Description
Bronze sculpture of a (dying) soldier supported by the allegory of Victory, a winged female with a laurel wreath.
On the corners of the pedestal are inscribed the names of the main battle-fields: yser, somme, marne, verdun
Inscription(s)
la Ville
de
BARENTIN
a
ses enfants morts
pour
la PATRIE
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Signed: robert DELANDRE 1922
H ROUARD Fondeur
Information Sign
MONUMENT
AUX MORTS
par robert delandre
87
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Barentin - Musée dans la Rue
Barentin "City of Arts" has 320 sculptures scattered throughout the city in its "street museum": 112 statues and busts of famous sculptors in the public space, and a permanent exhibition in the Camille Claudel Room with 80 sculptures.
Initiator of the "street museum" is the lawyer and politician André Marie (Honfleur 1897 - Rouen 1974, Wikipedia), who was mayor of Barentin from 1945 to 1974 and minister of national education. The town continues his initiative under the leadership of Michel Bentot, Mayor since 1990, with the purchase, maintenance and restoration of the sculptures, paintings and monuments.
Click here for a interactive map with the locations of the busts.
See also:
Barentin Cité des Arts, Patrimoine.
War memorial - list of names
We have photos of the list(s) of victims on this memorial. Contact us if you want to see these lists.
Sculptor
- Robert Delandre (Elbeuf 1879 - Paris 1961),
French sculptor
(Wikipedia).
Information
Clickable keywords:
Location N 49°32'48" E 0°57'8"
Item Code: frhn059; Photograph: 3 June 2012
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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