Julius Caesar, Marble statue in Tuileries Garden, France
Julius Caesar is a marble statue in Tuileries Garden, created by Ambrogio Parisi and standing three meters tall. The work depicts the Roman leader holding a scroll in his left hand, positioned in the Grand Carre section of the garden.
Ambrogio Parisi carved the Julius Caesar statue in marble for the Gardens of Versailles, where it was installed in 1711. It later entered the French royal collections and was transferred to the Tuileries Garden in Paris, where it now stands in the Grand Carré.
The marble figure holds a scroll in its left hand, a detail that marks Caesar as a lawgiver and writer rather than a general. Ambrogio Parisi carved it in 1711 for Versailles, and its transfer to the Tuileries placed a Roman statesman among the French royal gardens.
The statue stands in the Grand Carré, the central parterre of the Tuileries Garden, on the axis running from the Louvre to the Luxor Obelisk on Place de la Concorde. Enter from the Rue de Rivoli or the quai side and walk the central allée; the figure is visible from the surrounding gravel paths. The ground is flat and gravelled, with benches nearby.
The marble came from the quarries of Carrara, and the statue was carved by Ambrogio Parisi, a sculptor active at the French court. Its inventory number, MR 2099, places it among the sculptures transferred from Versailles to the Tuileries under the Louvre's care.
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