Lady Tholose
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Lady Tholose is the name given to a bronze sculpture from the Toulouse Renaissance, a work by the sculptor Jean Rancy and the bronze caster Claude Peilhot.
Augustins Dame Tholose 1550 Jean Rancy
Low angle view
Lady Tholose and a 1624 Toulouse copy of Giambologna's Mercury (1563)
The top of the Donjon of the Capitole as it was originally, with Dame Tholose holding a weather vane (after Jules de Lahondès).
Capitole de Toulouse
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The Capitole de Toulouse, commonly known as the Capitole, is the heart of the municipal administration and the city hall of the French city of Toulouse. It was designated a monument historique by the
Lady Tholose
…internal affairs during the Roman Empire. This sculpture by Nicolas Bachelier on a drawing by Jean Rancy (eastern portal of the Henri IV courtyard of the Capitole, 1546) evokes Lady Tholose and/or Pallas. It is shown with a lamb (element of the Toulouse coat of arms), whereas an owl was originally at the end of…
Main frontage of the Capitole de Toulouse in June 2009
Capitole de Toulouse, rear elevation with le donjon in the foreground
The capitouls' former tower, le donjon, (1525-1530, except for the top)