BAROIS, François

The statue was made at the French Academy in Rome, 1683-1686. It is a copy of Roman statue then in the Borghese collection, now at the National Archaeological of Naples. The drapery was added later by Jean Thierry (1669-1739) for decency reasons.

This sculpture was the artist’s reception piece for the Acad�mie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1700.

This sculpture was the artist’s reception piece for the Acad�mie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1700.

This statue was made from 1706 to 1709 for the rustic waterfall in the park at Marly. Placed in the Château de Malmaison from 1801 to 1877, it was installed in the gardens of the Minist�re des Affaires �trang�res from 1897 to 1993.

Pomona was the goddess of fruit and the wife of the orchard god, Vertumnus. Probably made for the gardens at Versailles, this terminal figure was placed in the Magasin des Antiques du Roi, from where it was taken in 1722 to decorate the west pond of the Tuileries gardens. Replaced by a cast in 1993.

The orchard god, Vertumnus, husband of the goddess of fruit, Pomona, tested his wife’s fidelity by putting on the mask of an old woman, the attribute he holds here in his right hand.

The statue is a terminal figure probably made for the gardens at Versailles, but placed in the Magasin des Antiques du Roi, from where it was taken in 1722 to decorate the west pond of the Tuileries gardens. Replaced by a cast in 1993.