French Bronze of La Renommee a Cheval sur Pegase
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A French patinated-bronze group of La Renommee a Cheval sur Pegase, 19th century, a bronze reduction after the original marble by Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720), the personification of fame blowing her trumpet and seated on Pegasus above a trophy of arms, signed on plinth: Coysevox, height 41 cm. Provenance: Christie's, Amsterdam, European Furniture, Carpets, Sculpture and Works of Art, 30 June 2004, lot 255. Other Notes: the original marble, now in the Louvre, Paris, was commissioned for King Louis XIV's palace at Marly in 1698.
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- Louis Xiv - Louis XIV (1638 ? 1715), known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, ruled through Cardinal Mazarin as chief minister from 1643 to 1661 and as monarch of the House of Bourbon and King of France and Navarre from 1661 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years is one of the longest in French and European history.
- Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.
The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.
It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.
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