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Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785)
After a hard early life, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle achieved widespread recognition and became one of the leading French sculptors of the 18th century. His work closely reflects the shifts in taste of the Ancien Regime under Louis XV (reigned 1715-74), while he also cultivated the friendship of the Philosophers and tried to reflect their ideas in sculptural form. He made his reputation with his acclaimed statue of Mercury (c.1741-2, Louvre, (showing 500 of 6394 characters). |
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