These are photos of some things I saw around the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. I was there in April of 2002 (and many other times). L'Hôtel des Invalides was built in the late 1600s during the reign of Le Roi Soleil (Louis XIV) as a military and veterans hospital for French soldiers wounded in the wars of the time.
The first photo makes me think of the look-alike sculpture of Louis XII at the entrance of the chateau in Blois.
ReplyDeleteThese sculptures, the last picture anyway, had me wondering if they were done by Carpeaux. The 3rd picture is quite nice, the freestanding statue.
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DeleteThe third photo, the free standing statue in the square d'Ajaccio, is titled La Défense du Foyer (defending the family) and is by Émile-André Boisseau (1842-1923). I couldn't find anything about the last photo. I like the way the girl is treated, but I think the man is a little stiff.
Thanks for this chm. I'd never heard of Boisseau. Apparently that sculpture was popular in smaller form in late 19c bronzes, per the net.
DeleteNever did I until today. in the second half of the nineteenth century and before WWI, people used to have lots of drapes over furniture, and many bronze statuettes here and there. And many potted plants too. Apartments looked rather cluttered!
DeleteDid you notice that Boisseau was born and went to school in Varzy?
DeleteNo, I didn't! I womder if there are some of his work in the museum? We should go back there!
DeleteVolontiers !
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