David d'Angers, Marble sculpture at Jardin du Luxembourg, France.
David d'Angers is a marble statue depicting the French sculptor Pierre-Jean David d'Angers in the Jardin du Luxembourg. The work was created in 1888 by artist Léon Auguste Perrey and exemplifies the neoclassical sculptural tradition of its era.
The bust of Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, carved by Léon Auguste Perrey, was placed in the Jardin du Luxembourg in 1888, the year the sculptor's centenary was marked. David d'Angers (1788–1856) ran the sculpture studio at the École des Beaux-Arts and made the pediment of the Panthéon. The monument stands among the garden's series of marble portraits of artists and writers.
The bust carries the name of Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, known for the pediment of the Panthéon and for portrait medallions of contemporaries such as Goethe and Chateaubriand. The lettering "DAVID D'ANGERS" is cut into the block below the marble head, so the subject is identified before any plaque is read.
The marble work is on permanent display in the Jardin du Luxembourg and can be visited year-round. The garden has multiple entrances throughout the 6th arrondissement, making it easy to reach the sculpture from different directions.
The sculpture was originally housed in the Musée du Luxembourg before being relocated to the outdoor garden space. This move transformed the work from a museum collection into a freely accessible public artwork.
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