Children carrying palms

Jean Baptiste Carpeaux was comissioned to create the decorative sculptures that woudl adorn the new Louvre for Napoleon II. Throughout his life he created many impressive public works, entering and winning many competitions but by the end of his life, he was struggling to find comissions in order to survive.让-巴蒂斯特·卡尔波（Jean Baptiste Carpeaux）受委托创作装饰性雕塑，用以装饰为拿破仑二世打造的新卢浮宫。其一生创作了诸多极具影响力的公共艺术作品，曾参与多项竞赛并屡屡斩获佳绩，但晚年却难以获得创作委托以维持生计。