Jacques Sarrazin
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Jacques Sarazin or Sarrazin (1588/90 — December 3, 1660) was a French sculptor
, who is less known for his paintings. His preparatory drawings in chalk
have become more prominent in recent decades.
, France
, and went to Paris with his brother, where he trained in the atelier of Nicolas Guillain. He went to Rome
in 1610 and worked there under a Frenchman named Anguille. Starting thus, Sarrazin speedily obtained employment from Cardinal Aldobrandini
at the Villa Aldobrandini
, Frascati
, where he won the friendship of Domenichino, with whom he afterwards worked on the high altar of Sant'Andrea della Valle
. Sarazin also provided stucco bas-reliefs for San Lorenzo in Miranda, Rome.
In 1628 he was called to Paris
, where he married a niece of Simon Vouet
, whom he had met in Rome and with whom he collaborated closely in the 1630s, in hôtels particuliers
and château
x in the Ile-de-France
, notably Maisons-Lafitte
. Sarazin assembled a large atelier to provide interior and exterior sculptures for the Château de Maisons
, for Claude de Bullion at the Château de Wideville and in other private commissions. His usual assistants were Gilles Guérin
, Philippe de Buyster and Gérard van Opstal
.
His success attracted the notice of LOuis XIII's minister François Sublet de Noyers
, a grand patron who entrusted to him his best-known work, the decoration of the great portal and the dome of the western facade of the interior court of the Louvre
. Sarazin's famous Caryatides of the attic show the profound study of Michelangelo
. He now executed many commissions from the Queen
, and was an active promoter of the foundation of the Académie. The mausoleum for the heart of the prince de Condé in the Jesuit church of the Rue Saint Antoine was his last considerable work He died on December 3, 1660, while it was in progress, and the crucifix
of the altar was completed by his pupil Pierre Le Gros the Elder
.
Works in the Musée du Louvre, Paris
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
, who is less known for his paintings. His preparatory drawings in chalk
Chalk
Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. Calcite is calcium carbonate or CaCO3. It forms under reasonably deep marine conditions from the gradual accumulation of minute calcite plates shed from micro-organisms called coccolithophores....
have become more prominent in recent decades.
Life
Sarrazin was born in NoyonNoyon
Noyon is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.It lies on the Oise Canal, 100 km north of Paris.-History:...
, France
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...
, and went to Paris with his brother, where he trained in the atelier of Nicolas Guillain. He went to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1610 and worked there under a Frenchman named Anguille. Starting thus, Sarrazin speedily obtained employment from Cardinal Aldobrandini
Silvestro Aldobrandini
Silvestro Aldobrandini was a Florentine jurisconsult and the father of Pope Clement VIII.Silvestro Aldobrandini is depicted in a chapel named after Sixtus V in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.-References:...
at the Villa Aldobrandini
Villa Aldobrandini
The Villa Aldobrandini is a villa in Frascati, Italy, property of the Aldobrandini family. Also known as Belvedere for its charming location overlooking the whole valley up to Rome, it was rebuilt on the order of Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini, Pope Clement VIII's nephew over a pre-existing edifice...
, Frascati
Frascati
Frascati is a town and comune in the province of Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is located south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills close to the ancient city of Tusculum. Frascati is closely associated with science, being the location of several international scientific...
, where he won the friendship of Domenichino, with whom he afterwards worked on the high altar of Sant'Andrea della Valle
Sant'Andrea della Valle
Sant'Andrea della Valle is a basilica church in Rome, Italy, in the rione of Sant'Eustachio. The basilica is the general seat for the religious order of the Theatines.-Overview:...
. Sarazin also provided stucco bas-reliefs for San Lorenzo in Miranda, Rome.
In 1628 he was called to 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...
, where he married a niece of Simon Vouet
Simon Vouet
Simon Vouet was a French painter and draftsman, who today is perhaps best remembered for helping to introduce the Italian Baroque style of painting to France.-Life:...
, whom he had met in Rome and with whom he collaborated closely in the 1630s, in hôtels particuliers
Hôtel particulier
In French contexts an hôtel particulier is an urban "private house" of a grand sort. Whereas an ordinary maison was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a street, an hôtel particulier was often free-standing, and by the 18th century it...
and château
Château
A château is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions...
x in the Ile-de-France
Île-de-France (province)
The province of Île-de-France or Isle de France is an historical province of France, and the one at the centre of power during most of French history...
, notably Maisons-Lafitte
Château de Maisons
The Château de Maisons , designed by François Mansart from 1630 to 1651, is a prime example of French baroque architecture and a reference point in the history of French architecture...
. Sarazin assembled a large atelier to provide interior and exterior sculptures for the Château de Maisons
Château de Maisons
The Château de Maisons , designed by François Mansart from 1630 to 1651, is a prime example of French baroque architecture and a reference point in the history of French architecture...
, for Claude de Bullion at the Château de Wideville and in other private commissions. His usual assistants were Gilles Guérin
Gilles Guérin
Gilles Guérin was a French sculptor of the second rank, providing tomb sculptures and decorative sculptures in interiors, in the Baroque idiom.-Notable works:...
, Philippe de Buyster and Gérard van Opstal
Gérard Van Opstal
Gérard Van Opstal was a sculptor from the Spanish Netherlands. A brilliant representative of the Brussels School of sculpture, he moved to Paris and became one of the founders of France's Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The Louvre holds very delicate ivory sculptures by him of putti...
.
His success attracted the notice of LOuis XIII's minister François Sublet de Noyers
François Sublet de Noyers
François Sublet de Noyers , one of Cardinal de Richelieu's political creatures, who derived his position and political weight from the Cardinal's consistent patronage, was a secretary of state to Louis XIII, and a member of his Conseil du Roi...
, a grand patron who entrusted to him his best-known work, the decoration of the great portal and the dome of the western facade of the interior court of 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...
. Sarazin's famous Caryatides of the attic show the profound study of Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art...
. He now executed many commissions from the Queen
Marie de' Medici
Marie de Médicis , Italian Maria de' Medici, was queen consort of France, as the second wife of King Henry IV of France, of the House of Bourbon. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medici...
, and was an active promoter of the foundation of the Académie. The mausoleum for the heart of the prince de Condé in the Jesuit church of the Rue Saint Antoine was his last considerable work He died on December 3, 1660, while it was in progress, and the crucifix
Crucifix
A crucifix is an independent image of Jesus on the cross with a representation of Jesus' body, referred to in English as the corpus , as distinct from a cross with no body....
of the altar was completed by his pupil Pierre Le Gros the Elder
Pierre Le Gros the Elder
Pierre Le Gros the Elder was a French sculptor whose output was largely absorbed by the decoration of the château and the gardens of Versailles, often working to designs provided by Charles Le Brun and collaborating with other sculptors of the Bâtiments du Roi...
.
Works in the Musée du Louvre, ParisLouvreThe 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...
- Temperance, c. 1645, marble.
- Louis XIV enfant, c. 1643, sculpture