Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution

Fame

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Pierre I Biard (Paris, 1559–Paris, 1609)
Fame
Paris, commissioned in 1597
Bronze statue; 52 3/4 x 47 1/4 in. (134 x 120 cm)
Paris, Musée du Louvre, LP 361

Lamentation over the Dead Christ

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Germain Pilon (Paris, recorded from 1540–d. Paris, 1590)
Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Paris, ca. 1583
Bronze relief; 3 x 32 5/16 x 2 5/16 in. (7.6 x 82 x 5.8 cm)
Paris, Musée du Louvre, LP 44

The Submission of the Doge of Genoa

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Martin Van Den Bogaert, called Desjardins (Breda, 1637–Paris, 1694)
The Submission of the Doge of Genoa
Paris, commissioned in 1685
Bronze medallion; 33 1/16 x 3 15/16 in. (84 x 10 cm)
Paris, Musée du Louvre, RF 1606

Louis XIV at the Age of Five

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Jacques Sarazin (Noyon, 1592–Paris, 1660)
Louis XIV at the Age of Five
Paris, 1643
Bronze bust; 17 15/16 x 17 5/16 x 9 7/16 in. (45.5 x 44 x 24 cm)
Paris, Musée du Louvre, RF 2508

Louis XIII on Horseback

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Hubert Le Sueur (Recorded in Paris between 1659 and 1658)
Louis XIII on Horseback
Paris, ca. 1620
Bronze statuette; 8 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (21 x 20 x 8 cm)
Signed on the saddle strap: LESVEVR
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, A.1-1994

Funerary Geniuses From the Tomb of Christophe de Thou

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Barthélemy Prieur (Berzieux, ca. 1536–Paris, 1611)
Funerary Geniuses From the Tomb of Christophe de Thou
Paris, 1583–85
Bronze statues; 29 15/16 x 42 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (76 x 107 x 35.2 cm) and 30 1/8 x 43 1/8 x 20 1/2 in. (76.5 x 109.5 x 52 cm)
Paris, Musée du Louvre, MR 1684 and MR 1685

Hercules Delivering Prometheus

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François Lespingola (Joinville, 1644–Paris, 1705)
Hercules Delivering Prometheus
Probably Paris, ca. 1675–1700
Bronze group; 16 3/4 x 23 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (42.6 x 59 x 35.8 cm)
Dresden, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Grünes Gewölbe GGIX.88

The French Parnassus

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Louis Garnier (ca. 1638–Paris, 1728); Medallions by Simon Curé (ca. 1680–Paris, 1734); Later additions by Augustin Pajou (Paris, 1730–Paris, 1809)
The French Parnassus
Paris, 1718–1721; Pajou additions, 1762 and 1777
Bronze group; 102 3/8 x 92 1/2 x 90 9/16 in. (260 x 235 x 230 cm)
Versailles, Musée National de Versailles, MV 6023

Louis XIV on Horseback

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François Girardon (Troyes, 1628–Paris, 1715); Probably cast by Jean Le Pileur (d. Paris, 1702); Pedestal by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Paris, 1751–Paris, 1843)
Louis XIV on Horseback
Paris, 1696
Bronze statuette; 41 9/16 x 38 x 26 3/16 in. (105.5 x 96.5 x 66.5 cm)
London, The Royal Collection, 31359

Prometheus

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François Dumont (Paris, 1688–Lille, 1726)
Prometheus
Paris, 1710
Bronze group; 33 1/16 x 26 9/16 x 16 15/16 in. (84 x 67.5 x 43 cm)
London, The Royal Collection, 72636

Diana the Huntress

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Jean-Antoine Houdon (Versailles, 1741–Paris, 1828)
Diana the Huntress
Paris, 1790
Bronze statue; 76 x 35 7/16 x 44 7/8 in. (193 x 90 x 114 cm)
Paris, Musée du Louvre, CC 204