François Girardon
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François Girardon was a prominent 17th-century French Baroque sculptor best known for his grand decorative works at the Palace of Versailles and his refined classical style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artist
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person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1715 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1650 ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
French Baroque
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classical style ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1628-03-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Champagne
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Troyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1715-09-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| employer | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architectural decoration
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garden sculpture ⓘ portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
decorative sculpture
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funerary sculpture ⓘ monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| influenced | French classical sculpture of the late 17th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Italian Baroque sculpture ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decorative works at the Palace of Versailles
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sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apollo Tended by the Nymphs
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Bath of the Nymphs (Bain des Nymphes) NERFINISHED ⓘ Equestrian statue of Louis XIV in the Place Louis-le-Grand NERFINISHED ⓘ Reliefs and statues for the gardens of Versailles ⓘ Tomb of Cardinal Richelieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
court artist
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sculptor ⓘ |
| patron |
French royal court
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Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chancellor of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
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surintendant des bâtiments du roi (assistant roles in royal building administration) ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Palace of Versailles
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Paris ⓘ |
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