Marguerite d'Angoulême, Marble statue in Jardin du Luxembourg, France
The marble statue of Marguerite d'Angoulême stands on a stone base in the formal gardens of the Luxembourg Palace grounds. Carved from white marble by Joseph-Stanislas Lescorné, it is one of a series of monuments to women scattered through the gardens. The figure is shown standing, in Renaissance dress, holding a book.
The sculptor Joseph-Stanislas Lescorné created this work in 1848 as part of a ministerial commission. The statue belongs to a large series of monuments dedicated to female figures that were installed in the gardens during the 19th century.
The statue is part of the Queens of France and Famous Women collection, honoring noteworthy female figures from French history.
The monument is freely accessible during garden opening hours and best viewed in daylight. The statue is located in a central area of the formal gardens and is easy to reach on foot.
The statue is one of a series of 20 marble figures of Queens of France and famous women commissioned by King Louis-Philippe for the Luxembourg Gardens in the 1840s. Marguerite, sister of Francis I, wrote the Heptaméron and corresponded with Renaissance humanists; the figure carved by Lescorné shows her holding a book.
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