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Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (29 September 1833 – 21 April 1891) was a French sculptor in a modified Neoclassical tradition who was known for his use of allegory in his work.
photograph by Pierre Petit
Life and career
Born in Le Mée-sur-Seine into modest circumstances, Chapu moved to Paris with his family and in 1847 entered the Petit École with the intention of studying drawing and becoming an interior decorator. There his talents began to be recognized and he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in 1849. In 1850 he began working and studying with a well-known sculptor James Pradier.
Following Pradier's death in 1852 Chapu began studying with another sculptor, Francisque Duret. After coming in second in 1851, he won the Prix de Rome in 1855, then spent five years in Italy.
His statues Mercury of 1861 and Jeanne d'Arc of 1870 (in which she was represented as a peasant girl) were his first big successes, and led to many commissions thereafter. He is also known for his medals, and led the French revival in the medal as an artistic form.
Chapu taught at Paris' Academie Julian. Among his students was American sculptor Cyrus Dallin who studied under him in 1888-1889.[1]
An Officer of the French Legion of Honor,[2] Chapu died in Paris in 1891.
At least four full-scale reproductions of Jeanne d'Arc are on permanent display at universities in Virginia: in McConnell Library at Radford University in Radford, Virginia; beneath the rotunda in Ruffner Hall at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia; at James Madison University; and at the University of Mary Washington.[3]
Notable works
- Monument to Henri Regnault in the courtyard of École des Beaux-Arts (1872)
- Tomb of Marie d'Agoult (1877)
- Four Seasons on the facade of grande magasin Printemps, Paris (1881–89), for architect Paul Sédille
- Monument to Gustave Flaubert (1890), his last major work.
See also
References
- Francis, Rell (1976). Cyrus E. Dallin Let Justice Be Done. Cyrus Dallin Art Museum. pp. 27–28.
- The Iconographic Encyclopaedia of the Arts and Scien: Sculpture and painting, 1887, page 138
- Joan of Arc @ James Madison University.
- Fusco, Peter and H. W. Janson, editors, The Romantics to Rodin, Los Angeles County Museum of Art 1980
- Mackay, James, The Dictionary of Sculptors in Bronze, Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk 1977
External links
- Henri Chapu in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website
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[de] Henri Chapu
Henri Michel Antoine Chapu (* 29. September 1833 in Le Mée-sur-Seine, Département Seine-et-Marne; † 21. April 1891 in Paris) war ein französischer Bildhauer und Medailleur.- [en] Henri Chapu
[es] Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu
Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (Le Mée-sur-Seine, 29 de septiembre 1833 – París, 21 de abril 1891) fue un escultor francés del neoclasicismo.[fr] Henri Chapu
Henri Michel Antoine Chapu est un sculpteur et médailleur français, né le 29 septembre 1833 au Mée-sur-Seine et mort le 21 avril 1891 dans le 7e arrondissement de Paris[1].[it] Henri Chapu
Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (Le Mée, 29 settembre 1833 – Parigi, 21 aprile 1891) è stato uno scultore e medaglista francese noto per l'uso dell'allegoria nelle sue opere.[ru] Шапю, Анри Мишель
Анри Мишель Антуан Шапю́ (фр. Henri Michel Antoine Chapu; род. 29 сентября 1833 г. Ле-Ме-сюр-Сен — ум. 21 апреля 1891 г. Париж) — французский скульптор.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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