The Fat Woman by sandra46
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It looks that the good denizens of Chambéry are destined to be unsatisfied with their statues. This is the statue of the Sasson, a sobriquet meaning 'the fat, stupid woman' in the local Arpitan language. Made by the French sculptor Alexander Falguière (1831-1900),it was erected in 1892. The term Sasson, actually, is a familiar diminutive of Savoyard patois, ironically dubbing a henwtted female, more developed in body than in brain.
The statue is an allegory meant to be a Savoyard woman with giant shoes, clutching a French flag. The monument was inaugurated in 1892 in ceremonies commemorating the centenary of the first annexation of Savoy to France at the time of the Revolution (November 1792, then the region was part of the Piedmont-Sardinia Kingdom, to become French again much later). The statue was confiscated by the Germans in World War II, and was found decapitated in a train station in Germany. In 1950 it went back to Chambery, and in 1982, the statue, restored, was put in its original location.
The Franco-Provencal, or Arpitan, or Romand (in Switzerland), or patoà (in Italy) is a Romance language with several distinct dialects that form a linguistic sub-group separate from the Langue d'Oil and the Langue d'Oc. Today, the largest number of speakers reside in the Aosta Valley, an autonomous region of Italy. The language is also spoken in the Italian Alpine valleys near Turin and Ivrea, two isolated towns in Foggia, and in rural areas of the Romandy region of Switzerland.
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Comments (49)
Faemike55
Interesting statue and history!
Sea_Dog
Nice image and interesting narrative.
brycek
Beautiful shot and history!!
giovanino
Awesome rendering work!
carlx
Gorgeous!!!
Thetis
superb sceneic shot!
mgtcs
Gorgeous place and a fantastic photo!!!! Congratulations!
claude19
A very good explanation of the appropriateness of this statue that I do not know! By aujiourd'hui cons, there is a stigmatization of fat people, boasting a certain thinness almost skeletal! Respect people with their forms ... as these machines are known as supermodels, and not always ambassadors of beauty! Une très bonne explication du bien fondé de cette statue que je ne connaissais pas ! Par contre aujiourd'hui, on assiste à un ostracisme des gens gros, en vantant une certaine minceur presque squeletique !!! Respectons les gens avec leurs formes...comme sont ces machines à sous dits mannequins, et qui ne sont pas toujours des ambassadeurs de la beauté !
Hendesse
Interesting shot and great postwork.
renecyberdoc
yes and i know why she has no head anymore,fat boy goering cut it off because she was looking like him and august schwengel............wait wait wait what am i talking about??? rene this is real world not spackoland. What real world?? yes.and now get back in line stupid. back to the sasson.. nice bit of history course again,fascinating for me as i love history.
flora-crassella
a very interesting picture!!! Great shot!!!!!
BertDes
Interesting story and great postwork.
Umbetro38
very creativ and the postwork give the capture a perfect touch
Miska7
Really nice shot and post work! Very well done.
drifterlee
Cool shot. I love the effects filter you used!
mariogiannecchini
Bella veduta di questa piazza piena di vita !Un bel punto di vista e solite informazioni preziose !
MagikUnicorn
MAGNIFIQUE
MOSKETON
FANTASTIC.
jeroni
Great lighting and pose! Really nice work
Foto-Arte
Wonderful scene and work!
magnus073
Fantastic photo of this statue Sandra and the histrory behind it was amazing
bmac62
Fascinating story providing the background on another historic wonder. Someone must have said, "Off with her head."
Radar_rad-dude
Great photo and history! Magnificent!
1358
I'm glad you like to add stories to your images... every picture has a story.. and the filtering on this image brings out a new dimension to the picture, the story... Stellar!
Minda
excellent shot and great history sandra..
watapki66
Wonderful work!
Chipka
I love the rich and textured information that you provide with this exquisite, complex and hypnotic picture. This is amazing work, intense and almost surreal for its intensity. I love the treatment of this photo.
bazza
Great capture and post-work Sandra and another bit of interesting history, I guess it was off with her head, then, on with her head again.. lol well done!!
lyron
Fantastic story and capture!!
wysiwig
I thought the French of the 19th century liked their women 'robust' (Renoir, etc.). Fascinating history and wonderful image.