Jean-Joseph Perrault ( April 26, 1819 - November 2, 1876 ) - French academic sculptor . Member of the French Academy of Fine Arts .
| Jean-Joseph Perrault | |
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| fr. Jean-joseph perraud | |
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| Date of Birth | April 26, 1819 |
| Place of Birth | Monet , Jura department , Burgundy - Franche-Comté |
| Date of death | November 2, 1876 (57 years old) |
| Place of death | Paris |
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| Genre | sculpture |
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| Awards | Roman Prize |
Biography
He studied at the Paris School of Fine Arts under the guidance of Jules Etienne Ramet and Auguste Dumont .
He received the Great Roman Prize in 1847 for the statue of Telemacus , carrying the urn of Hippia with the ashes. Spent five years in Italy as a pensioner at the French Academy .
Returning to his homeland in 1854, he lived in Paris , engaged in the creation of portrait busts and idealistic sculptures in a classic spirit.
Of his works the most famous are:
- the sculpture group "The Childhood of Bacchus " (1863, located in the Louvre Museum),
- Statue of Despair (1868, Orsay Museum ),
- two caryatids on the facade of the Paris National Library,
- Lalande statue on the facade of the Louvre Museum,
- Day sculpture group (at the Paris Observatory ),
- bas-reliefs “Providence” and “Wakefulness” (on the Tremuy pavilion, adjacent to the Tuileries Palace ),
- "Justice among the laws", a bas-relief in the building of the Parisian court and the group "Lyric Drama", decorating the facade of the Paris Opera .
- bust of the poet Beranger
He was buried in the cemetery of Montparnasse .
Rewards
- Officer of the Legion of Honor (1867)
- 1st Class Medal at the World Exhibition (1855)
Selected Works
Lalanda statue on the facade of the Louvre Museum
Monument to Diego Portales Palazuelos ( La Moneda Palace (Chile)
Statue of Despair
Notes
- ↑ AGORHA
Links
- Perrault, Jean-Joseph // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.