Buste de Louis XIV - Bust of Louis XIV - Québec, Québec - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

Le buste de Louis XIV, roi de France de 1643 à 1715, (situé dans le centre de la Place Royale, à Québec) est une réplique d’une sculpture de Gian Lorenzo Bernini, dit le Bernin, conservée au château de Versailles. Ce buste a remplacé celui qui avait été installé sur la place Royale en 1686, puis retiré vers 1700 parce qu’il nuisait à la circulation. Il s’agissait de la première œuvre d’art public de la jeune colonie.

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The bust of Louis XIV, King of France from 1643 to 1715, (located in Place Royale in Quebec City) is a replica of a sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, known as Bernin, kept at the Palace of Versailles. This bust replaced the one that was installed on the Place Royale in 1686, then removed around 1700 because it interfered with circulation. It was the first public artwork of the young colony.

Where is original located?: Palais de Versailles, France - Versailles Palace, France Where is this replica located?: Place Royale - Ville de Québec - Place Royale - Quebec City Who created the original?: Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Internet Link about Original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bust_of_Louis_XIV_(Bernini) Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1665

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