© ReneautPL
© ReneautPL
Medal - Inauguration of the Statue of Rameau in Dijon
1876 year| Brass | 14.25 g | 35 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1876 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 14.25 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#228955 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
An oak branch and a laurel branch
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SOUVENIR DES FÊTES DE DIJON
LES 12, 13, 14, & 15 AOÛT 1876 ET DU GRAND CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL LE 13 AOÛT 1876
Edge
Plain
Comment
1837: Maillard de Chambure launches the idea of a monument to Rameau, but the project remains a dead letter. The site was, however, definitively fixed. At the time, the eastern wing of the Musée des Beaux-Arts had not yet been built. Despite this, the desire to create a cultural and historical space was already present: theater, museum, palace, statue of Rameau.1860: Charles Poisot, author of works on Rameau, took up the project in the run-up to the centenary of the musician's death. A broad consensus emerged, but financial resources were lacking.
1863: the municipality took the decision to erect the church on May 21.
1864: the ministerial decree approving the decision was published on November 10. But then interest waned completely.
1875: Eugène Guillaume proposes his model to the town council.
1876: The statue is ready, but there's not enough money to cast it in bronze. On August 12, the municipality organizes a 'Fêtes nationales Rameau' to convince future subscribers, during which a provisional bronze plaster monument is solemnly unveiled.
1878: after several refusals, the French government agreed to supply the bronze. The inauguration took place on August 12.
1943: the statue is removed on January 13 by the Nazis and melted down.
1950: replaced by a stone reproduction by Lefebvre.
2016: in March, the statue is removed for restoration. It was reinstalled on boulevard Georges Clemenceau in June.
