Guillaume Coustou the Younger (French pronunciation:[ɡijomkustu]; 19 March 1716 – 13 July 1777) was a French sculptor of the late French Baroque or Style Louis XIV, and early neo-classicism.
The son of Guillaume Coustou the Elder and nephew of Nicolas Coustou, he trained in the family atelier and studied at the French Academy in Rome, 1736–39, as winner of the Prix de Rome (1735). He returned to Paris, where he completed the famous "Horse Tamers" (Chevaux de Marly) commissioned from his father in 1739 for Marly, when the elder Coustou was too infirm to actively carry out the commissions. They were completed and installed in 1745.[1]
He was accepted at the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture (1742) and pursued a successful official career, working fluently in styles that ranged from the Late Baroque of his morceau de réception, a Seated Vulcan (illustrated) to the sentimental early neoclassicism of the Ganymede, whose affinities with Roman sculptures of Antinous have been suggested by Michael Worley.[2] He produced portrait busts as well as his religious and mythological subjects.
The Tomb of Louis, Dauphin of France & Marie-Josephe of Saxony, in Sens Cathedral. Started by Coustou and finished by Julien.
His most prominent and ambitious official commission was the Monument to the Dauphin for the cathedral of Sens. The elaborate iconography of its somewhat overcharged design was worked up by the artist and connoisseur Charles-Nicolas Cochin.[3]
His pupils included two minor neoclassical sculptors, Claude Dejoux and Pierre Julien, who were fellow pupils in the 1760s and went on to collaborate on sculptural projects[4] and the young Danish sculptor, Johannes Widewelt, who was placed in his workshop through the offices of the secretary of the Danish legation. In the process, Widewelt picked up some of Coustou's clarity and his language of rhetorical gesture.[5]
Worksedit
Vulcain, Coustou's reception piece for the Académie Royale, 1742 (Louvre)Bronze bust of Marguerite Le Comte, 1750. By Guillaume Coustou II. From Paris, France. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Apotheosis of St Francis Xavier (marble, c. 1743) Bordeaux, Church of St Paul)
Marguerite Le Comte (bronze, c. 1750), The Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Funeral Monument to the Dauphin, (free-standing marble and bronze, 1766–77), Sens Cathedral
Notesedit
^François Souchal, Les frères Coustou (Paris) 1980.
^Michael Preston Worley, "The Image of Ganymede in France, 1730-1820: The Survival of a Homoerotic Myth" The Art Bulletin76.4 (December 1994, pp. 630-643) p. 637. The sculpture was in the Hertford and Wallace collections before it was purchased for the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1964.
^Christian Michel, Charles-Nicolas Cochin et l'Art des Lumières (Rome) 1993.
^Guilhem Scherf, in Paul Rosenberg, ed. Julien de Parme, 1736-1799 (Skira) 1999.
^Else Marie Bukdahl, "Wiedewelt, der Neuklassizismus und die Frühromantik" Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte54.3 (1991, pp. 388-405) p 389.
Referencesedit
Souchal, François, French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th Centuries
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October 27, 2023
guillaume, coustou, younger, french, pronunciation, ɡijom, kustu, march, 1716, july, 1777, french, sculptor, late, french, baroque, style, louis, early, classicism, françois, hubert, drouais, 1758, versailles, musée, national, château, trianonsborn19, march, 1. Guillaume Coustou the Younger French pronunciation ɡijom kustu 19 March 1716 13 July 1777 was a French sculptor of the late French Baroque or Style Louis XIV and early neo classicism Guillaume Coustou the YoungerGuillaume Coustou the Younger by Francois Hubert Drouais 1758 Versailles Musee national du Chateau et des TrianonsBorn19 March 1716ParisDied13 July 1777ParisNationalityFrenchKnown forSculptureMovementBaroque and Style Louis XIV Contents 1 Life and career 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editThe son of Guillaume Coustou the Elder and nephew of Nicolas Coustou he trained in the family atelier and studied at the French Academy in Rome 1736 39 as winner of the Prix de Rome 1735 He returned to Paris where he completed the famous Horse Tamers Chevaux de Marly commissioned from his father in 1739 for Marly when the elder Coustou was too infirm to actively carry out the commissions They were completed and installed in 1745 1 He was accepted at the Academie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture 1742 and pursued a successful official career working fluently in styles that ranged from the Late Baroque of his morceau de reception a Seated Vulcan illustrated to the sentimental early neoclassicism of the Ganymede whose affinities with Roman sculptures of Antinous have been suggested by Michael Worley 2 He produced portrait busts as well as his religious and mythological subjects nbsp The Tomb of Louis Dauphin of France amp Marie Josephe of Saxony in Sens Cathedral Started by Coustou and finished by Julien His most prominent and ambitious official commission was the Monument to the Dauphin for the cathedral of Sens The elaborate iconography of its somewhat overcharged design was worked up by the artist and connoisseur Charles Nicolas Cochin 3 His pupils included two minor neoclassical sculptors Claude Dejoux and Pierre Julien who were fellow pupils in the 1760s and went on to collaborate on sculptural projects 4 and the young Danish sculptor Johannes Widewelt who was placed in his workshop through the offices of the secretary of the Danish legation In the process Widewelt picked up some of Coustou s clarity and his language of rhetorical gesture 5 Works edit nbsp Vulcain Coustou s reception piece for the Academie Royale 1742 Louvre nbsp Bronze bust of Marguerite Le Comte 1750 By Guillaume Coustou II From Paris France The Victoria and Albert Museum LondonApotheosis of St Francis Xavier marble c 1743 Bordeaux Church of St Paul Marguerite Le Comte bronze c 1750 The Victoria and Albert Museum London Apollo marble 1753 commissioned by Mme de Pompadour for the park at the chateau de Bellevue at Versailles Mars and Venus marble 1769 for Frederick II of Prussia at Schloss Sanssouci Potsdam Pediment sculptures limestone 1753 onwards executed with Michelange Slodtz for Ange Jacques Gabriel s twin hotels from 1753 on the Place de la Concorde Ganymede marble ca 1760 Victoria and Albert Museum Funeral Monument to the Dauphin free standing marble and bronze 1766 77 Sens CathedralNotes edit Francois Souchal Les freres Coustou Paris 1980 Michael Preston Worley The Image of Ganymede in France 1730 1820 The Survival of a Homoerotic Myth The Art Bulletin 76 4 December 1994 pp 630 643 p 637 The sculpture was in the Hertford and Wallace collections before it was purchased for the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1964 Christian Michel Charles Nicolas Cochin et l Art des Lumieres Rome 1993 Guilhem Scherf in Paul Rosenberg ed Julien de Parme 1736 1799 Skira 1999 Else Marie Bukdahl Wiedewelt der Neuklassizismus und die Fruhromantik Zeitschrift fur Kunstgeschichte 54 3 1991 pp 388 405 p 389 References editSouchal Francois French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th Centuries nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guillaume Coustou the Younger External links editShort biography at artnet from The Grove Dictionary of Art Guillaume Coustou the Younger in American public collections on the French Sculpture Census website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guillaume Coustou the Younger amp oldid 1179685145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
