Gabriel Vicaire, Marble sculpture in Jardin du Luxembourg, France
Gabriel Vicaire is a marble sculpture in the Jardin du Luxembourg depicting the French poet in stone. The work was created by sculptor Jean Antoine Injalbert and displays fine carving details throughout.
The monument was inaugurated in 1902 after the Senate approved its creation in 1901. It was built to honor the deceased French poet and preserve his memory in stone.
The marble bust of Gabriel Vicaire, author of the 1874 collection Les Deliquescences, sits in the Jardin du Luxembourg among the statues of writers the garden calls its own. The monument was funded by public subscription, a practice common for poets' memorials under the Third Republic.
The sculpture stands in the Jardin du Luxembourg, in the 6th arrondissement, close to the corner of Rue de Médicis and Rue de Vaugirard. The garden's main entrances on Rue de Vaugirard and Boulevard Saint-Michel are the nearest access points. Métro stations Odéon (lines 4 and 10) and RER B Luxembourg serve the area.
The marble bust rests on a pedestal carved with a lyre and branches, an emblem of the poet's craft. Vicaire, born in 1848 and dead in 1900, is shown bare-headed, and the stone carries his name and dates for passers-by to read.
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