Suspension bridge (pylons, cables, truss) Symbolism

Modern engineering, connectivity, and the reordering of space and movement in industrial-age suburbs.

Common Themes

The modern lens: urban life & speedMortality & transience (memento mori)Leisure & recreationLandscape & placeLabor & work

Artworks Featuring This Symbol

The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne by Alfred Sisley

The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne

Alfred Sisley (1872)

Alfred Sisley's The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne crystallizes the encounter between <strong>modern engineering</strong> and <strong>riverside leisure</strong> under <strong>Impressionist light</strong>. The diagonal suspension bridge, dark pylons, and filigreed truss command the left foreground while small boats skim the Seine, their wakes breaking into shimmering strokes that echo the sky.