Statue of Henry IV on the Pont Neuf (1618, destroyed 1792, replaced 1818)
Artist
Pietro Tacca
Year
1618
Medium
bronze
Location
Paris
The equestrian statue of Henry IV is a bronze equestrian statue completed by Pietro Tacca.[1] The statue, which now stands on the bridge Pont Neuf, was indirectly commissioned by Marie de Médicis for her husband, King Henry IV of France.[1][2][3] The original commissioned artist, Giambologna, died before its completion, and Pietro Tacca took over the commission.[3] The statue was erected in 1614,[4] torn down in 1792 during the French Revolution, and rebuilt by 1818.[4]
^ abLingo, Estelle (2017). Mochi's Edge and Bernini's Baroque. London: Harvey Miller Publishers. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-1-909400-80-1.
^Rosen, Mark (March 2015). "Pietro Tacca's "Quattro Mori" and the Conditions of Slavery in the Early Seicento Tuscany". The Art Bulletin. 97 (1): 34–57. doi:10.1080/00043079.2014.943121. JSTOR 43947718. S2CID 191367753.
^ abWatson, Kathrine (1983). Pietro Tacca, Successor to Giovanni Bologna. New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc.
^ abThompson, Victoria E. (Fall–Winter 2012). "The Creation, Destruction and Recreation of Henri IV: Seeing Popular Sovereignty in the Statue of a King". History and Memory. 24 (2): 5–40. doi:10.2979/histmemo.24.2.5. JSTOR 10.2979/histmemo.24.2.5. S2CID 159942339.
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