Paris No. 3 / Lutetia Parisiorum
INFORMATION
Font ID: 03078PAR
Object Type: Stoup
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th - 18th century, Neoclassical
Cognate Fonts: See its twin
Church / Chapel Name: Église Saint-Sulpice
Font Location in Church: By the main door
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Sulpicius [aka Sulpitius]
Church Address: 2 Rue Palatine, 75006 Paris, France -- Tel.: +33 1 46 33 21 78
Site Location: Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Directions to Site: In the Place de St-Sulpice, Luxembourg quarter (metro St-Sulpice)
Ecclesiastic Region: Archidiocèse métropolitain de Paris
Font Notes:
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One of two holy-water stoups, each made of a very large shell resting on a base done by Jean-François Pigalle. The shells themselves are said to be a gift from Venice to king François I (France, 1985)
COORDINATES
UTM: 31U 451195 5411118
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.851111, 2.334722
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 51′ 4″ N, 2° 20′ 5″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: type unknown
Font Shape: other (shell-shaped)
Basin Exterior Shape: other (shell-shaped)
REFERENCES
- Phaidon, France: a Phaidon cultural guide, Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1985, p. 480