Jean-Baptiste Théodon
Jean-Baptiste Théodon (* 1645 in Vendrest , today in the Seine-et-Marne department , † 1713 in Paris ) was a French baroque sculptor .
Life
Théodon received his training in Versailles and at the Gobelin Manufactory . Jean-Baptiste Colbert promoted him to the Académie de France à Rome in 1675 , where Théodon's talent was also noticed by ecclesiastical dignitaries. The artist stayed in Rome for almost 30 years, working on the figural decoration of the Lateran basilica and St. Peter's Basilica . After Théodon's final return to France (1705), he worked on the design of Versailles - above all on the royal chapel - as well as on that of the Invalides .
literature
- Alicia Adamczak: Thèse de doctorat "De Paris à Rome: Jean-Baptiste Théodon (1645-1713) et la sculpture française après Bernin" (street à l'Université de Paris IV Sorbonne 2009 )
- Guy Delalande: Jean-Baptiste Théodon (1645-1713) sculpteur du pape, sculpteur du roi, author du retable de l'église du Plessis-Placy éditeur: Revue de la Société d'histoire de la Brie et du pays de Meaux - Meaux 2001-N ° 52 pp: 37-61
- Pierre Grimal and Caroline Rose: Eglises de Rome 1997
- Jane Davidson Reid and Chris Rohmann: The Oxford Guide de la Mythologie classique dans le domaine des arts 2 vol 1993
Web links
Commons : Jean-Baptiste Théodon - Collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Théodon, Jean-Baptiste |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1645 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vendrest |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1713 |
| Place of death | Paris |