Antoine Sartorio
Name Location Date Notes
Aux glorieux morts 1914 - 1918 Mont Pélé between Moyenmoutier and Senones 1915 Lt Colonel Dauphin , who commanded the 363rd , organized a provisional military cemetery here and Sartorio executed a sculpture for it . The simple inscription reads .mw-parser-output .templatequote { overflow : hidden ; margin:1em 0 ; padding:0 40px } .mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite { line-height:1.5em ; text-align : left ; padding-left:1.6em ; margin-top:0 } pour la Patrie , pour l'Humanité
Pour la France Pierre-Percée 1915 This monument stands at the entrance of Pierre-Percée 's cemetery . It is a bas-relief dedicated to all who fought with the 363rd Infantry in the action at La Chapelotte . Sartorio served in this regiment . The bas-relief depicts soldiers at the front led by a winged angel of victory
Memorial to the 363rd French Infantry in Badonviller 's French War Cemetery Badonviller In the French war cemetery at Badonviler there is a monument which again remembers the efforts of the 363rd French Infantry at La Chapelotte . See photograph below . The cemetery contains the remains of 2,653 Frenchmen of whom 1,209 lie in two ossuaries . The bodies here were moved from smaller burial plots at Angomont , Badonviller , Baccarat , Montigny , Neufmaisons , Pierre-Percée and Saint-Maurice
Monument aux morts de l'Armée d'Orient et des terres lointaines Marseille 1927 This monument stands in Marseille 's square Lieutenant-Danjaume and remembers all those Frenchmen who gave their lives during the 1914-1918 war fighting overseas particularly in the Far East . The monument takes the form of an arch and stands on a rocky promontory on the Marseille 's seafront . Marseille was the port of exit for those who travelled eastwards . Inauguration took place on 24 April 1927 . The arch has at the centre the carving of a crescent and a star , the intrados being decorated with palms . Sartorio sculptures of air force personnel and soldiers stand on one side of the arch together with a winged angel whilst on another side is another winged angel and on a pedestal in the centre of the arch is Sartorio 's bronze angel of victory her arms lifted to the skies . A stairway leading down to the sea completes the memorial
Jouques War memorial ( monument aux morts ) Jouques 1921 This limestone memorial , which stands in Jouques ' boulevard de la République , was started by Gustave Salgé who died suddenly in 1920 . Sartorio , a friend of Salgé , completed the work . The memorial also serves as a public fountain . It features a standing soldier . Sartorio retired to Jouques in 1965 when aged 80 . His workshop has been preserved by the Les Amis d'Antoine Sartorio through whom visits can be arranged
Ceyreste War memorial ( monument aux morts ) Ceyreste Around 1921 The memorial stands in Ceyreste 's place des Héros . The statue of a woman is an allegory for Ceyreste . She holds a garland of laurel leaves
Rambouillet War memorial ( monument aux morts ) Rambouillet 1923 This limestone memorial , inaugurated on 23 September 1923 and standing in Rambouillet 's place André Thome , features five large statues representing five stages of the 1914-1918 war ; 1914 the Marne , 1915 the fighting in Artois , 1916 Verdun , 1917 the advance to victory and 1918 the final victory . These five figures stand on a rectangular pedestal on which are carved the names of the dead both of the 1914-1918 conflict and subsequent wars
Septèmes-les-Vallons War memorial ( monument aux morts ) Septèmes-les-Vallons This memorial stands in the place du 8 Mai 1945 . A soldier kneels on the ground and at his side a female figure stands with a wreath of flowers
Manosque War memorial ( monument aux morts ) Manosque 1921 This limestone memorial is located in Manosque 's place du Terreau . A female allegory for victory stands on a pedestal . Her arms are held aloft and hold a crown and two palms . At the base of the pedestal two fasces stand on either side of the inscriptions Champagne and Yser two areas that saw the French army in action
Tournon-sur-Rhône War memorial Tournon-sur-Rhône 1922 The limestone memorial , cut into a rock , depicts an angel of victory ( une Victoire ) who places crowns over the lists of those men of Tournon honoured
Menton War memorial ( monument aux morts ) Menton 1925 A sculpture of a woman stands on a column . Beneath the column the names of those killed in the Two World Wars are listed . In 1966 Sartorio was also commissioned to decorate the façade of Menton 's Palais de Justice
War memorials
When war broke out in 1914 , Sartorio was called up to the 363rd Infantry regiment and saw action particularly in the Vosges . He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and whilst serving in the area around Senones , Sartorio created several memorials . These works helped to build his reputation and he was commissioned to create a temporary cenotaph placed under the Arc de Triomphe for the great victory celebrations held in Paris on 14 July 1919 . [ 1 ]
Antoine Sartorio (27 January 1885, Menton - 19 February 1988, Jouques) was a French sculptor.