L'Âme de la France
Sculpture by Carlo Sarrabezolles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
L'Âme de la France ("The Soul of France") is the name given by the French sculptor Carlo Sarrabezolles to three identical monumental statues that he executed in three different materials during the interwar period, the first in plaster in 1921, the second in stone in 1922, and the last in bronze in 1930. 3.2 metres tall, they represent a female warrior with naked breasts raising her arms toward the sky.
Quick Facts L'Âme de la France ("The Soul of France"), Location ...
L'Âme de la France ("The Soul of France") | |
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France | |
For World War I | |
Location | 21.064667°S 55.521667°E / -21.064667; 55.521667 (L'Âme de la France) |
Designed by | Charles Sarrabezolles |
"the victory of a France grateful to her dead" |
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