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Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764)
1748 · White marble (Sost, the French Pyrenees)
Overall (confirmed): 29 7/8 × 18 5/8 × 11 3/8 in. (75.9 × 47.3 × 28.9 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
France, 1714–1785
WA-00023415
SculptureNeoclassicismBaroque
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Why this artist matters now
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle was a French sculptor of the eighteenth century whose work bridged the ornamental Rococo tradition and a more austere neoclassical sensibility. He excelled in portrait busts, allegorical monuments, and large-scale public commissions, working primarily in marble and bronze. His formal training under Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre and subsequent success at the French Academy established him as one of the period's most sought-after sculptors. Pigalle's compositions balance elegance with psychological observation, particularly evident in his figural work and memorial sculptures.
Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 9d ago
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