Augustin Pajou (19 September 1730 – 8 May 1809) was a French sculptor, born in Paris. At eighteen he won the Prix de Rome, and at thirty exhibited his Pluton tenant Cerbère enchaîné (now in the Louvre).
Catherine Flore Pajou, known as "Tante Cocotte" by her brother. She married the sculptor Claude Michel, but he was far older than she was and marriage proved unhappy, ending in divorce. From Montpellier, in his friend Riban's house, where he had gone in year III, Augustin wrote to his son: "This good captive embraces you, unlike the sister whose negligence is not worth this mark of your friendship. I say nothing of the advantages of this article, for a sheaf of paper would not suffice to describe all the complaints we have made against her, and if she has a conscience, she must sense that we have great reason." In 1795 she remarried to Pierre-Louis Martin, known as Saint-Martin who, after several careers, died in Liège as conseiller to the Cour d'Appel. An amateur artist and collector, Saint-Martine produced several paintings of the city of Liège and had his portrait painted by Philippe-Auguste Hennequin.[6] Flore divorced her second husband in year 10 and died on 9 December 1841 at 30 rue de l'Odéon in Paris.
ReferencesEdit
^Pajou sculpted the father of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Claude Edme Labille, in 1784; the marble bust was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1785, and is now in the Louvre (N 15487).
^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pajou, Augustin". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 521.
^Daufresne, Jean-Claude (2004-01-01). Théâtre de l'Odéon: architecture, décors, musée. Editions Mardaga. p. 151. ISBN978-2-87009-873-8. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
^Draper, James David; Pajou, Augustin; Scherf, Guilhem; Louvre, Musée du; N.Y.), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York (March 16, 1998). Augustin Pajou: royal sculptor, 1730-1809. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN9780810965188. Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Google Books.
^"Bust of Madame Sedaine". collections.mfa.org. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
^Number P.47 in Jérémie Benoit's catalogue of that artist's works
External linksEdit
Media related to Augustin Pajou at Wikimedia Commons
Augustin Pajou: Royal Sculptor, 1730–1809 (1997), a catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF)
Europe in the age of enlightenment and revolution, a catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Pajou (see index)
in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website
October 20, 2023
augustin, pajou, september, 1730, 1809, french, sculptor, born, paris, eighteen, prix, rome, thirty, exhibited, pluton, tenant, cerbère, enchaîné, louvre, portrait, pajou, adélaïde, labille, guiard, bust, michel, jean, sedaine, 1775, victoria, albert, museum, . Augustin Pajou 19 September 1730 8 May 1809 was a French sculptor born in Paris At eighteen he won the Prix de Rome and at thirty exhibited his Pluton tenant Cerbere enchaine now in the Louvre Portrait of Pajou by Adelaide Labille Guiard 1 Bust of Michel Jean Sedaine 1775 The Victoria and Albert Museum London Mercury 1780 Contents 1 Selected works 2 Children 3 References 4 External linksSelected works EditPajou s portrait busts of Buffon and of Madame du Barry 1773 and his statuette of Bossuet all in the Louvre are amongst his best works 2 When Bernard Poyet constructed the Fontaine des Innocents from the earlier edifice of Pierre Lescot Pajou provided a number of new figures for the work Mention should also be made of his bust of Carlin Bertinazzi 1763 at the Comedie Francaise and the monument to Marie Leszczynska Queen of France in the Salon of 1769 2 Pajou was one of the main artists whose work was included in the collection of the Comedie Francaise at the end of the 18th century Others were Jean Baptiste d Huez Jean Joseph Foucou Simon Louis Boizot and Pierre Francois Berruer 3 Pajou was commissioned by Napoleon to make the copies of the Medici Lions now situated in the garden of the Villa Medici 1803 4 Pajou died in Paris on 8 May 1809 2 The Courtauld Institute of Art London the Frick Collection New York City Harvard University Art Museums Cambridge Massachusetts the Hermitage Museum Saint Petersburg Russia the Honolulu Museum of Art the J Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles California the Louvre Beli Dvor Belgrade the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City the Museum of Fine Arts Boston 5 Museum of Fine Arts Lyon France Musee des Augustins Toulouse France Musee des Beaux arts Nantes France Musee National du Chateau Pau France the National Gallery of Art Washington D C the National Gallery of Australia Canberra and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium are among the public collections holding sculpture by Augustin Pajou And also al National Museum of Art Iasi we have a work of art Madame du Barry marble Augustin Pajou Children EditJacques Augustin Catherine Pajou 1766 1828 painter Catherine Flore Pajou known as Tante Cocotte by her brother She married the sculptor Claude Michel but he was far older than she was and marriage proved unhappy ending in divorce From Montpellier in his friend Riban s house where he had gone in year III Augustin wrote to his son This good captive embraces you unlike the sister whose negligence is not worth this mark of your friendship I say nothing of the advantages of this article for a sheaf of paper would not suffice to describe all the complaints we have made against her and if she has a conscience she must sense that we have great reason In 1795 she remarried to Pierre Louis Martin known as Saint Martin who after several careers died in Liege as conseiller to the Cour d Appel An amateur artist and collector Saint Martine produced several paintings of the city of Liege and had his portrait painted by Philippe Auguste Hennequin 6 Flore divorced her second husband in year 10 and died on 9 December 1841 at 30 rue de l Odeon in Paris References Edit Pajou sculpted the father of Adelaide Labille Guiard Claude Edme Labille in 1784 the marble bust was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1785 and is now in the Louvre N 15487 a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Pajou Augustin Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 20 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 521 Daufresne Jean Claude 2004 01 01 Theatre de l Odeon architecture decors musee Editions Mardaga p 151 ISBN 978 2 87009 873 8 Retrieved 2014 07 01 Draper James David Pajou Augustin Scherf Guilhem Louvre Musee du N Y Metropolitan Museum of Art New York March 16 1998 Augustin Pajou royal sculptor 1730 1809 Metropolitan Museum of Art ISBN 9780810965188 Retrieved November 9 2019 via Google Books Bust of Madame Sedaine collections mfa org Retrieved 2020 11 02 Number P 47 in Jeremie Benoit s catalogue of that artist s worksExternal links Edit nbsp Media related to Augustin Pajou at Wikimedia Commons Augustin Pajou Royal Sculptor 1730 1809 1997 a catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries fully available online as PDF Europe in the age of enlightenment and revolution a catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries fully available online as PDF which contains material on Pajou see index Augustin Pajou in American public collections on the French Sculpture Census website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Augustin Pajou amp oldid 1170308714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
