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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]
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 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 statuette of Charlemagne; J. Jeanne d'Arc (Frémiet) N. Equestrian statue of Napoleon; R. Rampin Rider
English: Statue of Charlemagne mounted on a horse holding a sword, on marble base, Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France. Depicted people: Charles the Great : Date:
Inauguration of the statue on 26 July 1868 as depicted in L'Univers illustré of 8 August 1868 The city authorities endorsed Jehotte's suggestion of a Charlemagne monument in 1860, and in 1862 also agreed to locate it on Jehotte's recommendation on the central Place Saint-Lambert , where the Cathedral of Saint Lambert had stood until its ...
Statue of Charlemagne in Liège. Louis Jehotte (7 November 1803 or 1804 – 3 February 1884) was a prominent Belgian sculptor working in a realist tradition that was inflected, who was responsible for the bronze equestrian monument to Charlemagne erected on the Boulevard d'Avroy in Liège, Belgium, in 1867.