Pierre Bontemps
Pierre Bontemps , (* around 1505 ; † 1568 ) was a French sculptor of the Renaissance .
From 1536 to 1540 he is mentioned for the first time as an assistant to the architect Francesco Primaticcio (1504–1570) when he executed the stucco work for Fontainebleau Castle .
His grave sculptures are known, especially those of the grave of Francis I in the cathedral of Saint-Denis with his marble reliefs of battle scenes ( Battle of Marignano and Battle of Ceresole ) on the pedestal, the sculptures of the king, his wife Claude de France and three of her children (the two Dauphins Franz and Karl as well as Princess Charlotte, who died young). Franz's tomb was commissioned by the heir to the throne Henry II (the design was still by Philibert Delorme ) and was executed between 1549 and 1559. The burial vessel for the heart of Francis I, which was originally kept in the Abbey of Hautes-Bruyères ( Yvelines department ) and is now housed in the cathedral of Saint-Denis, is also Bontemp's work.
The funeral monument created by him in 1557 for Charles de Maigny, who was captain of the royal guard until his death in 1540, can be seen in the Louvre . The two tombs are the only surviving works that are definitely attributed to him. The sculptor Germain Pilon was probably one of his students.
literature
- Michèle Beaulieu: Pierre Bontemps et les Cousin Père et Fils, artistes sénonais de la Renaissance In: Mélanges d'histoire, d'histoire de l'art et d'archéologie offerts à Jacques Stiennon à l'occasion de ses vingt-cinq ans d 'enseignement à l'Université de Liège , 1982, pp. 35-48.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Bontemps in the Webgallery of Art
- Brief biography
- Sculpture by Claude de France with a short biography by Bontemps (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bontemps, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1505 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1568 |