"The Captives" Louvre Museum Poster

Image taken on location by Minerva Bloom, The Louvre Museum, France. This particular section of the Bronze sculpture known as The Four Captives, represents the nation of Spain, with an expression of Hope. The whole sculpture is also known as Four Defeated Nations: Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, Brandenburg, and Holland . It was taken from the pedestal of the statue in the Place des Victoires, these captives represent the nations defeated by the Treaty of Nijmegen (1679). Each expresses a different reaction to captivity: revolt, hope, resignation, or grief. They were first kept in the Invalides (1804-1939) then allocated to the Louvre in 1960 and placed in the grounds of the Chateau de Sceaux from 1961 to 1992. Poster design by Minerva Bloom.