Creed - Emmanuel Fremiet - 1824-1910

Height: 39.5 cm 41.50 cm with marble Width: 30 cmFoundry mark: BarbedienneCarries a numberSigned: E FremietSilver patina with griotte marble
The first Credo was created in 1885. Made of plaster, it was exhibited in Antwerp. Emmanuel Frémiet then had a bronze cast from it, which was an immediate success: he sold 112 editions in just two years and three months! The composition of the statue is assertive, the vertical vision being broken by the horizontal form composed by the two arms and the banner. The rest of the statue is sober, even if the detail is precisely chiseled. The eye should only be captivated by the general appearance of the Crusader, and by the banner that expresses his Faith. Emmanuel Fremiet liked to tell this little anecdote that his grandson, Philippe Fauré-Frémiet, relates in his work "Frémiet", concerning the inspiration that guided him in his creation of the Credo: one evening while he was in his studio, he learned while reading a letter from a friend, that one of his most fervent prayers had been answered. A surge of gratitude raised him, head bowed and arms crossed, reciting his Credo. In memory of this moment of grace, he sculpted this Credo on which we find the features of the sculptor in those of the Crusader.

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