Albert Dominique Roze (1861–1952)
[Albert Roze – Mémoires de la Somme – Archives online – General Council of the Somme]
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Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
, France. He was a prolific sculptor creating many notable works displayed in public spaces in France.
Career
One of his more important sculptures was entitled The Golden Virgin; it was destroyed in 1915 during World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. The sculpture was placed on top of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières. After World War I the statue was never recovered.
The sculpture of the Golden Virgin was recast and fitted atop the 76-meter bell tower
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell to ...
in 1929, during the reconstruction of the Basilica 1927–1931.
Designs
Awards
*Gold medal at the 1897 Salon of French Artists.[Roze de Picardie, Albert Roze sculpteur 1861–1952, DVD réalisé par Véronique Parré, d'après les interviews d'Albert Roze par André Sprecher, journaliste au ''Courrier picard'', 2009.]
*A street in the city center of Amiens bears his name. (Rue Albert Roze Amiens France)
References
External links
Find a Grave
* Albert Roze French Wikipedia
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1861 births
1952 deaths
French sculptors
19th-century sculptors
20th-century sculptors
19th-century French sculptors
20th-century French sculptors
People from Amiens