| Pierre Joseph Chardigny | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1794 Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Died | 20 April 1866 (1866-04-21) (aged 72) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Parent(s) | Barthélémy-François Chardigny Marie Rose Demongé |
Pierre Joseph Chardigny (1794–1866) was a French sculptor and medal designer.
Early life
Pierre Joseph Chardigny was born in 1794 in Aix-en-Provence. His father, Barthélémy-François Chardigny, was a sculptor. He learned sculpture from François Joseph Bosio.
Career
Chardigny designed many sculptures, some of which are held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Château de Pau, and the Musée Baron-Martin.
Chardigny suggested the design of a 100-foot statue in the shape of William Shakespeare in London, where visitors could go in, but it was turned down on the grounds that it would dehumanize him.
Death
Chardigny died in 1866.
References
- ^ Parrocel, Étienne (1867). Annales de la peinture: discours et fragments. Marseille: En vent chez l'auteur. pp. 205–215. OCLC 222894854.
Barthélémy-François Chardigny.
- ^ Rondot, Natalis (1904). Les médailleurs et les graveurs de monnaies, jetons et médailles en France. Paris: E. Leroux. p. 380. ISBN 9788490012789. OCLC 12647300.
- ^ "Bust of the Marquis de Lafayette". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Pierre Joseph Chardigny (French, 1794–1866)". Princeton University Art Museum. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- "Pierre Joseph Chardigny". Réunion des Musées Nationaux. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- "Les sculptures". Musée Baron-Martin. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- Thomas, Julia (2012). Shakespeare's shrine : the Bard's birthplace and the invention of Stratford-upon-Avon. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780812244236. OCLC 768792996.
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