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Abraham-César Lamoureux
Abraham César Lamoureux (c. 1640, Metz – c. April 1692, Copenhagen) was a French sculptor and stonemason who worked in Sweden and in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is best known for creating the first equestrian statue in northern Europe. Life and work Little is known about Lamoureux's early years. He was born in Metz in the Lorraine region of France, and he had a younger brother Claude, also a sculptor, as well as a younger sister Magdalena, who was born in Hamburg (Germany) around 1660. Their father, whose first name is unknown, was a sculptor who had worked in the Netherlands, in England and in Hamburg, and might have been an assistant of the sculptor François Dieussart. Lamoureux first appears around 1664 in Stockholm with his stepfather, the sculptor Jean Baptiste Dieussart, when the latter entered service with count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, the Lord High Chancellor of Sweden, who was his stepfather's main employer and patron until around 1668. In the same year Lamou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian Statue Of Christian V
The equestrian statue of Christian V, located in the centre of Kongens Nytorv, is the oldest of five equestrian statues of Danish monarchs in Copenhagen, Denmark. The equestrian statue was created by the French sculptor Abraham-César Lamoureux. Dating from 1688, it was originally made in Gilding, gilded lead but recast in bronze in 1939. Description With direct inspiration from the equestrian statue of Louis XIII of France, Louis XIII at the centre of Place des Vosges, it depicts the king dressed like a Imperator, Roman imperator with a Laurel wreathed helmet. The plinth is surrounded by four Allegorical sculpture, allegorical statues. Facing Charlottenborg Palace stand two figures of Minerva and Hercules, Herkules, representing wisdom, prudence and Courage, strengt, while the opposite side features statues of Alexander the Great and Artemisia I of Caria, Artemisia, personifications of Courage, fortitude and honour. Even though Lamoureux depicted the horse in a Trot (horse gait), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
