The Dawn at The Jardin des Grands Explorateurs, Paris

This group sculpture carved in marble was sculpted by French artist Francois Jouffrey (1 February 1806 – 25 June 1882). Jouffroy was born in Dijon, the son of a baker, and attended the local drawing school before being admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1824. In 1832 he won the Prix de Rome. Jouffroy often had to compete with Pierre-Jean David d'Angers for public commissions, but during the Second Empire (1851–1870) still participated in the decoration of several public buildings. Among his students were Jean Dampt andAdrien Étienne Gaudez. Jouffroy died at Laval, Mayenne in 1882. The sculpture, titled The Dawn (L'aurore) is part of a series located in the Jardin des Grands Explorateurs. In the 1800s romanticism was becoming a strong force in art and many French sculptors found means of producing their subjects through allegorical artworks, much like the series at the Gardens of The Palace of Versailles (explore here!). This series presents the personification of the times of the day; Jouffrey's Dawn presents a woman (arms now missing) standing above a man lying down with his eyes closed, perhaps to wake him. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.这件大理石群雕由法国艺术家弗朗索瓦·茹弗鲁瓦（Francois Jouffrey，1806年2月1日—1882年6月25日）创作。茹弗鲁瓦出生于第戎，父亲为面包师，早年就读于当地绘画学校，1824年考入巴黎国立高等美术学院（École des Beaux-Arts）。1832年，他斩获罗马大奖（Prix de Rome）。他常需与皮埃尔-让·大卫·当热（Pierre-Jean David d'Angers）争夺公共艺术委托项目，但在第二帝国（1851—1870年）期间仍参与了多座公共建筑的装饰工作。其学生包括让·当普（Jean Dampt）与阿德里安·艾蒂安·戈德（Adrien Étienne Gaudez）。茹弗鲁瓦于1882年在马耶讷省拉瓦尔市逝世。 这件题为《黎明》（L'aurore）的雕塑，是“伟大探险家花园”（Jardin des Grands Explorateurs）系列作品之一。19世纪，浪漫主义在艺术领域影响力与日俱增，诸多法国雕塑家借助寓言式艺术作品来呈现创作主题，正如凡尔赛宫苑的系列雕塑作品（可点击此处探索！）。该系列以拟人化手法展现一日的不同时段：茹弗鲁瓦的《黎明》塑造了一位女性（双臂现已遗失）站立于一名闭目躺卧的男子身旁，似欲将其唤醒。 该作品隶属于“扫描世界”（Scan The World）项目。“扫描世界”是由MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性公益计划，旨在建立全球范围内可免费获取的3D打印雕塑、艺术品及地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众自由使用。本项目采用开源模式，面向全球社区开放协作。若您身边有值得分享的优质藏品，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与贡献的具体方式。