Albert Roze
Albert Roze
Born
Albert Dominique Roze[1]

(1861-08-04)August 4, 1861
France
DiedOctober 17, 1952(1952-10-17) (aged 91)
Resting placeAmiens, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
NationalityFrench
Known forSculpture
Style
AwardsGold medal at the 1897 Salon of French Artists.

Albert Dominique Roze (1861-1952) [2] was a 19th century sculptor from Amiens, 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. The sculpture was placed on top of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières.[3] After World War I the statue was never recovered.[4]

The sculpture of the Golden Virgin was recast and fitted atop the 76 meter bell tower in 1929,[5] during the reconstruction of the Basilica 1927–1931.[6]

Designs

Selected sculptures from Albert Rozen
NameImageYearAddressNotes/Refs.
Jules Verne's Tomb 1907480, Rue St. Maurice Amiens, 80080 France [7]
Monument aux morts de Corbie 1907rue, Victor-Hugo, rue Jean-et-Marcelin-Truquin [8]
The Golden Virgin Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières 189720 Rue Anicet Godin, 80300 Albert, France [6]

Awards

  • Gold medal at the 1897 Salon of French Artists.[9]
  • A street in the city center of Amiens bears his name. (Rue Albert Roze Amiens France)

References

  1. ↑ "Amiens : naissances5MI_D194 Archives de la Somme". archives.somme France. Archives de la Somme. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Albert Roze - Mémoires de la Somme - Archives online - General Council of the Somme
  3. ↑ Walsh, Michael (30 September 2011). Brothers in War. London, United Kingdom: Ebury Publishing. p. 177. ISBN 9781446446157. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Holt, Tonie; Holt, Valmai (2016). Somme 100th Anniversary. Yorkshire, England: Pen & Sword Books. p. 368. ISBN 9781473866744. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Daubs, Katie (15 October 2018). "'When the Virgin falls, the war will end'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 David, Samantha (2 March 2021). "€180million facelift for WW1 bombarded French basilica". English Language Media. Connexion. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Monument to Jules Verne". South Haven Daily Tribune. 5 January 1907. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Monument aux morts de Corbie". inventaire. Hauts-de-France. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  9. ↑ 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.
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