Triumph of The Republic in Paris, France

Ten years before the centenary of the French Revolution, the City of Paris organised a competition for a monument to the glory of the new republican institutions, to be erected in the East of Paris. The Maurice brothers won the competition and their Monument to the Republic now stands on Place de la République.However, Jules Dalou's project impressed the councillors, who commissioned him to make a bronze version for today's Place de la Nation. This Triumph of the Republic was inaugurated in 1899.A keen Republican, Dalou chose to give his monument a sense of the momentum that was carrying humanity towards a new golden age : the triumphant Republic stands on top of the chariot of the Nation, drawn by lions guided by the Spirit of Freedom; Labour (symbolised by a blacksmith) and Justice stand beside of the chariot; Peace distributes the fruits of plenty.The whirling movement of the composition and the exuberant realism of its figures make this study a masterpiece that revolutionised the conventions of sculpture at the time.法国大革命百年纪念的十年前，巴黎市为一座旨在颂扬新兴共和制度的纪念碑举办了设计竞赛，该纪念碑将建于巴黎东部。莫里斯兄弟赢得了此次竞赛，他们的《共和国纪念碑》（Monument to the Republic）如今矗立在共和国广场（Place de la République）。然而，朱尔·达卢（Jules Dalou）的设计方案却给市政委员们留下了极为深刻的印象，他们委托他为如今的民族广场（Place de la Nation）打造一座青铜版纪念碑。这座《共和国的胜利》（Triumph of the Republic）于1899年正式揭幕。作为一名坚定的共和主义者，达卢为这座纪念碑赋予了推动人类迈向全新黄金时代的磅礴动能：胜利的共和国伫立在民族战车之上，战车由受自由精神指引的雄狮牵引；劳作（以铁匠形象作为象征）与正义分立于战车两侧；和平女神则播撒着丰饶的果实。整件作品极具动感的回旋构图与人物造型饱满的写实主义风格，使其成为一件彻底革新了彼时雕塑创作范式的杰作。