Atlantes of the Hôtel de Ville de Toulon

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The Atlantes of the Hôtel de Ville de Toulon are monumental Baroque sculpted figures adorning Toulon’s city hall, renowned as one of Pierre Puget’s masterpieces of expressive stone carving.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque sculpture
architectural sculpture
sculptural group
artMovement Baroque
country France
creator Pierre Puget
depicts Atlases
male figures
describedAs one of Pierre Puget’s masterpieces
function architectural support
ornamental façade sculpture
genre Baroque art
hasStyle Baroque
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationAppliesTo façade of the Hôtel de Ville de Toulon
locatedIn France
Hôtel de Ville de Toulon
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Toulon
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locatedOn main entrance of the Hôtel de Ville de Toulon
materialUsed stone
notableFor dramatic Baroque expressiveness
expressive stone carving
monumental scale
partOf façade of the Hôtel de Ville de Toulon
subjectOf art historical studies of Pierre Puget
tourist guides to Toulon
usedAs symbol of Toulon

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Pierre Puget notableWork Atlantes of the Hôtel de Ville de Toulon