SARAZIN, Jacques
(b. 1588, Noyon, d. 1660, Paris)

Caryatids on the Pavillon de l'Horloge

1641
Stone
Palais du Louvre, Paris

Sarazin returned to sixteenth-century models for his caryatids below the dome of the Pavillon de l'Horloge at the Louvre. These tall figures, skillfully grouped in pairs, constitute a clear homage to Jean Goujon.