Agrippina, Marble statue in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France
Agrippina is a marble statue by Robert Doisy, about 2.4 m (8 ft) tall and roughly 0.88 m (3 ft) wide, set in the Tuileries Garden in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The figure is carved in a classical sculptural style, with a narrow silhouette and detailed surface work.
The statue was completed around 1690 and later added to the Tuileries Garden collection as the grounds transformed from royal property into a public park. This occurred during a period of major change in Paris and French art.
The statue depicts a Roman figure and reflects how French artists were drawn to classical subjects for garden decoration. It stands among other marble works that together create an open-air collection in the heart of Paris.
The statue sits in an accessible area of the garden where visitors can view it from different sides. Plan to spend time looking closely at the marble carving and taking in the surrounding garden environment.
The statue is one of the marble figures in the Tuileries that visitors pass without stopping, since it stands among the garden's better-known antiquities. Its maker, Robert Doisy, is recorded by name on the work, which lets a visitor connect a specific hand to the garden's 17th-century sculptural campaign.
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