World War Memorial at Ardres
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Location: Ardres, Saint-Omer, Hauts-De-France, France
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The artist was inspired by the famous phrase of the supreme and truly Cornelian call: "Arise, the dead!" ".
This call is proclaimed by a grenadier with a greatcoat half torn by the explosions; he steps over a gabion and prepares to launch the deadly projectile towards the enemy: the poilu is alive and the stone seems alive.
Despite the difficulties in the execution, the artist fortunately managed to avoid any heaviness, he was able to give the stone all the desired and possible flexibility.
Ardres was kind enough, in keeping with the erection of this magnificent monument, to honour the memory of the 82 heroes and their children who died gloriously during the Great War.translated by
•August 16, 2024
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