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Étienne-Maurice Falconet: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born December 1, 1716 • Paris • France
Died January 24, 1791 (aged 74) • Paris • France
Movement / Style Rococo

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“The Bather,” marble statue by Étienne-Maurice Falconet, 1757; in the Louvre, Paris
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Jean-Antoine Houdon
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Andrea del Verrocchio: David
Andrea del Verrocchio
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Giambologna: Mercury
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“The Great Elector,” over-life-size bronze statue by Andreas Schlüter, 1703; in the forecourt of Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin
Andreas Schlüter
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Columbine, figure from the commedia dell'arte, enamel and gilt on porcelain by Bustelli, c. 1755–60; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Franz Anton Bustelli
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Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas
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Portrait of Auguste Rodin standing indoors, wearing a buttoned, two-toned coat with a full beard and tousled hair, looking slightly to the side.
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Constantin Brancusi
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tomb of Cardinal de Richelieu
François Girardon
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Germain Pilon
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Barye, Antoine-Louis: Herons in Landscape
Antoine-Louis Barye
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Jacques Lipchitz, 1946.
Jacques Lipchitz
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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Despiau, Charles: portrait bust of Madame Stone
Charles Despiau
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Jules Dalou
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Lachaise, Gaston: Head of a Woman
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Psyche Abandoned, marble sculpture by Augustin Pajou, 1791.
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Edmé Bouchardon
French sculptor
Laurens, Henri: La Grande Musicienne
Henri Laurens
French sculptor

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