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Cicéron et Démosthène - Le Droit et la Force

Cicero and Demosthenes - Law and Force

Justin-Chrysostome Sanson
1866

Amiens / Cicéron et Démosthène - Le Droit et la Force

Description

Four statues on the main façade of the Palais de Justice. At the top of the stairs are the statues of the Roman and Greek statesmen:

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, orator, political theorist, Roman consul and constitutionalist (Wikipedia).
Demosthenes (Δημοσθένης, Dēmosthénēs) (384-322 BC), Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens (Wikipedia).
At the sides of the stairs two allegories:
Le Droit / Law
La Force / Force

Le Droit / Law

La Force / Force

Sculptor

Justin-Chrysostome Sanson (Nemours 1833 - Paris 1910), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Cour d'appel d'Amiens, Descriptif du Palais de Justice d'Amiens.

Location (N 49°53'33" - E 2°18'4")

Item Code: frpi063; Photograph: 3 June 2012
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