Philippe Magnier
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Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor (1647–1715) in the service of the Louis XIV's court painter Charles Le Brun.
Life
[edit | edit source]He was born in Paris to Laurent Magnier. He worked for Le Brun at a time when many works of art were required for the new, enormous Versailles castle complex. He died in Paris.[1]
Works
[edit | edit source]- Les Lutteurs ('the Wrestlers'), a 1684–1685 copy of the classical Uffizi wrestlers, made for Versailles park (now in the Louvre museum)
- L'Aurore 'Dawn' (Louvre)
- Saint Jude (Louvre)
- Nymphe (park of Versailles castle)
- L'aurore (park of Versailles)
- Le Printemps 'Spring' (park of Versailles)
- Ulysse 'Ulysses' (park of Versailles)
References
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External links
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