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Louis of France, The Grand Dauphin (1661–1711)
1685 · Bronze, on marble base
wt confirmed: 35 1/8 in., 135 lb. (89.2 cm, 61.2 kg)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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François Girardon
1628–1715
WA-00013322
SculptureBaroque
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None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
6
Works in Collection
28
Assets Indexed
5
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Publications Referenced
80%
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- Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
- Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
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- Artist IndexTier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%
About
Why this artist matters now
François Girardon was a French Baroque sculptor whose marble statues and busts defined the visual language of Louis XIV's court. He created monumental works for the gardens and interior spaces of Versailles, where his formally restrained yet deeply dignified portrait busts of the king established the model for royal sculptural commemoration in seventeenth-century France. His works exemplify the classical restraint and hierarchical grandeur characteristic of French court sculpture under the Sun King.
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Baroque
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Sculpture
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Artworks (6)
Artwork sources (2)
6 published of 6 catalogued · 1 with image
- The Met5 published
- Nga1 published1 img
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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National Gallery of Art
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