Dante sculpture

Paola and I had a lovely blipmeet today in the West Sussex market town of Midhurst.
While we were there we decided to check out this lovely Dante sculpture by south pond.

The statue, a bronze measuring 2.2 metres in height (8 feet, including a stone plinth) was sculpted by Philip Jackson, and is a gift to the people of Midhurst from Philip and his wife Jean in recognition of their long association with the town.

The subject of Dante was chosen because of his influence on art and literature throughout Europe for almost 1000 years and, as visitors to Philip and Jean's garden in Cocking will know, many of Philip's sculptures bear witness to a strong Italian influence.

It was really lovely and we both enjoyed photographing it, followed by a walk by the pond with its numerous Canada Geese and a delicious lunch. As usual, Paola and I had the best time.
I have uploaded a shot of the pond and the artist photographing the artwork in extras.