RAMEY ÉTIENNE JULES
Paris, 1796 - Paris, 1852

THÉSÉE COMBATTANT LE MINOTAURE

MARBRE, 1821-1827
PLACÉ AU JARDIN DES TUILERIES EN 1832
L.L. 448

One of the statues in the Tuileries Gardens.
The statue, which is 2.12 meters high, was commissioned from the court of King Louis XVIII in 1822 from Étienne-Jules Ramey. It was exhibited in the Louvre in 1827 and in 1832 moved to the Tuileries Gardens.

The statue depicts the well-known story of Theseus, the mythological king of Athens, who was born as a result of his mother’s relationship with a mortal (King of Athens Aegeus) and the god Poseidon. During the reign of Aegeus, King Minos of Crete fought in Athens and won. The Athenians had to pay the price of the loss with 7 young men and women who would be sacrificed once every 7 years to the Minotaur (a figure that is half man and half bull). Theseus arrived instead of one of the young men, and killed the monster.

The statue, which is 2.12 meters high, was commissioned from the court of King Louis XVIII in 1822 from Etienne-Jules Remat. It was exhibited in the Louvre in 1827 and in 1832 moved to the Tuileries Gardens.

The statue depicts the well-known story of Theseus (or Theseus), the mythological king of Athens, who was born as a result of his mother’s relationship with a mortal (King of Athens Aegeus) and the god Poseidon. During the reign of Aegeus, King Minos of Crete fought in Athens and won. The Athenians had to pay the price of the loss with 7 young men and women who would be sacrificed once every 7 years to the Minotaur (a figure that is half man and half bull). Theseus arrived instead of one of the young men, and killed the monster.

The statue in which Theseus is seen, introducing the Minotaur, and about to strike him with a club, was taken on the same day Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
RAMEY ÉTIENNE JULES
Paris, 1796 - Paris, 1852

THESEUS FIGHTING THE MINOTAUR

MARBLE, 1821-1827
PLACED IN THE JARDIN DES TUILERIES IN 1832
L.L. 448