posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
General view of the entrance to the fountain, on axis with the pond and fountain. Salomon de Brosse was the architect commissioned for the Palais du Luxembourg and gardens. The fountain may have been built by Thomas Francini under his direction. In 1811 Chalgrin did a Neoclassical restoration. The later iconography includes the figure of the jealous Cyclops (Polyphemus, above and in a niche), who waits to crush the lovers Acis and Galatea. The figures by Ottin were added in the relocation and rebuilding of 1863-1866.
History
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-06-30
Spatial Coverage
Paris
+48.848056+2.339167
Paris, Île-de-France, France: Jardin du Luxembourg
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
['Nineteenth century', 'Baroque']
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.