La Loire - Versailles, France
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N 48° 48.279 E 002° 07.171
31U E 435348 N 5406113
This sculpture is located alongside one of the reflecting pools at the Gardens of Versailles.
Waymark Code: WMD14T
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 11/04/2011
Views: 19
This 1689 bronze sculpture entitled La Loire depicts a bearded naked man laying down with his legs crossed right over left. His left arm rests on his right leg. A cloth casually drapes his privates. He wears a laurel and holds a thin cornucopia full of fruit with his right arm. A cherub is on his left side looking in the opposite direction. The cherub is blowing into a conch shell. The title indicates that this figure represents the Loire...France's longest river. There are similar works nearby representing other important rivers in France.
The artists are Balthasar Keller (1638-1702) and Thomas Regnaudin (1622-1706).
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: La Loire
Figure Type: Combination of two figure types
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Balthasar Keller and Thomas Regnaudin
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1689
Materials used: bronze
Location: alongside one of the reflecting pools at the Gardens of Versailles
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