Voltaire’s Shadow: Variations on a Theme
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- Out of the Shadows, Pantheon, Paris, France
The statue of Voltaire, by French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, stands in front of his tomb on the crypt level of the Panthéon in Paris. The lights throw the statue’s shadow in three directions.The Panthéon is the final resting place for French national heroes. Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher, advocated for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state. He was interred in the Panthéon in 1791, the second individual to be so honored.
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These are extraordinary, Marie! Well done and thanks again for adding your creative voice to our challenge!
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Thanks. It is great to have a place to post my more successful attempts at photo manipulation. 🙂
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We are forever grateful that you choose to share them with us in our challenges.
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