Saint Clotilde, Marble statue in Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, France
Saint Clotilde is a marble statue by Jean-Baptiste-Jules Klagmann, carved in 1847 and set on a stone pedestal along the Luxembourg Gardens' paths. It shows the Frankish queen standing frontally in long robes, a crown on her head, her hands holding an attribute of her royal and religious role. It belongs to the garden's series of statues of French queens and notable women.
The marble statue was commissioned in 1847 from Jean-Baptiste-Jules Klagmann as part of a series of 20 monuments to queens and notable women of France, initiated under King Louis-Philippe. Clotilde, a Burgundian princess, married Clovis I in 493 and pressed him toward Christianity; he was baptised at Reims around 496. The statue stands on a stone pedestal among the garden's paths.
The statue depicts Clotilde, wife of the Frankish King Clovis I, and her place in early Christian history. You can see how this figure is positioned among other notable women celebrated in the gardens.
The statue is located in the Luxembourg Gardens in the 6th district and can be reached easily by walking through the garden paths. The entire garden is accessible for people with mobility needs.
This statue belongs to a series of more than 100 works commemorating French queens and important women scattered throughout the gardens. The project was designed to make these historical figures visible in public spaces.
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