Description
Statue showing the baptism of Christ by Saint John the Baptist. The statue is placed under a marble baldachin supported by four columns. At the base are four lion's heads spouting water in four basins
The sculpture is made by Bonassieux, Dardel was the architect.
Signature
bonassieux paris 184..
...er Fondeur
Sculptors
- Jean-Marie Bonnassieux (Panissières, Loire 1810 - Paris 1892),
French sculptor
(Wikipedia).
- René Dardel (Lyon 1796 - Lyon 1871),
French sculptor
(Wikipedia).
Sources & Information
- Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
- Séverine Penlou, Rôles et fonctions de la sculpture religieuse à Lyon de 1850 à 1914 (thèse Lyon 2, 2008) (PDF on-line), cat. 906.
- Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Statues and Fontaines.
- Catherine de Rivaz, et al., Guide des Madones de Lyon (Lyon, 2008), p. 18.
Tags
Locatie (N 45°45'39" - E 4°49'35") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: frra061; Photograph: 11 August 2018
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