François Jouffroy
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François Jouffroy was a French sculptor.
Jouffroy was born in Dijon
, the son of a baker, and attended the local drawing school before being admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts
in Paris
in 1824. In 1832 he won the Prix de Rome
. Jouffroy often had to contend with Pierre-Jean David d'Angers for public commissions, but during the Second Empire
(1851–1870) still participated in the decoration of several public buildings.
Among his students was Jean Dampt
. Jouffroy died at Laval, Mayenne
, in 1882.
” (1839), which can presently be seen at the Louvre
. Among his other works are:
Jouffroy was born in Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
, the son of a baker, and attended the local drawing school before being admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
École des Beaux-Arts refers to a number of influential art schools in France. The most famous is the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, now located on the left bank in Paris, across the Seine from the Louvre, in the 6th arrondissement. The school has a history spanning more than 350 years,...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1824. In 1832 he won the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
. Jouffroy often had to contend with Pierre-Jean David d'Angers for public commissions, but during the Second Empire
Second French Empire
The Second French Empire or French Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.-Rule of Napoleon III:...
(1851–1870) still participated in the decoration of several public buildings.
Among his students was Jean Dampt
Jean Dampt
Jean Baptiste Auguste Dampt was a French sculptor, medalist, and jeweler.Born in Venarey-les-Laumes as the son of a cabinetmaker, Dampt studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Dijon, then in 1874 under the leadership of François Jouffroy and Paul Dubois at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris...
. Jouffroy died at Laval, Mayenne
Laval, Mayenne
Laval is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.It lies on the threshold of Brittany and on the border between Normandy and Anjou. Its citizens are called Lavallois.-Geography:...
, in 1882.
Works
His best-known work is probably the sculpture “Girl Confiding her Secret to VenusVenus (mythology)
Venus is a Roman goddess principally associated with love, beauty, sex,sexual seduction and fertility, who played a key role in many Roman religious festivals and myths...
” (1839), which can presently be seen at the Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
. Among his other works are:
- the stone pediment for the Institut National des Jeunes AveuglesInstitut National des Jeunes AveuglesInstitut National des Jeunes Aveugles, , in Paris, was the first special school for blind students in the world, and served as a model for many subsequent schools for blind students.-History:The INJA was created in 1784 by Valentin Haüy.It was not until the late 18th century that society began to...
, 56 Boulevard des Invalides, Paris (1840) - the sculptures Varsovie and Bruxelles at the Chapelle-Montmartre-Parmentier (c. 1864–1865)
- Marine Commerce and Naval Power for the Guichets du Carrousel at the LouvreLouvreThe Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
(c. 1867–1868) - Harmony (1865–1869) on the façade of the new Paris OperaPalais GarnierThe Palais Garnier, , is an elegant 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier...
- L'Aurore, sculpture at the Montparnasse-Raspail (c. 1870–1875), one of a set of "Times of the Day" by various sculptors
Students
As a teacher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Jouffroy had great influence on several famous artists, among these:- Alexandre FalguièreAlexandre FalguièreJean Alexandre Joseph Falguière was a French sculptor and painter.He was born in Toulouse...
- Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié
- Louis-Ernest BarriasLouis-Ernest BarriasLouis-Ernest Barrias was a French sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school.He was born in Paris into a family of artists. His father was a porcelain-painter, and his older brother Félix-Joseph Barrias a well-known painter...
- Augustus Saint-GaudensAugustus Saint-GaudensAugustus Saint-Gaudens was the Irish-born American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who most embodied the ideals of the "American Renaissance"...
- René de Saint-MarceauxRené de Saint-MarceauxCharles René de Paul de Saint-Marceaux was a French sculptor. He was born in Reims and at age eighteen went to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. A student of François Jouffroy, he became primarily a sculptor of portrait busts and animals...
- António Soares dos ReisAntónio Soares dos ReisAntónio Soares dos Reis was a Portuguese sculptor.-Studies:He first studied at the Portuense Academy of Fine Arts, where he graduated in sculpture in 1867. He studied at the Fine Arts Imperial School of Paris, from 1867 to 1870, where he achieved several prizes, and in Rome...
- Olin Levi WarnerOlin Levi WarnerOlin Levi Warner was an American sculptor and artist noted for the striking bas relief portrait medallions and busts he created in the late 19th century....
- Per HasselbergPer HasselbergPer Hasselberg was a Swedish sculptor. He was also known as Petter Hasselberg or Petter Åkesson. Little known outside Sweden, his delicate marble nudes have received critical acclaim. Hasselberg grew up in Blekinge, but moved to Paris as a young man, where he studied under François Jouffroy...