Lucky Frog

Lucky Frog (Spanish: Rana de la fortuna) is a bronze sculpture of a frog by the Spanish artist dEmo, installed in Madrid, Spain, in 2014, outside the Casino Gran Madrid on the Paseo de Recoletos. The sculpture is 5 metres (16 ft) tall and weighs 2,000 kilograms (4,400 lb).[1]

For the feng shui charm, see Jin Chan.

The work was commissioned for the opening of the casino, and was a gesture of thanks to the city for restoring legal gambling after 90 years.[2][3] It was unveiled on 3 April 2014 by journalist Carme Chaparro and actor Paco León.[1]

The frog is a sign of good fortune in Feng shui and its underbelly is engraved with symbols of good luck from world cultures. The 34 symbols include several numbers as well as pictures including a scarab artifact, a four-leaf clover, the peace sign and various currency symbols and religious signs.[4] The patina, the protective coating on the metal, was applied by specialist Juan Manuel González.[5] Its turquoise green is also considered lucky.[4]

The sculpture is located near to Fernando Botero's Woman with Mirror, another bronze sculpture gifted to the city, and faces the Monument to Columbus.[2]

  • Detail of the underbelly, featuring signs of good fortune from world cultures
    Detail of the underbelly, featuring signs of good fortune from world cultures
  • Plaque
    Plaque

References
  1. Merino López, Jesús (6 April 2014). "Un poco de 'Magnolia' en pleno centro de Madrid" [A bit of 'Magnolia' right in the middle of Madrid]. GQ (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. "Rana de la Fortuna, la suerte en Madrid" [Lucky Frog, luck in Madrid] (in Spanish). Mirador Madrid. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. Bécares, Roberto (7 February 2014). "Una rana de la suerte en Colón" [A Lucky Frog in Colón]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. Mollá, F. (5 April 2014). "Casino Gran Madrid instala una rana de bronce de cinco metros en Colón" [Casino Gran Madrid installs a five-metre bronze frog in Colón] (in Spanish). Zona Retiro. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. "El escultor de los colores" [The sculptor of colours]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). 18 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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