Vercingétorix and his son - Emile Laporte (1858-1907)

Bronze sculpture signed on the base

cm 85 x 33.5 x 30

Vercingetorix from Latin: Vercingetorix, translatable from Gaulish as
"The great king of warriors"
(82 BC – Rome, 26 September 46 BC)
was a Gallic prince and leader.

Son of the nobleman Celtillo, he was king of the Arverni, an influential Gallic people settled in the current region of Auvergne.
He went down in history because, in his plan to repel the Roman invasion, he managed to unite the majority of the Gallic peoples and their commanders, overcoming traditional historical divisions and making them fight for a common goal.
Important paintings and sculptures were dedicated to him, his courage and his undoubted warlike abilities.
In this case Vercingetorix is ??represented by Emile Laporte while he proudly points out something on the horizon to his son.
The sculpture is an allegory of the parental ability to show children the way.

Emile Laporte was born in Paris on November 18, 1858.

He studied under the sculptors Augustin Dumont (1801-1894) and Gabriel-Jules Thomas (1824-1905) at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

He was also a student of Jean-Marie Bonnassieux (1810-1892).

From 1881 to 1906 he exhibited at the Paris Salon, winning numerous awards for his works.
He also won a bronze medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle and a silver medal at the 1900 Exposition.

Many of Laporte's sculptures are in important private collections