Keywords
Statuary
Vichy France
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Abstract
There have been three main phases of iconoclasm in France thus far: the destruction of sacred images by the Huguenots between 1530 and 1600; the destruction of artworks and churches during the French Revolution, particularly around 1793–1795; and the removal of part of the bronze statuary carried out by Vichy France from 1941 to 1944. This article is mainly devoted to this last phase of French iconoclasm, which is not as well-known as the two preceding ones. Unlike other occupied countries, France chose to melt down secular statues instead of church bells in order to meet the requirements of the German arms industry. Their destruction focused mainly on republican monuments, as they conflicted most with the ideology enforced by Marshall Pétain. This article offers an overview of the removal of those statues in the free and occupied zones, with a focus on the particular case of Auxerre, where monuments devoted to Paul Bert (1833–1886) and Nicolas Davout (1770–1823) were at the centre of disputes among local authorities under the iconoclasm enforced by the State.
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