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Antonin Mercié sketched by Ramon Casas ( MNAC ) Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (October 30, 1845 in Toulouse – December 12, 1916 in Paris ), was a French sculptor , medallist [ 1 ] and painter .
Marius Jean Antonin Mercié was born in Toulouse and attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied under François Jouffroy and Alexandre Falguière. In 1868, he won the Prix de Rome with the composition Thésée vainqueur du Minotaure.
Gloria Victis ("glory to the vanquished") is a sculpture by Antonin Mercié. Many casts, with different finishes, exist of the group. That pictured here is seen at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Another example of the statue can be found in Bordeaux, France, where it faces Saint André's Cathedral.
The figure skaters and coaches were returning from a training camp held in conjunction with the recent U.S. national championships in Wichita, Kansas. They were aboard the American Airlines flight ...
Since figure skating was held during the Summer Olympic Games in 1908 and 1920 before being moved to the Winter Olympic, three skaters won medals in figure skating at both the Summer and Winter Games. Men's singles skater Gillis Grafström's first gold medal was earned at the 1920 Summer Olympics. His other three medals were won at the 1924 ...
Marius Jean Antonin Mercié [2] Demolished: September 8, 2021 (removal of statue), February 2022 (dismantling of pedestal) Part of: Monument Avenue Historic District : NRHP reference No. 06001213 [1] VLR No. 127-0181: Significant dates; Added to NRHP: January 5, 2007: Designated NHLDCP: December 9, 1997: Designated VLR: September 6, 2006 [3]
Backstage at any figure skating event, just before they leave the solitude of the tunnel and step out onto the ice, one of America’s top ice dancing duos makes time for a ritual that puts them ...
The following is a list of notable figure skaters who have competed in men's singles.These are skaters who have won a gold, silver, or bronze medal at at least one of the following competitions: the Winter Olympics, the World Figure Skating Championships, the European Figure Skating Championships, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the ...