Albert Dominique Roze (1861–1952)Albert Roze – Mémoires de la Somme – Archives online – General Council of the Somme was a 19th-century sculptor from Amiens, France. He was a prolific sculptor creating many notable works displayed in public spaces in France.
Career One of his more important sculptures was entitled The Golden Virgin; it was destroyed in 1915 during World War I. The sculpture was placed on top of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières. After World War I the statue was never recovered.
The sculpture of the Golden Virgin was recast and fitted atop the 76-meter bell tower in 1929, during the reconstruction of the Basilica 1927–1931.
Designs +Selected sculptures from Albert Rozen Name Image Year Address Notes/Refs. Jules Verne's Tomb 1907 480, Rue St. Maurice Amiens, 80080 France Monument aux morts de Corbie 1907 rue, Victor-Hugo, rue Jean-et-Marcelin-Truquin The Golden Virgin Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières 1897 20 Rue Anicet Godin, 80300 Albert, France
Awards Gold medal at the 1897 Salon of French Artists.Roze de Picardie, Albert Roze sculpteur 1861–1952, DVD réalisé par Véronique Parré, d'après les interviews d'Albert Roze par André Sprecher, journaliste au Courrier picard, 2009. A street in the city center of Amiens bears his name. (Rue Albert Roze Amiens France)
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Find a Grave Albert Roze French Wikipedia