Clémence Isaure - Paris, France
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Clémence Isaure is the imaginary patroness of the Jocs florals (or Floral Games)-- a poetry contest.
Waymark Code: WMD3E0
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 11/13/2011
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The original floral games began in 1324 in Toulouse. The contestant with the best poem would win the golden violet award. After dying out in the mid 1500s, the games were revived in 1859 in Barcelona to help preserve the Catalan language. Read more about the games at (
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This website (
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"According to legend, following the
death of her troubadour love, who praised
her through his beautiful songs and whom
she adored, Clemence Isaure took a vow
of chastity and silence. Before doing so,
however, she established an endowment for
the city of Toulouse to re-establish the poetry
contests of the Gai Savoir, a poetry
society established in 1323, through a
new group called the Jeux Floraux."
This marble sculpture depicts her standing casually nect to a post, shifting her weight to her right side. She appears to be deep in thought as her left arm is raised...and may hold a piece of fruit perhaps? She wears heavy robes and a piece of cloth is wrapped loosely around her waist. She also wears a necklace with a cross. The piece is located in the jardin du Luxembourg. The artist is Auguste Preault and the work is dated 1848.