its ultimate destination. IT is the largest single figure created by one of Scotland’s leading sculptors. The Herald - 25 February 2019 - By Phil Miller, Arts Correspondent ![]() ![]() From Paisley to Indiana: Scottish sculptor unveils epic new work for the University of Notre Dame ![]()
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