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Bronze statue of an angel lifting up a woman to reach the bust of an artist in Jardin du Luxembourg. Around the scupture is a fountain with standing water.
The statue in memory of Eugène Delacroix was made by Jules Dalou in 1890. One of the desperate female followers is held by an old bearded angel.
A woman is lifted up by a bearded angel. A loose flowing piece of cloth is protecting her modesty.
At their side sits a man reaching out with both hands. At his feet is the boney head of a horned animal.
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Statue of soldier with broken sabre at Boulevard Raspail, close the exit of the Notre-Dame-des-Champs metro station.
The monument to Captain Alfred Dreyfus was created by Louis Mitelberg, called Tim, in 1988. Captain Dreyfus was a Jewish soldier accused and convicted of treason in 1894. He was thought to be the author of various notes to the Germans giving military secrets. Years later new evidence came to light, which was suppressed. As a result, Emile Zola wrote his open letter to the government "J'accuse - I accuse", which was published 13 January 1898.
Finally in 1906, Captain Dreyfus was exonerated and made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.
The copy of this bronze statue stands at the entrance to the Museum of Jewish Art and History.
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Hercules tames a bison
Outside the Palais Caillot (also known as Trocadero) looking towrds the Eiffel Tower stands a very large bronze statue of a man holding a bison by one of his horns.
Hercule domptant un bison (Hercules tames a bison) was created by Albert Pommier (1937). Hercules raises his right arm to signal that he won the fight with the bison. He stands stall in his naked glory.