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Jean-Jacques Caffieri
(29th Apr, 1725 - 22nd Jun, 1792)
Claude-Adrien Helvétius (1715-1771), fermier général et écrivain
1772
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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Thierry Le Mage
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
philosopher
bust on pedestal
portrait of a man
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About the artwork
Title:
Claude-Adrien Helvétius (1715-1771), fermier général et écrivain
Periods:
18th century
modern age
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
marble
sculpture (technique)
Dimensions:
825 x 612
Inventory number:
RF1541
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Jean-Jacques Caffieri
Born:
29th Apr, 1725
Dead:
22nd Jun, 1792
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Jean-Jacques Caffieri
(29 April 1725 - 22 June 1792) was a French sculptor. He was appointed
sculpteur du Roi
to Louis XV and later afforded lodgings in the Galeries du Louvre. He designed the fine
rampe d'escalier
which still adorns the Palais Royal. He is better known for his portrait busts, in terracotta or marble: his bust of Madame du Barry is at the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. He made a name with his busts of Pierre Corneille and Jean Racine for the foyer of the Comédie Française.
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