Christophe Veyrier (25 June 1637 – 10 June 1689) was a French sculptor, the nephew and follower of Pierre Puget.
The Dying Achilles Statue. By Christophe Veyrier. Marble, circa 1683 CE. From Toulon, France. The Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonDarius Before Alexander, Stowe House Buckinghamshire
Veyrier was born in Trets, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He arrived in Genoa in 1663 and stayed for a number of years, before moving to Rome to live from 1668-70. In 1674 he married the daughter of the sister of Puget's wife.
He worked in Aix-en-Provence, then settled in Toulon, where he lived until his death in 1689. In one of his most important commissions, he created religious statues for the Chapel of Corpus Domini in Toulon Cathedral. He also worked at Montpellier. Statues of ancient and mythological subjects are attributed to him, including the white marble relief of the family of Darius displayed at Stowe House in England. The most recent studies attribute to him the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Tivoli Cathedral (according to older literature the statue was formerly attributed to Puget himself).
christophe, veyrier, june, 1637, june, 1689, french, sculptor, nephew, follower, pierre, puget, dying, achilles, statue, marble, circa, 1683, from, toulon, france, victoria, albert, museum, london, darius, before, alexander, stowe, house, buckinghamshire, veyr. Christophe Veyrier 25 June 1637 10 June 1689 was a French sculptor the nephew and follower of Pierre Puget The Dying Achilles Statue By Christophe Veyrier Marble circa 1683 CE From Toulon France The Victoria and Albert Museum London Darius Before Alexander Stowe House Buckinghamshire Veyrier was born in Trets Bouches du Rhone France He arrived in Genoa in 1663 and stayed for a number of years before moving to Rome to live from 1668 70 In 1674 he married the daughter of the sister of Puget s wife He worked in Aix en Provence then settled in Toulon where he lived until his death in 1689 In one of his most important commissions he created religious statues for the Chapel of Corpus Domini in Toulon Cathedral He also worked at Montpellier Statues of ancient and mythological subjects are attributed to him including the white marble relief of the family of Darius displayed at Stowe House in England The most recent studies attribute to him the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Tivoli Cathedral according to older literature the statue was formerly attributed to Puget himself His sculptures are held by the Musee d Art Toulon the Musee Granet Aix en Provence the Musee du Louvre Paris the Victoria and Albert Museum London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York External links editBrief Biography 1 Photos of some of Veyrier s sculptures Christophe Veyrier in American public collections on the French Sculpture Census website nbsp nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christophe Veyrier nbsp This article about a French sculptor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christophe Veyrier amp oldid 1215726050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
