Jean-Joseph Perraud
Jean-Joseph Perraud (born April 26, 1819 in Monay , Département Jura , † November 2, 1876 in Paris ) was a French sculptor .
Life
Jean-Joseph Perraud began his training with a wood carver, then attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon and won first prize for sculpture, then went to Paris and became a student of Étienne-Jules Ramey and Augustin-Alexandre Dumont . In 1847 he won the Prix de Rome with the relief Télémaque apportant à Phalante l'urne renfermant les cendres d'Hippias , as a result of which he stayed in Italy for five years. The first works with which he appeared after his return, a statue of Adam (1855) and the group of the Enfance de Bacchus ( Childhood of Bacchus , 1857; marble finish 1863, Louvre ), found due to their technical perfection, their strictly anatomical forms and the correct training of all details great appreciation.
Among Perraud's other creations, the most important are: Le Désespoir ( Despair , 1869, Paris, Musée d'Orsay ), Saint Genoveva , the seated figure of Justice and the caryatids holding the tables for the Palace of Justice in Paris , the group Le Drame lyrique ( Lyric drama ) on the facade of the Opéra Garnier (1865–69), the marble statue Galatea and the marble group Le Jour ( The Day , 1875). Perraud also executed numerous busts, including the French poet Pierre-Jean de Béranger .
In 1867 Perraud became an officer in the Legion of Honor . He was also a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts . He died in Paris on November 2, 1876 at the age of 57 and was buried in the Cimetière Montparnasse cemetery.
literature
- Perraud, Jean Joseph . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition, 1885-1892, 12th vol., P. 860 ( online )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Perraud, Jean-Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monay , Jura department |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 1876 |
| Place of death | Paris |