Lamp of the Three Graces, sculpture in Lima, Peru

The Lamp of the Three Graces is a 4.75 m sculpted lamppost beside San Martín Square, made of a tiered grey stone base, a square plinth with a dark bronze relief panel and blank oval shield, and two draped bronze female figures, the taller on the right holding the shorter on the left. A metal stem from their heads carries six white glass globes.

The lamp reproduces a 1561 marble by Germain Pilon, commissioned by Catherine de' Medici to hold the heart of Henry II; the Lima piece is a 19th-century French foundry cast, probably by Ducel Val d'Osne. It stood in the courtyard of the old Teatro Principal, possibly from 1874, moved to Unión Square after the theatre burned in 1883, then to Merced Square in 1889, and in 1915 to the new Avenida Interior, today Nicolás de Piérola, facing San Martín Square.

The figures reproduce Germain Pilon's Three Graces, made in 1561 for Catherine de' Medici to hold the heart of Henry II; the Lima cast is attributed to the Ducel Val d'Osne foundry. Latin inscriptions on the pedestal's three faces refer to the dead king. The Greek Graces were Aglae, Thalia and Euphrosyne, daughters of Zeus and Eurynome.

The piece sits in the middle of a paved island on a busy street and is easily accessible on foot. It is permanently displayed outdoors and can be viewed at any time, though caution is needed when crossing traffic.

The statue was originally a copy of a 16th-century French king's heart reliquary and was cast by the Ducel Val d'Osne foundry. Its journey through several Lima squares mirrors the city's urban planning changes over time.