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A Carolingian-era equestrian statuette in bronze depicting either Charlemagne or his grandson Charles the Bald, a rare example of surviving Carolingian sculpture in metal, is exhibited in the Louvre Museum. In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries it was kept in Metz Cathedral.
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]
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 equestrian statue of Charlemagne under the portico of St. Peter's Basilica (Agostino Cornacchini, 1725) The statue of Charlemagne on the Alte Brücke in Frankfurt (Johann Nepomuk Zwerger , 1843); the original is now at the Historical Museum, and a copy was re-erected on the bridge in 2016 [8]
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 ...
The so-called Equestrian statuette of Charlemagne (c. 870), thought to possibly depict Charles the Bald. Shortly after Verdun, Charles went on to an unsuccessful campaign against Brittany, on the return from which he signed the Treaty of Coulaines with his nobility and clergy. [8]
Charlemagne et ses Leudes in front of Notre-Dame de Paris, by the brothers Louis and Charles Rochet (1878), erected in 1882; Etienne Marcel besides the Hôtel de Ville, by Antonin Idrac and Laurent Marqueste (1888) The Poet astride Pegasus near Place Édouard-VII , by Alexandre Falguière (1897)
Equestrian statuette of Charlemagne; J. Jeanne d'Arc (Frémiet) N. Equestrian statue of Napoleon; R. Rampin Rider This page was last edited on 4 July 2023, at 14: ...