Caffieri family
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The Caffieri family was an Italian family of sculptors active in France in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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- Philippe CaffieriPhilippe Caffieri (1634-1716)Philippe Caffieri was an Italian decorative sculptor who founded the Caffieri family of sculptors. After serving Pope Alexander VII, was brought to France by Cardinal Mazarin and entered the service of Louis XIV in 1660...
(1634-1716), whose children included- Jacques CaffieriJacques CaffieriJacques Caffieri was a French sculptor, the most famous member of a family distinguished in works of sculpture, working for the most part in bronze.-Life:...
(1678-1755), whose children included- Philippe CaffieriPhilippe Caffieri (1714-1774)Philippe Caffiéri was a French sculptor. The son of Jacques Caffieri, he was received as a maître fondeur-ciseleur, joined his father's workshop and sometimes signed his independent works, especially after the death of his father in 1755, P.CAFFIERI. The younger Philippe's style was gradually...
(1714-1774) - Jean-Jacques CaffieriJean-Jacques CaffieriJean-Jacques Caffieri was a French sculptor. He was appointed sculpteur du Roi to Louis XV and later afforded lodgings in the Galeries du Louvre. He designed the fine rampe d'escalier which still adorns the Palais Royal...
(1735-1792)
- Philippe Caffieri
- Jacques Caffieri