Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière (French pronunciation:[ʒɑ̃alɛksɑ̃dʁʒozɛffalɡjɛʁ]; also given as Jean-Joseph-Alexandre Falguière, or in short Alexandre Falguière) (7 September 1831 – 20 April 1900) was a French sculptor and painter.[1]
Alexandre Falguière (portrait by Alexis Axilette [fr])
Falguière's first bronze statue of importance was Le Vainqueur au Combat de Coqs (Victor of the Cockfight) (1864), and Tarcisius the Christian Boy-Martyr followed in 1867; both were exhibited in the Luxembourg Museum[1] and are now in the Musée d'Orsay.[2] His more important monuments are those to Admiral Courbet (1890) at Abbeville and the famous Joan of Arc. Other works include Eve (1880), Diana (1882 and 1891), Woman and Peacock (a. k. a. Juno and The Peacock), and The Poet, astride his Pegasus spreading wings for flight. He sculpted The Dancer, based on Cléo de Mérode which today is also in the Musée d'Orsay. In 1870 he helped create the snow sculpture, La statue de la Résistance.[3]
Falguière was a painter as well as a sculptor. His Wrestlers (1875) and Fan and Dagger (1882; a defiant Spanish woman) were in the Luxembourg, and other pictures of importance are The Beheading of St John the Baptist (1877), The Sphinx (1883), Acis and Galatea (1885), Old Woman and Child (1886) and In the Bull Slaughter-House.
^ abcdeOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Falguière, Jean Alexandre Joseph". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 147.
^. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
^Eckstein, Bob (2007). "The Revolution of 1870: The Snowman's French Roll". The History of the Snowman. Gallery Books. ISBN978-1-4169-4066-1.
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December 02, 2023
alexandre, falguière, jean, alexandre, joseph, falguière, french, pronunciation, ʒɑ, alɛksɑ, ʒozɛf, falɡjɛʁ, also, given, jean, joseph, short, september, 1831, april, 1900, french, sculptor, painter, portrait, alexis, axilette, contents, biography, also, notes. Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguiere French pronunciation ʒɑ alɛksɑ dʁ ʒozɛf falɡjɛʁ also given as Jean Joseph Alexandre Falguiere or in short Alexandre Falguiere 7 September 1831 20 April 1900 was a French sculptor and painter 1 Alexandre Falguiere portrait by Alexis Axilette fr Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External linksBiography edit nbsp Falguiere s Victor of the Cockfight book engraving c 1900 with added draperyFalguiere was born in Toulouse 1 A pupil of the Ecole des Beaux Arts he won the Prix de Rome in 1859 he was awarded the medal of honor at the Paris Salon in 1868 and was appointed Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1878 1 Falguiere s first bronze statue of importance was Le Vainqueur au Combat de Coqs Victor of the Cockfight 1864 and Tarcisius the Christian Boy Martyr followed in 1867 both were exhibited in the Luxembourg Museum 1 and are now in the Musee d Orsay 2 His more important monuments are those to Admiral Courbet 1890 at Abbeville and the famous Joan of Arc Other works include Eve 1880 Diana 1882 and 1891 Woman and Peacock a k a Juno and The Peacock and The Poet astride his Pegasus spreading wings for flight He sculpted The Dancer based on Cleo de Merode which today is also in the Musee d Orsay In 1870 he helped create the snow sculpture La statue de la Resistance 3 To these works should be added his monuments to Cardinal Lavigerie and to Marquis de Lafayette in Washington DC and his statues of Alphonse de Lamartine 1876 and St Vincent de Paul 1879 as well as the Honore de Balzac which he executed for the Societe des gens de lettres on their rejection of that by Auguste Rodin and the busts of Carolus Duran and Ernest Alexandre Honore Coquelin 1896 Falguiere was a painter as well as a sculptor His Wrestlers 1875 and Fan and Dagger 1882 a defiant Spanish woman were in the Luxembourg and other pictures of importance are The Beheading of St John the Baptist 1877 The Sphinx 1883 Acis and Galatea 1885 Old Woman and Child 1886 and In the Bull Slaughter House Falguiere also taught among his students were Francis Edwin Elwell Ernest Henri Dubois Julien Causse Laurent Marqueste Henri Crenier and Theophile Barrau Falguiere became a member of the Institut de France Academie des Beaux Arts in 1882 1 Falguiere died in Paris in 1900 and was interred there in the Pere Lachaise Cemetery where his monument is by his pupil Marqueste See also editLeonce Benedite biographer List of works by Alexandre FalguiereNotes editThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message a b c d e nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Falguiere Jean Alexandre Joseph Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 10 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 147 Vainqueur au combat de coqs Archived from the original on 25 October 2006 Retrieved 28 November 2006 Eckstein Bob 2007 The Revolution of 1870 The Snowman s French Roll The History of the Snowman Gallery Books ISBN 978 1 4169 4066 1 External links edit nbsp Media related to Alexandre Falguiere at Wikimedia Commons Works by or about Alexandre Falguiere at Internet Archive in French Insecula index to pages displaying Falguiere s work it may be necessary to close an advertising window to view this page Alexandre Falguiere in American public collections on the French Sculpture Census website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexandre Falguiere amp oldid 1183943424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
