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Jean-Antoine Houdon ( French: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan udɔ̃]; [1] 20 March 1741 – 15 July 1828) was a French neoclassical sculptor . Houdon is famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon's subjects included Denis Diderot (1771), Benjamin Franklin (1778-1809), Jean-Jacques ...
- Portrait sculpture
- Prix de Rome
Rococo. Jean-Antoine Houdon (born March 20, 1741, Versailles, France—died July 15, 1828, Paris) was a French sculptor whose religious and mythological works are definitive expressions of the 18th-century Rococo style of sculpture. Elements of classicism and naturalism are also evident in his work, and the vividness with which he expressed ...
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Born: March 20, 1741 - Versailles, France. Died: July 15, 1828 - Paris, France. Movements and Styles: Neoclassicism. , Naturalism. "I can say that I devoted myself to only two types of study that filled my entire life, and to which I sacrificed all that I earned...anatomy and the casting of statues." 1 of 5. Jean-Antoine Houdon.
- French
- March 20, 1741
- Versailles, France
- July 15, 1828
Jean-Antoine Houdon, French sculptor who also created definitive busts of American Revolution luminaries, was born at Versailles in 1740. At the age of 12 he entered the Ecole Royale de Sculpture, and at 20, having learned all that he could from Michel Ange Slodtz and Pigalle, he carried off the Prix de Rome and left France for Italy, where he ...
Jean-Antoine Houdon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃n‿ɑ̃twan udɔ̃]) (25 March 1741 – 15 July 1828) was a French neoclassical sculptor. Houdon is famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon's subjects included Denis Diderot (1771), Benjamin Franklin (1778-1809 ...
- French
- March 25, 1741
- Versailles, France
- July 15, 1828
Jean Antoine Houdon, the preeminent sculptor of the French Enlightenment, was primarily known for his portraiture, a specialization that brought him fame among his contemporaries and posterity alike, despite a lack of parallel achievement on the more monumental scale.
Artist: Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris) Date: 1778. Culture: French. Medium: Marble. Dimensions: Overall (weight confirmed): 23 1/8 × 14 1/2 × 11 1/4 in., 87 lb. (58.7 × 36.8 × 28.6 cm, 39.5 kg); Height (without base): 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Gift of John Bard, 1872.
