Since November 1993 the French sculptures from the Middle Ages up to the
XIXth century have been exhibited on the ground floor of the new Richelieu Wing,
in galleries arranged around the two main courtyards which are covered by a
glass roof, the cour Marly and the cour Puget.
The cour Marly houses
the open air sculptures from the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries, which mainly
originate from the park at the fortress of Marly which was built by Louis XIV.
In
the cour Puget, the works by the famous French XVIIth century sculptor Pierre
Puget, form the main feature of a group of open air statues (from the XVIIth to
XIXth centuries).
Dead Christ
Bourgogne, 2nd quarter of the XIIth century Statue in polychrome wood H
1.55 m; W 1.68 m; D 0.30 m ; P 0,30 m
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King Childebert
Paris, 2nd quarter of the XIIIth century Statue in stone with traces of
polychromy H 1.91 m; W 0.53 m; D 0.55 m
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Germain Pilon The
risen Christ and two roman soldiers guards of his tomb Circa 1583 Marble
- Christ H 2,15 m; W 0,88 m; D 0,74 Soldiers: H 0,64 m; W 1,50 m; D 0,66 m |
Pierre Puget Milo of
Crotona 1670-1682 Group in marble H 2.70 m; W 1.40 m; D 0.98 m
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Jean-Baptiste
Pigalle
Mercure attaching his heelpieces 1744 Marble - H 58 cm; W
33 cm
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Guillaume Ier Coustou Horse
Restrained by a Groom known as the Horse of Marly 1739-1745 Group
in marble H 3.55 m; W 2.84 m; D 1.15 m
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Jean Houdon
Diana Huntress 1790 Bronze - H 2,05 m; W 0,79 m; D 0,93 m |
Antoine Louis Barye Lion
Crushing a Snake 1832-1835
Bronze - H 1.35 m; W 1.78 cm; D 0.96 m
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