Pierre Joseph Chardigny
Pierre Joseph Chardigny | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1794 Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Died | 20 April 1866 (aged 72) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Parent(s) | Barthélémy-François Chardigny Marie Rose Demongé |
Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866) was a French sculptor and medal designer.
Early life
[edit]Pierre Joseph Chardigny was born in 1794 in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2] His father, Barthélémy-François Chardigny, was a sculptor.[1] He learned sculpture from François Joseph Bosio.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Chardigny designed many sculptures, some of which are held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[3] the Princeton University Art Museum,[4] the Château de Pau,[5] and the Musée Baron-Martin.[6]
Chardigny suggested the design of a 100-foot statue in the shape of William Shakespeare in London, where visitors could go in, but it was turned down on the grounds that it would dehumanize him.[7]
Death
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Parrocel, Étienne (1867). Annales de la peinture: discours et fragments. Marseille: En vent chez l'auteur. pp. 205–215. OCLC 222894854.
Barthélémy-François Chardigny.
- ^ a b Rondot, Natalis (1904). Les médailleurs et les graveurs de monnaies, jetons et médailles en France. Paris: E. Leroux. p. 380. ISBN 9788490012789. OCLC 12647300.
- ^ a b "Bust of the Marquis de Lafayette". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Pierre Joseph Chardigny (French, 1794–1866)". Princeton University Art Museum. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Pierre Joseph Chardigny". Réunion des Musées Nationaux. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Les sculptures". Musée Baron-Martin. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ Thomas, Julia (2012). Shakespeare's shrine : the Bard's birthplace and the invention of Stratford-upon-Avon. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780812244236. OCLC 768792996.
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