Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

The marble fountain, of a pyramidal type, consists of four floors of basins and circular and trefoil basins. Four mermaids at the edge of the 3rd basin holds fish spouting water into the 2nd basin
At the top, a square-shaped building, inspired by the funerary monument of Glanum and the pyramid that adorned the Roman stadium in Vienna, houses the statues of famous Lyon artists, one for each century:

• 16th century: architecture: Philibert Delorme
• 17th century: engraving: Gérard Audran
• 18th century: sculpture: Guillaume Coustou
• 19th century: painting: Hippolyte Flandrin

philibert delorme Philibert de l'Orme, or Delorme (Lyon c. 1514 - Paris 1570) French architect and writer (Wikipedia).

gerard audran Gérard Audran (Lyon 1640 - Paris 1703) French engraver (Wikipedia).

guillaume coustou Guillaume Coustou (Lyon 1677 - Paris 1746) French sculptor and academician (Wikipedia).

hippolyte flandrin Hippolyte Flandrin (Lyon 1809 - Rome 1864) French painter (Wikipedia).

The fountain is designed by Gaspard André and the statues were sculpted by Charles Degeorge.

Sculptors

• Gaspard André (Lyon 1840 - Cannes 1896), French architect (Wikipedia).
  
• Charles Degeorge (Lyon 1837 - Paris 1888), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
• Wikipedia, Place des Jacobins (Lyon).
• Patrimoine Rhône-Alpes, Fontaine des Jacobins.
• Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Statues and Fontaines.

Tags

Locatie (N 45°45'37" - E 4°50'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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