Alphonse Lami
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Alphonse Lami was a French sculptor of Italian descent.
. He joined the Ecole des Beaux-Arts on 7 October 1846, studying under Abel de Pujol
and Francisque Duret. He first exhibited at the Paris Salon
in 1850 with a marble statue entitled "Liseuse". He then went to Egypt where from 1852 to 1853 he took part in the excavation of the Serapeum
at Saqqarah, which were headed by his friend Auguste Mariette
. Returning to Paris, he married Alexandrine-Marie Bidauld (granddaughter of the rural painter and member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld
) in 1853 - their son Stanislas Lami
was a noted sculptor and art writer - and devoted himself to studying artistic anatomy and produced a flayed or écorche figure in the pose of a 'becheur', which he exhibited at the Salon in 1857. This work was also presented at the Académie des Sciences and was the report of an eology written in the name of MM. Claude Bernard
, Pierre Rayer, Horace Vernet
and Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau
. Later, in 1861, Lami published an album of engravings after this écorché under the title "Myologie superficielle du corps humain". Lami was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur
on 12 August 1859.
In 1865, Alphonse Lami took part in the scientific commission sent to Mexico by the ministry of public instruction. Suffering from a liver disease he had caught from his stay in the tropics, he unwisely undertook a new trip to Egypt on his return to France from Mexico. He arrived in Alexandria
when his condition suddenly worsened and he died there in July 1867.
Life
He was the son of François Lami (illegitimate son of prince Francesco Borghese) and Louise Hélène Heim (granddaughter of Jean-Baptiste NicoletJean-Baptiste Nicolet
Jean-Baptiste Nicolet was a French actor and manager. He was the eldest son of puppeteer, dance master and violinist Guillaume Nicolet. He set up the Grands-Danseurs du Roi, the predecessor of the Théâtre de la Gaîté....
. He joined the Ecole des Beaux-Arts on 7 October 1846, studying under Abel de Pujol
Abel de Pujol
Alexandre-Denis-Abel de Pujol or Abel de Pujol was a French painter. He was a student of David and his own students included Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps and Emile Levy. He painted the ceiling of the grand-staircase at the Louvre as well as the galerie de Diane at Fontainebleau and the ceiling of the...
and Francisque Duret. He first exhibited at the Paris Salon
Paris Salon
The Salon , or rarely Paris Salon , beginning in 1725 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Between 1748–1890 it was the greatest annual or biannual art event in the Western world...
in 1850 with a marble statue entitled "Liseuse". He then went to Egypt where from 1852 to 1853 he took part in the excavation of the Serapeum
Serapeum
A serapeum is a temple or other religious institution dedicated to the syncretic Hellenistic-Egyptian god Serapis, who combined aspects of Osiris and Apis in a humanized form that was accepted by the Ptolemaic Greeks of Alexandria...
at Saqqarah, which were headed by his friend Auguste Mariette
Auguste Mariette
François Auguste Ferdinand Mariette was a French scholar, archaeologist and Egyptologist, the designer of the rebuilt Egyptian Museum under Maximilian of Austria orders when the later had gained control of the artifacts collected to that point.-Early career:Born at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Mariette...
. Returning to Paris, he married Alexandrine-Marie Bidauld (granddaughter of the rural painter and member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Académie des beaux-arts
The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.It was created in 1795 as the merger of the:* Académie de peinture et de sculpture...
Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld
Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld
Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld was a French painter.A native of the city of Carpentras, Bidauld first studied painting with his elder brother, Jean-Pierre-Xavier, in Lyons. In 1783 he traveled to Paris, there winning the favor of an art dealer and perfume seller named Dulac...
) in 1853 - their son Stanislas Lami
Stanislas Lami
Stanislas Lami was a French sculptor and art historian.-Life:He was born in Paris, the son of Marie Bidauld and the sculptor Alphonse Lami. On 24 June 1891 he married Émilie, the daughter of Charles Sedelmeyer, art dealer and editor. He died in Paris.Some of his works are on show in museums in Spain...
was a noted sculptor and art writer - and devoted himself to studying artistic anatomy and produced a flayed or écorche figure in the pose of a 'becheur', which he exhibited at the Salon in 1857. This work was also presented at the Académie des Sciences and was the report of an eology written in the name of MM. Claude Bernard
Claude Bernard
Claude Bernard was a French physiologist. He was the first to define the term milieu intérieur . Historian of science I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science"...
, Pierre Rayer, Horace Vernet
Horace Vernet
Émile Jean-Horace Vernet was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist Arab subjects.Vernet was born to Carle Vernet, another famous painter, who was himself a son of Claude Joseph Vernet. He was born in the Paris Louvre, while his parents were staying there during the French...
and Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau
Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau
Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau was a French naturalist.- Life :He was born at Berthézène, in the commune of Valleraugue , the son of a Protestant farmer. He studied medicine at Strasbourg, where he took the double degree of M.D...
. Later, in 1861, Lami published an album of engravings after this écorché under the title "Myologie superficielle du corps humain". Lami was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
on 12 August 1859.
In 1865, Alphonse Lami took part in the scientific commission sent to Mexico by the ministry of public instruction. Suffering from a liver disease he had caught from his stay in the tropics, he unwisely undertook a new trip to Egypt on his return to France from Mexico. He arrived in Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
when his condition suddenly worsened and he died there in July 1867.
Works
- Bust of Michel ChevalierMichel ChevalierMichel Chevalier was a French engineer, statesman, economist and free market liberal.-Biography:Born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Chevalier studied at the École Polytechnique, obtaining an engineering degree at the Paris École des mines in 1829.In 1830, after the July Revolution, he became a...
- Liseuse, exhibited at the 1850 Salon
- L'Ecorché, exhibited at the 1857 Salon, Musée d'Anatomie de Montpellier
Sources
- Archives de la Seine.
- La Parentèle de Charles et Yvonne de Gaulle
- Dictionnaire des sculpteurs du XIX° siècle by Stanislas LamiStanislas LamiStanislas Lami was a French sculptor and art historian.-Life:He was born in Paris, the son of Marie Bidauld and the sculptor Alphonse Lami. On 24 June 1891 he married Émilie, the daughter of Charles Sedelmeyer, art dealer and editor. He died in Paris.Some of his works are on show in museums in Spain...
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