Cincinnatus, Marble statue in Tuileries Garden, France
Cincinnatus is a marble sculpture in the Tuileries Garden that measures approximately 2.17 meters tall and 78 centimeters wide. It is composed of marble and plaster and stands as part of a neoclassical series displayed throughout the garden.
Denis Foyatier's marble Cincinnatus was commissioned under Louis-Philippe and set up in the Tuileries Garden in 1834, the year the July Monarchy turned the former royal garden into a public one. It belongs to a series of antique worthies placed along the garden's alleys, chosen to teach civic virtue to passers-by.
The marble figure shows Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, the Roman farmer called from his plough to lead Rome as dictator; he is shown receiving the delegation, and the plough handle is visible beside him. The work was commissioned under Louis-Philippe, who promoted the cult of the citizen-farmer who returned to his fields after power.
The statue stands in the Tuileries Garden, near the western end of the Grand Carré, close to the Jeu de Paume and the Place de la Concorde entrance. The garden is open daily and free to enter; the sculpture is outdoors, so plan for sun or rain and expect gravel paths underfoot.
The marble was carved from a single block, and the statue was shown at the 1834 Paris Salon before being placed in the Tuileries. Foyatier chose Cincinnatus at his plough, the Roman farmer called to dictatorship and back to his fields.
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