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Pierre Puget

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WA-00120227

SculptureBaroque

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1911-28-250
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

About

Why this artist matters now

Pierre Paul Puget was a French Baroque painter, sculptor, architect and engineer. His sculpture expressed emotion, pathos and drama, setting it apart from the more classical and academic sculpture of the Style Louis XIV.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Baroque

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Artworks (5)

Study of Bucephalus for the Relief "Alexander and Diogenes"

1675 · Red chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan laminate board

36.3 × 25.7 cm (14 5/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for The Blessed Alessandro Sauli

1663 · terracotta

Overall: 69.7 cm (27 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A Philosopher

1662 · marble

Overall: 39.4 x 22.6 x 25.4 cm (15 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 10 in.); Base: 20.5 x 20.5 x 20 cm (8 1/16 x 8 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketch of a Heads after Giambologna's Neptune Fountain

1649 · black chalk

Sheet: 29.4 x 20.3 cm (11 9/16 x 8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Twee ontwerpen voor gevleugelde hermen

1630 · brush on paper, ink

width: 225 cm, height: 195 cm

Rijksmuseum

Artwork sources (3)

5 published of 5 catalogued · 5 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

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4 entries · 1 sources

Twee ontwerpen voor gevleugelde hermen
1630 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
A Philosopher
1662 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Study for The Blessed Alessandro Sauli
1663 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sketch of a Heads after Giambologna's Neptune Fountain
1649 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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