Charles Crozatier

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Gutenberg Monument Mainz, cast by Crozatier (1837)

Charles Crozatier (born February 18, 1795 in Le Puy-en-Velay , † February 8, 1855 in Paris ) was a French sculptor .

Life

Charles Crozatier was born on February 18, 1795 in Le Puy-en-Velay . He was educated in Aiguilhe near Puy. At the age of 18 he joined Pierre Cartellier's workshop . His modeling achievements quickly found wide recognition and his sculptures sold well, so he quickly became wealthy as a bronze caster, even though he was born poor.

He was commissioned to design the statue of Napoleon on the Triumphal Column of Place Vendôme , as well as that of the statue of Louis XIV in the courtyard of the Palace of Versailles . Crozatier also cast the quadriga on the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel based on the model by François Joseph Bosio . Among his works there is a bronze vase and the Virgin with the baby Jesus (both in the Puy Museum).

Of particular importance is the Mainz Gutenberg Monument from 1837 , which was designed by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen and cast by Crozatier. It is considered to be the first civic monument in the full sense of the word, as it lifted a bourgeoisie onto the pedestal and was inspired and supported by the bourgeoisie.

Charles Crozatier died in Paris on February 8, 1855. He is in the 49th Division of the Père Lachaise cemetery . His grave was originally decorated with a bronze bust and a bas- relief. The busts disappeared when they were already in very poor condition.

  • Louis XIV statue, Versailles

  • Statue of Napoleon on the Triumphal Column of Place Vendôme

  • Gutenberg with inscription: Crozatier fudit Parisis MDCCCXXXVII

  • Detail (relief) of the Gutenberg Monument in Mainz

Honors

In the Antonius suburb of Paris, a street was named after Charles Crozatier.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hermann Lüer, Max Creutz : History of Metal Art , Ferdinand Enke Verlag, Erlangen, 1904
  2. ↑ The Faubourg Saint-Antoine
personal data
SURNAME Crozatier, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1795
PLACE OF BIRTH Le Puy-en-Velay
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1855
Place of death Paris