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Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
1827–1875
Nationality: France
Born: 1827, Valenciennes
Died: 1875, Courbevoie
Gender: male
Movements
Romanticism
Occupations
sculptor
painter
printmaker
draftsperson
Biography
Carpeaux's exuberant work was a decisive break from Neoclassical art. He won the Prix de Rome in 1854 and received many portrait bust commissions from the court. His most famous sculpture group is 'La Danse' (1869) made for the Paris Opéra. So bold is its message of bacchanalian revelry that it was vandalized in protest. French artist.
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Notable Works
- The Negress
- buste of Charles Garnier
- Ugolin entouré de ses quatre enfants
- Pourquoi naître esclave ?























