Place des Pyramides, Paris Photo

Photographer’s Note

Passing down rue de Rivoli, almost at the height of the Pavillon de Marsan, you come across the rectangular and very small square, Place des Pyramides, three sides of it enclosed by buildings with colonnades. At the centre of this square rises up the equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, sculpted by Frémiet in 1874.

Emmanuel Frémiet (December 6, 1824 - 1910, in Paris, France) was a French sculptor. He is famous for his sculpture of Joan of Arc in Paris (and its "sister" statue in Philadelphia) and the monument to Ferdinand de Lesseps in Suez.
He was a nephew and pupil of Rude and chiefly devoted himself to animal sculpture and to equestrian statues in armour. His earliest work was in scientific lithography (osteology), and for a while he served in times of adversity in the gruesome office of painter to the Morgue. In 1843 he sent to the Salon a study of a Gazelle, and after that date worked prolificly. His "Wounded Bear" and "Wounded Dog" were produced in 1850, and the Luxembourg Museum at once secured this striking example of his work.
In the 1850s, Frémiet produced various Napoleonic works. In 1853, Frémiet, "the leading sculptor of animals in his day" exhibited bronze sculptures of Emperor Napoleon III's basset hounds at the Paris Salon. Soon afterwards, from 1855 to 1859 Frémiet was engaged on a series of military statuettes for Napoleon III. He produced his equestrian statue of Napoleon I in 1868, and of Louis d'Orlans of 1869 (at the Château de Pierrefonds) and in 1874 the first equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, erected in the Place des Pyramides. Paris; this he afterwards (1889) replaced with another and still finer version. During this period he also executed "Pan and the bear cubs", also acquired by the Luxembourg Museum and now in the Musée d’Orsay.

mikolaj_kawa, mauro61, snunney, gildasjan, macondo, azaf1, kermit350, jlbrthnn, besnard, carper, Photo65Net, dareco, jaywalker, npecanhuk, kpav, ls7902 has marked this note useful

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mikolaj_kawa (31819) 2008-11-09 0:39

Hello George! Beautiful sculpture, very interesting monument. Good background. Funny scene. Nice light and colours. Original composition. Good luck!

mauro61 (16620) 2008-11-09 0:40

ciao George,
POV perfetto come perfetto è il contorno allo scatto.
Piazza movimentata,colori brillanti e grande definizione,ben fatto
Passa una buona domenica, amico mio
maurizio

snunney (35808) 2008-11-09 1:01

Hello George,
The statue positively sparkles under the sunlight in this splendid composition. The people sat around the statue add much to the mood. Superb natural colours and good clarity.

gildasjan (24219) 2008-11-09 1:04

Bonjour George
Très bonne prise de vue de cette statue qui n'est pas facile à photographier tant il y a de passage ici.
Bon dimanche
Amicalement
Gildas

macondo (13333) 2008-11-09 1:21

Hello George.
You did a fine exposure for this picture, in bright light with quite a lot of reflection. I'm glad you chose to shoot this one with people around the base; it adds life and colour. The statue itself is so sharply defined. I walked down there from the Place de Bastille in June, but thought the light at midday was too strong for a photo. Yours is very nicely done.
Regards,
Andrew

ymrk (9262) 2008-11-09 1:48

Merhaba My friend,
Good compo and nice views.
You are good photographers.
Thanks for sharing,
Regards,

YAĞMUR

azaf1 (15615) 2008-11-09 2:05

Good morning George
A glorious golden statue reminiscnet of years of past supremity with the everyday contemporary figure of the man, a great comparison. A very good POV and great colors
TFS
Argiris

kermit350 (8990) 2008-11-09 2:05

Hello George, very good framing tightened on the posthumous representation of Jeanne d' Arc carved by Emmanuel Frémiet, the stele, the building are as much of construction which populates our daily newspaper, but it is true that the sculptors of animalist effigies such as Emmanuel Frémiet made excellent works, in particular on realism and the naturalness in the position naturalness as of its animalist representations, very high note which learns to us much on this artistic trade, sincerely ..............Hello George, très bon cadrage serré sur la représentation posthume de Jeanne d’Arc sculpté par Emmanuel Frémiet, la stèle, les bâtiment sont autant de construction qui peuple notre quotidien, mais c’est vrai que les sculpteurs d’effigies animalières tel que Emmanuel Frémiet ont fait un excellent travaille, notamment sur le réalisme et le naturel dans la position naturel des ses représentations animalières, très bonne note qui nous apprend beaucoup sur ce métier artistique, bien amicalement

jlbrthnn (39451) 2008-11-09 2:10

Hello George,
The image is of an incomparable quality. Cheer for this vision of another version among the multiple statues of Jeanne d' Arc. Congratulations.
Have a good Sunday
Cordially
Joel

besnard (31316) 2008-11-09 2:31

Bonjour Georg
Une belle image avec des couleurs au top avec cette statue qui brille de belle manière.
Merci pour le partage et bon dimanche.
Nicole

jurek1951 (26172) 2008-11-09 2:31

Hu George,
Nice presentation and composition,
Excellent POV. and details,
very beautiful architecture and perpective,
Georg

TGULUMSER (12528) 2008-11-09 2:59

Hello George,
A fascinating view, from this fascinating city. Very nice moment of the daily life,
Best regards,
Tulay

serp2000 (9775) 2008-11-09 3:25

My congratulations, George,
Superb shot! Fine work, an interesting note, I never been in this part of Paris, unfortunatelly. TFS!
See you tomorrow,
Serghei

jjcordier (25446) 2008-11-09 5:22

George
Jeanne d'Arc a malheureusement été "récupérée" chez nous par un parti politique un peu douteux. J'étais il y a quelques jours à Rouen sur le lieu où se trouvait le bûcher où elle a été brûlée (juste à côté de l'église que j'ai postée sur TE)! Tu as réussi ici un très beau cadrage de cette statue dorée.
Amicalement
JJ

carper (66108) 2008-11-09 5:52

very nice one George,
a fine clear shot of this monument, good contours, and fine setting, good photojob here, have anice day.
regard jaap

Photo65Net (43106) 2008-11-09 8:36

Hello George,
Nice image of this golden statue.
I like your compo and how you included the people into the frame.
Beautiful,
Have a nice day,
JB.

dareco (17104) 2008-11-09 9:24

You are really sparking my memory with these pictures, and this is another scene I remember well. A beautiful statue! The lighting and colors are superb! TFS

jaywalker (12401) 2008-11-09 14:03

Hi George, A glorious gold statue standing proud & what better to catch the eye, this is a lovely sharp photo & with perfect colour & sharp detail, the two people sat on the base add extra interest, a very nice piece of work, kind regards Wilson.

npecanhuk (15142) 2008-11-09 16:13

Hello George!
Excellent sharpness and composition!
Natural and beautiful colors!
Another great picture that shows a bit more of the wonderful city of Paris!
TFS - Congratulations!
Warmest regards,
Neyvan

kpav (5025) 2008-11-09 21:59

Hello George, excellent clarity and sharpness and beautiful colors. The golden statue is very nicely lighten. I like the depth given by the arched pathway at the left. The two people at the base of the statue add to the composition. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards,
Kostas.

Graal (59090) 2008-11-09 23:07

Jó napot George,
an interesting sculpture and monument. Good photojob and informations in note. Superb serie from Paris.
Gr., Aleksander

hay_kes (28596) 2008-11-10 0:07

Hi George,
A wonderful shot vith excellent POV, colours,light and sharpness.TFS.
Regards,
Have nice week.

hAyAti

ls7902 (6406) 2008-11-12 8:08

Hello George,
Very nice details & lighting. The golden equestrian statue of Joan of Arc really stands out. The two seated down there makes a nice secondary interest. Also nice to have the facade of the building just enough to cover the top of the flag pole. Always complete with interesting & detailed notes ... very useful for those who are visiting the places you captured. I don't think you can get these kind of info from the tourist office. You post so frequently that it is sometime hard for me to keep up. So I choose this one to comment. Regards. Latiff.

ifanik (20686) 2008-11-14 9:34

HI George
Wondeful POV my friend and very beautiful composition
Is this from gold???? If yes it is , I want only the ear of that horse hahaha...
Congratulations my friend
Best regards
Nick