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The statuette consists of three parts: the horse, the rider's body with the saddle, and the rider's head. It has a total height of 24 cm. The rider is depicted with a moustache, an open crown on his head, a sword in his right hand (lost), an imperial orb in his left hand, and a riding cloak fastened with a fibula.
The equestrian statue of Charlemagne (1725), which portrays the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne (742–814), [1] [2] was commissioned by Pope Clement XI (1649–1721) and carved by the Italian artist Agostino Cornacchini (1686–1754). It stands to the left of the portico of St Peter's Basilica. [citation needed]
The statue is located on the south side of the Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II, close to the river Seine on the right-hand side when facing Notre-Dame cathedral. Charlemagne is represented in old age, wearing the Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire and brandishing the Scepter of Charles V, traditionally known as "Scepter of ...
Equestrian statue of Charlemagne by Agostino Cornacchini (1725), St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Italy. Agostino Cornacchini (27 August 1686 – 1754) was an Italian sculptor and painter of the Rococo period, active mainly in Rome. He was born in Pescia and died in Rome. In 1712, Cornacchini established himself in the household of his uncle ...
The French name comes from an expression meaning "vigilant". Veillantif is first mentioned in The Song of Roland (v. 2032; laisse 151). Veillantif was given various origins. In the 12th century chanson de geste Aspremont, the horse is said to have formerly been in the possession of King Agolant's son Aumon.
Alternative names: Charles François Bossu. ... Statue of Charlemagne mounted on a horse holding a sword, ... File change date and time: 20:44, 20 January 2014 ...
Tencendur, or Tencendor ("strife") [1] is the warhorse of King Charlemagne in the French epic, The Song of Roland. [2] Tencendur is mentioned in laisse 239 of the poem. Next with both spurs he's gored his horse's flanks, And Tencendor has made four bounds thereat. — (Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff translation, 1919)
Charlemagne (Charlemagne et ses Leudes) by Charles and Louis Rochet in front of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, 1882. Albert I of Belgium near the Place de la Concorde. King Henri IV by François-Frédéric Lemot on the Pont Neuf.*Étienne Marcel by Antonin Idrac near the Hôtel de Ville. Marble equestrian statue of King Louis XIII at ...