Sculpted from marble, L’Eau has graced the gardens of Versailles. L’Eau, meaning “Water” in French, is a stunning sculpture by Pierre Legros. Originally, a plaster model of L’Eau was displayed in the Grove of Renown around 1678. This model was later replaced by the marble version we admire today. L’Eau found its home in the Water Parterre in 1684, becoming a part of the Grande Commande, a series of sculptures commissioned for the gardens. Legros’s detailed work captures the essence of water. The sculpture depicts a woman, her head adorned with reeds. She gracefully holds a draped cloth with one arm and an urn overflowing with water with the other. Her left foot rests delicately on a dolphin. During World War II, L’Eau, along with other valuable sculptures, was moved from the gardens for safekeeping. Between September 1939 and December 1940, she resided in the park of the Vaux-de-Cernay Abbey, returning to her place in Versailles between December 1940 and June 1941. More recently, in 2008, L’Eau was again moved, this time for preservation. She now resides within the Château de Versailles, specifically in the Lower Gallery.
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