L'atlas de la chaire - Eglise Saint Etienne du Mont - Paris - France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
N 48° 50.795 E 002° 20.854
31U E 452133 N 5410606
A l'intérieur de l'église Saint Etienne du Mont dans le quartier Latin de Paris, cette splendide chaire en bois sculptée portée par Samson en une représentation de l'Atlas.
Waymark Code: WM14B6A
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 06/03/2021
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Inside the church of Saint Etienne du Mont in the Latin Quarter of Paris, this splendid wooden pulpit carved by Samson in a representation of the Atlas.


La chaire à prêcher.

Credits

Épargnée par la Révolution, la chaire est l'œuvre du maître menuisier Germain Pillon. Elle est datée de 1651. Les sources rapportent que la fabrique fit appel à trois de ses confrères, fin 1651, pour expertiser son œuvre. À la suite de quoi, elle lui régla la somme de 4800 livres. Tous les anciens historiens attribuent l'ensemble des sculptures et des bas-reliefs à Claude Lestocard, bien qu'aucun document ne soit là pour nous en convaincre. Lestocard aurait ainsi réalisé le Samson, mué en atlante, qui supporte la chaire ainsi que les sept Vertus théologales et cardinales. On lui devrait aussi les bas-reliefs sur la cuve et le manteau de l'escalier : ce sont d'abord six médaillons aux effigies des évangélistes, de saint Jérôme et de saint Augustin, puis des panneaux illustrant des épisodes de la vie de saint Étienne, dessinés par Laurent de la Hyre.


The preaching pulpit.

Spared by the Revolution, the pulpit is the work of the master carpenter Germain Pillon. It is dated 1651. The sources report that the church called upon three of his colleagues, at the end of 1651, to appraise his work. As a result, they paid him the sum of 4800 livres. All the old historians attribute all the sculptures and bas-reliefs to Claude Lestocard, although there are no documents to convince us of this. Lestocard would have realized the Samson, transformed into an Atlantean, which supports the pulpit as well as the seven theological and cardinal virtues. He was also responsible for the bas-reliefs on the vat and the mantle of the staircase: first, six medallions with the effigies of the Evangelists, Saint Jerome and Saint Augustine, then panels illustrating episodes in the life of Saint Stephen, drawn by Laurent de la Hyre.

Construction Material: Wood

Is this Atlas?: no

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