Antoine Coysevox
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Antoine Coysevox was a prominent French Baroque sculptor renowned for his expressive portrait busts and monumental decorative works for Louis XIV’s palaces.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French Baroque artist
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human → sculptor → |
| activeInCentury |
17th century
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early 18th century → |
| artForm |
bronze sculpture
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marble sculpture → |
| artisticStyle |
French Baroque
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| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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| employer |
Louis XIV of France
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| ethnicGroup |
French
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| familyName |
Coysevox
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| fieldOfWork |
monumental decorative sculpture
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portrait busts → sculpture → |
| genre |
funerary sculpture
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portrait sculpture → |
| givenName |
Antoine
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| influenced |
18th‑century French sculptors
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| influencedBy |
Italian Baroque sculpture
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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| movement |
Baroque
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| name |
Antoine Coysevox
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| notableFor |
decorative works for Louis XIV’s palaces
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expressive portrait busts → |
| notableWork |
decorative sculptures for the gardens of Versailles
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equestrian statue of Louis XIV (model, known through replicas and engravings) → portrait busts of Louis XIV’s courtiers → sculptural decorations for the Palace of Versailles → |
| occupation |
portraitist
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sculptor → |
| patron |
French royal court
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Louis XIV of France → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| styleCharacteristic |
detailed rendering of textures
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dynamic Baroque drapery → expressive realism in facial features → |
| subjectOf |
art historical studies on French Baroque sculpture
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| workLocation |
Paris
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Versailles → |
Referenced by (2)
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Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
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Antoine Coysevox
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