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©dominiqueviet Droits Réservés Montauban0120Strolling through Montauban is an exceptional opportunity to discover the work of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle outside the walls and museums.
The birthplace of this “trailblazer of modernity”, Montauban offers ten of his bronze works for viewing in the city center.
Meet Sapho, Penelope, the Death of the Last Centaur… or admire the imposing Monument aux morts. In addition to the master’s works, you can also contemplate over thirty contemporary sculptures.
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Montaubantourisme 10As part of the redevelopment of the Allées de l’Empereur and Mortarieu, new works ofcontemporary art paying tribute to the figure of Bourdelle have taken their place on this beautiful promenade.
Starting from the esplanade des Fontaines, discover Flavio de Faveri’s Cleopatra, then move on to Patrick Berthaud’s Wave, a tribute to Camille Claudel, with whom Bourdelle worked in Rodin‘s studio.
Further on, on the edge of the kiosk, admire Émilie Prouchet Dalla Costa’s monumental arrows, which appear to have been fired by Corinne Chauvet’s archerHerakles emerging from the earth, installed on the belvedere overlooking the Jardin des Plantes.
New “Napoléon” sculpture by sculptor Emmanuel Michel, located on rue Bessières, next to the sculpture by Jeanbon Saint-André. The sculpture celebrates not only the bicentenary of Napoleon’s death, but also his contribution to the creation of the Tarn-et-Garonne department. Indeed, it was thanks to Napoleon’s role in the creation of the department of Tarn-et-Garonne by the sénatus-consulte of November 4, 1808, that our department came into being.
According to the legend, if you look closely at the department’s boundaries, you’ll see that they represent a fist on the map of France, in this case Napoleon’s fist.
