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Facts

Born June 29, 1805 • Vermont
Died June 27, 1873 (aged 67) • Florence • Italy
Notable Works “Greek Slave”
Movement / Style Neoclassical art

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Jean-Antoine Houdon: Diana
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Psyche Abandoned, marble sculpture by Augustin Pajou, 1791.
Augustin Pajou
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Manship, Paul
Paul Manship
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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.
Auguste Rodin
French sculptor
Algardi, Alessandro: Tomb of Pope Leo XI
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Desiderio da Settignano: A Little Boy
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Stringcourses on the facade of the Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, begun by Benedetto da Maiano, 1489, and continued by Il Cronaca.
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Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey
British sculptor
“Monument of Lady Elizabeth Nightingale,” white and black marble sculpture by Louis-François Roubiliac, 1761; in the Chapel of St. Nicholas, Westminster Abbey, London
Louis-François Roubiliac
French sculptor
Portrait believed to be of John Michael Rysbrack, 18th century.
John Michael Rysbrack
English sculptor
Antonio Canova: Three Graces
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Gutzon Borglum
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Edmonia Lewis
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