Jean-François Soitoux
Denis Papin at the Cour Napoléon, Louvre
Jean-François Soitoux (born September 5, 1824 in Besançon , † May 21, 1891 in Paris ) was a French sculptor .
life and work
Jean-François Soitoux was a student of Jean-Jacques Feuchère and David d'Angers . In 1850 he made his debut at the salon with the statue " La République " and received first prize for it, but the execution and installation of the sculpture was delayed until 1880. In the same year he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor (Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur) appointed.
Other works:
- an extremely lively and characterful bust of Paul de Flotte
- the genius of the fight (for the new Louvre)
- Statue of Michel de Montaigne
- Statue of Denis Papin
- The creative, material and intellectual power (reliefs)
- Statues of the Muses Erato and Clio for the Tuileries (1866).
Web links
Commons : Jean-François Soitoux - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nouvelles archives de l'art français, Société de l'Histoire de l'Art Français, Paris 1897
- ^ Hermann Alexander Müller: General Artist Lexicon: Life and Works of the Most Famous Visual Artists , 1892; states September 16, 1824 as his birthday.
- ^ Doubs, Les dictionnaires départementaux , Henri Jouve, Paris, 1898; states December 6, 1826 as his birthday
- ^ Doubs, Les dictionnaires départementaux , Henri Jouve, Paris, 1898
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soitoux, Jean-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Besançon |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1891 |
| Place of death | Paris |