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François Girardon (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ʒiʁaʁdɔ̃]; 17 March 1628 – 1 September 1715) was a French sculptor of the Louis XIV style or French Baroque, best known for his statues and busts of Louis XIV and for his statuary in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
François Girardon (born March 10, 1628, Troyes, France—died Sept. 1, 1715, Paris) was the most representative sculptor employed on the great sculptural project of decorating Versailles during the period of Louis XIV. Girardon attracted the attention of Chancellor Pierre Séguier, who brought him to Paris to study under François Anguier and ...
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Engaged by Fouquet at Vaux-le-Vicomte alongside Le Brun, Le Vau and Le Nôtre, Girardon was later employed by Louis XIV at Versailles. Along with Coysevox, he was one of the greatest sculptors at Versailles, both in quantity and quality, and created some of the most beautiful groups in French sculpture in the 17th century. Full name.
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Premier sculpteur du roi 1628-1715. Engagé par Fouquet à Vaux-le-Vicomte comme Le Brun, Le Vau et Le Nôtre, Girardon est employé à son tour par Louis XIV à Versailles. Il est avec Coysevox le plus important sculpteur de Versailles tant par l’importance de sa production que par sa qualité.
Girardon est l'un des maîtres de la statuaire décorative et monumentale. Fils d'un fondeur, élève du sculpteur François Anguier, il devint le protégé du chancelier Séguier qui l'envoya parfaire sa formation à Rome. Il rentrera à Paris en 1652 et devient le protégé de Louis XIV . En 1657 il épouse l'artiste peintre Catherine ...
François Girardon. François Girardon dominated sculptural production for Louis XIV's myriad building projects between 1670 and 1700. Initially working under master planner Charles Le Brun's direction, Girardon eventually managed his own large sculptural projects. He rose to great fame until, in his old age, he was overshadowed by Jules ...
GIRARDON, FRANCOIS (1628-1715), French sculptor, was born at Troyes on the 17th of March 1628. 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 Seguier. By the chancellor's influence Girardon was first removed to Paris and placed in the studio of ...
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