Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel
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Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel was a French
sculptor. He belonged to the neoclassicism
movement.
He was first shepherd
, then sculptor in his late life. In 1800, he became the pupil of Jean-Antoine Houdon
, then that of sculptor Philippe-Laurent Roland
and the painter Jacques-Louis David
. In 1809, he won the Prix de Rome
for sculpture with a relief Dédale attachant des ailes à son fils Icare and then went to the Villa Medici
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
sculptor. He belonged to the neoclassicism
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
movement.
He was first shepherd
Shepherd
A shepherd is a person who tends, feeds or guards flocks of sheep.- Origins :Shepherding is one of the oldest occupations, beginning some 6,000 years ago in Asia Minor. Sheep were kept for their milk, meat and especially their wool...
, then sculptor in his late life. In 1800, he became the pupil of Jean-Antoine Houdon
Jean-Antoine Houdon
Jean-Antoine Houdon was a French neoclassical sculptor. Houdon is famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment...
, then that of sculptor Philippe-Laurent Roland
Philippe-Laurent Roland
Philippe-Laurent Roland was a French sculptor. A native of Pont-à-Marcq, Nord, he died in Paris. His art is neoclassical in style; he worked a great deal in stone and in terra cotta. Some of his reliefs may be seen on the facade of the Louvre....
and the painter Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David
Jacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the preeminent painter of the era...
. In 1809, 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...
for sculpture with a relief Dédale attachant des ailes à son fils Icare and then went to the Villa Medici
Villa Medici
The Villa Medici is a mannerist villa and an architectural complex with a garden contiguous with the larger Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in Rome, Italy. The Villa Medici, founded by Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and now property of the French...
.
Main works
- Zéphyr et Psyché 1814, group, marble, ParisParisParis 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...
, musée du Louvre - Le Roi de Rome (1811), bust, marble, château de Chimay
- Portrait d'Elfriede Clarke de Feltre, bust, bronze, NantesNantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
, Musée des Beaux-Arts - Buste du Duc de Berry (Duke of BerryDuke of BerryThe title of Duke of Berry in the French nobility was frequently created for junior members of the French royal family. The Berry region now consists of the départements of Cher, Indre and parts of Vienne. The capital of Berry is Bourges. The first creation was for John, third son of John II, King...
) en costume militaire, bronze, Paris, musée du Louvre