Le Bernin (7th Dec, 1598 - 28th Nov, 1680),

François Girardon (17th Mar, 1628 - 1st Sep, 1715)

Statue équestre de Louis XIV transformé en Marcus Curtius

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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Jean-Marc Manaï

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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Jean-Marc Manaï

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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Jean-Marc Manaï

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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin

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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin

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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) Château de Versailles, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Christophe Fouin

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About the artwork

Title:

Statue équestre de Louis XIV transformé en Marcus Curtius

Periods:

17th century

modern age

Techniques:

white marble

Dimensions:

3760 x 3990

Inventory number:

inv1850.9659;MR1758

Detail:

Exécuté à Rome de 1671 à 1674, terminé par Girardon en 1688

Location:

Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon

About the author(s)

Author:

Le Bernin

Also known as:

Gian Bernini

Born:

7th Dec, 1598

Dead:

28th Nov, 1680

Country:

Italie

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒan loˈrɛntso berˈniːni]; also Gianlorenzo or Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 1598 – 28 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was the leading sculptor of his age, credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture. As one scholar has commented, "What Shakespeare is to drama, Bernini may be to sculpture: the first pan-European sculptor whose name is instantaneously identifiable… Read more...

Author:

François Girardon

Also known as:

Francois Girardon

François Giradon

Born:

17th Mar, 1628

Dead:

1st Sep, 1715

Country:

France

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François Girardon (17 March 1628 – 1 September 1715) was a French sculptor. He was born at Troyes. As a boy, he had for master a joiner and wood-carver of his native town, named Baudesson, under whom he is said to have worked at the chateau of Liebault, where he attracted the notice of Chancellor Séguier. By the chancellor's influence, Girardon was first removed to Paris and placed in the studio of François Anguier, and afterwards sent to Rome. In 1652, he was back in France and seems at once to… Read more...