Jean-Louis Brian
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Jean-Louis Brian was a French
sculptor.
Brian was a pupil of David d'Angers. In 1832, he won, together with François Jouffroy
, the Premier Grand Prix de Rome
in sculpture with his statue Capanée foudroyé sous les murs de Thèbes.
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.
Brian was a pupil of David d'Angers. In 1832, he won, together with François Jouffroy
François Jouffroy
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...
, the Premier Grand 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...
in sculpture with his statue Capanée foudroyé sous les murs de Thèbes.
Main works
- Jeanne d'Albret, statue, stone, Paris, Jardin du LuxembourgJardin du LuxembourgThe Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris (224,500 m²...
- Saint Marc, statue, stone, Paris, place Franz Liszt, facade of the church of Saint Vincent de Paul
- CaryatidCaryatidA caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term karyatides literally means "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town of Peloponnese...
, stone, Paris, Palais du LouvrePalais du LouvreThe Louvre Palace , on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, is a former royal palace situated between the Tuileries Gardens and the church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois... - Portrait of Pierre-Marie Baillot, violinist, 1772 - 1842, marble, Versailles, Palace of VersaillesPalace of VersaillesThe Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....
- Portrait of Romain Joseph Desfossés, admiral, 1798 - 1864, bust, marble, Versailles, Palace of Versailles
- Portrait of Leo Strozzi, prior of Capua, general of the galleys, 1515 - 1554, 1840, bust, plaster, Versailles, Palace of Versailles