Gloria Victis by Mercié

Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (October 30, 1845 - December 13, 1916), French sculptor and painter, was born in Toulouse. He entered the École des Beaux Arts, Paris, and studied under Alexandre Falguière and François Jouffroy, and in 1868 gained the Grand Prix de Rome. His first great popular successes were the David and Gloria Victis, which was shown and received the Medal of Honour of the Paris Salon. The bronze was subsequently placed in the Square Montholon. Download high resolution version (454x718, 73 KB)Gloria Victis by Antonin Mercié: lightened version. ... Download high resolution version (454x718, 73 KB)Gloria Victis by Antonin Mercié: lightened version. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... The Mona Lisa is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the Western world. ... The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, in local Toulouse accent) ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is a... École des Beaux Arts refers to several art schools in France. ... Falguières Victor of the Cockfight, book engraving c. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Prix de Rome is a scholarship for students of the arts. ... Michelangelos David This page is about the Biblical king David. ... Honoré Daumier satirized the bourgeoises scandalized by the Salons Venuses, 1864 The Paris Salon (French: Salon de Paris) was an institution in French official art patronage, founded in Paris, France in 1673 to exhibit art works, particularly paintings. ... Bronze figurine, found at Öland Bronze is the traditional name for a broad range of alloys of copper. ...

The bronze David was one of his most popular works. The Biblical hero is depicted naked with the head of Goliath at his feet like Donatello's David, but with a turbanned head and sheathing his long sword, The Bible (From Greek βιβλιος biblios, meaning book, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is a word applied to sacred scriptures. ... Nudity is a common subject both in fine arts and popular culture. ... The young Hebrew David hoists the head of the Philistine Goliath This page is about a Biblical figure. ... Donatellos bronze statue of David (circa 1440s) is notable as the first unsupported standing work in bronze cast since classical times. ... The Turban (Arabic عمامة; ‘imamah, Persian dulband) is a headdress, of obscure Oriental origin, consisting of a long scarf wound round the head or an inner hat. ...

Numerous reproductions exist, most of which partially cover David's nudity with a loincloth. The lifesize original is now in the Musée d'Orsay. A loincloth is one-piece garment, sometimes kept in place by a belt, that is used: in societies where there is no more advanced clothing as an undergarment to express soberness Mohandas Gandhi used it as a way of identifying with the poorest Indians, even though he knew it could... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Musée dOrsay is a museum in Paris, situated on the left bank of the River Seine. ...

The Genius of the Arts (1877), a relief, is in the Tuileries, in substitution for Antoine-Louis Barye's Napoleon III; a similar work for the tomb of Jules Michelet (1879) is in the cemetery of Père Lachaise; and in the same year Mercié produced the statue of Arago with accompanying reliefs, now erected at Perpignan. In 1882 he repeated his great patriotic success of 1874 with a group Quand Mme!, replicas of which have been set up at Belfort and in the garden of the Tuileries. Le Souvenir (1885), a marble statue for the tomb of Mme Charles Ferry, is one of his most beautiful works. Regret, for the tomb of Alexandre Cabanel, was produced in 1892, along with William Tell, now at Lausanne. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For other meanings, see Relief (disambiguation) In the art of sculpture, a relief is an artwork where a modelled form projects out of a flat background. ... Up to 1871 the Tuileries Palace was a palace in Paris, France, on the right bank of the River Seine. ... Antoine-Louis Barye (September 24, 1796 _ June 25, 1875) was a French sculptor. ... Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808 - January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the French puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. ... Jules Michelet (August 21, 1798 - February 9, 1874) was a French historian. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... Location within France Perpignan ( Catalan Perpinyà) is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France, and was the capital of the former province of Roussillon (French Catalonia). ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events January - April January 1 - New York City annexes The Bronx January 23 - Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. ... Location within France Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région. ... Up to 1871 the Tuileries Palace was a palace in Paris, France, on the right bank of the River Seine. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Alexandre Cabanel (September 28, 1823 _ January 23, 1889) was a painter born in United States. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... William Tell (German Wilhelm Tell) was a legendary hero of disputed historical accuracy said to have lived in the Canton of Uri in Switzerland in the early 14th century. ... Waterfront view of Ouchy, just south of Lausanne Lausanne is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), across from Évian-les-Bains, France, and about 60 km northeast of Geneva. ...

Mercié also designed the monuments to Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1895), erected in the Jardin de l'Infante in the Louvre, and Louis Faidherbe (1896) at Lille, a statue of Adolphe Thiers set up at St Germain-en-Laye, the monument to Paul Baudry at Père Lachaise, and that of Louis-Philippe and Queen Amélie for their tomb at Dreux. His stone group of Justice is at the Hotel de Ville, Paris. Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (21 February 1815 - 21 January 1891) was a leading French Classicist painter and sculptor famous for his depictions of Napoleon, his armies and military themes. ... The main courtyard of the Louvre. ... Louis Léon César Faidherbe (June 3, 1818 - September 29, 1889), French general and colonial administrator, was born at Lille. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The following article is about the city in France. ... Louis Adolphe Thiers (April 16, 1797 _ September 3, 1877) was a French statesman and historian. ... Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a city west of Paris, in the Yvelines département (of which it is a sous-préfecture), in the Ile-de-France région, in France. ... Louis-Philippe of France (October 6, 1773–August 26, 1850), served as the Orleanist king of the French from 1830 to 1848. ... Dreux is a town and commune in northwest France, in the Eure-et-Loir département. ... Justice is a concept involving the fair, moral, and impartial treatment of all persons, especially in law. ... In French, a hôtel de ville or mairie is a town hall (and not a hotel). ...

Numerous other statues, portrait busts, and medallions came from the sculptor's hand, which gained him a medal of honor at the Paris Exhibition of 1878 and the grand prix at that of 1889. Among the paintings exbibited by the artist are a Venus, to which was awarded a medal in 1883, Leda (1884), and Michaelangelo studying Anatomy (1885), his most dramatic work in this medium. The third Paris Worlds Fair, called an Exposition Universelle in French was held in 1878 and celebrated the recovery of France after the crushing defeat of the 1870 Franco-Prussian War. ... Events January January 16 - The United States Civil service, is passed January 19 - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service (Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas Edison. ... Leda, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. ... Michelangelo Buonarroti, by Marcello Venusti Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564*) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. ... Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie. ...

Mercié was appointed Professor of Drawing and Sculpture at the École des Beaux Arts, and was elected a member of the Academie Francaise in 1891, after being awarded the biennial prize of the Institute of 800 in 1887. The Acad mie fran aise (French Academy) is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...

He was subsequently elected to grand officier of the Légion d'Honneur, and in 1913 became the president of the Société des Artistes Français. French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (Legion of Honor ( AmE) or Legion of Honour ( ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

He died in Paris in 1916. 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...

External links

• Smithsonian biography (http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pbio?237140)

• Art Renewal Center (http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=769)

• Insecula (French language): index to pages on selected works (http://www.insecula.com/contact/A008381.html) (it may be necessary to close an advertising window to view this page)

• Webshots: a visitor photo of Mercié's David (http://community.webshots.com/photo/133146063/151090107IPWoUr)

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