Henri Ding
Encyclopedia
Henri Ding was a French
sculptor.
Ding's most famous work is the Fontaine des trois ordres (fountain of the three orders) on the place Notre-Dame in Grenoble. It paid tribute to Dauphiné
people who brought the beginnings of the French Revolution
, and was conducted to celebrate the events centennial in 1888. Henry Ding received the Légion d'honneur
. Most of his works can be seen in the Museum of Grenoble
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
sculptor.
Ding's most famous work is the Fontaine des trois ordres (fountain of the three orders) on the place Notre-Dame in Grenoble. It paid tribute to Dauphiné
Dauphiné
The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes....
people who brought the beginnings of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, and was conducted to celebrate the events centennial in 1888. Henry Ding received the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
. Most of his works can be seen in the Museum of Grenoble
Museum of Grenoble
The Museum of Grenoble is a city museum of Fine Arts and antiques in the city of Grenoble in France.Located on the left bank of the Isère, place Lavalette, it is known both for its collections of ancient art for its collections of modern and contemporary art..-History:The Museum of Grenoble was...
.
Works
His main works include :- The Statue de la liberté named La Marianne à Vizille
- The Statue de Xavier Jouvin, in Grenoble
- Several sculptures in the church of Le PérierLe PérierLe Périer is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France....
- More than ten funerary monuments in the Saint Roch CemeterySaint Roch CemeterySaint Roch Cemetery is the first municipal cemetery in the city of Grenoble, France. Blessed by the bishop of Grenoble Claude Simon on 19 august 1810...
, in Grenoble