Antoine Laurent Dantan
Illustration — Portrait of Dantan by his son Édouard, 1872 Antoine Laurent Dantan (8 December 1798 in Saint-Cloud – 25 May 1878 in Saint-Cloud) was a French academic sculptor, known as 'Dantan the Elder' to distinguish him from his slightly younger brother, Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800–1869), who was also a sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1828. The Dantan brothers are sometimes confused in the literature.
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Antoine Laurent Dantan
Édouard Joseph Dantan · Public domain
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Movements
- academic art
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris · French Academy in Rome
- Teachers
- François Joseph Bosio
- Known for
- Jacques Lemercier
- Honours
- Prix de Rome · Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Portrait of Dantan by his son Édouard, 1872 Antoine Laurent Dantan (8 December 1798 in Saint-Cloud – 25 May 1878 in Saint-Cloud) was a French academic sculptor, known as 'Dantan the Elder' to distinguish him from his slightly younger brother, Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800–1869), who was also a sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1828. The Dantan brothers are sometimes confused in the literature.
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Indeed, they both entered the studio of François-Joseph Bosio, at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris, at the same time in 1823. He was the subject of an article in the French newspaper L'Illustration in 1850. He had a son, Édouard Joseph Dantan (1848–1897), who became a well-known painter in his lifetime.
Antoine Laurent Dantan studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. Training under François Joseph Bosio is recorded. Jean-Paul Aubé and Jean-Louis-Désiré Schrœder are recorded as having studied under Antoine Laurent Dantan. The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Jacques Lemercier. Work by Antoine Laurent Dantan is recorded in the collections of Groeningemuseum, Musée de la Vie romantique, Musée Carnavalet and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome and Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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Antoine Laurent Dantan
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1798
Antoine Laurent Dantan born at Saint-Cloud.
1878
Antoine Laurent Dantan died at Saint-Cloud.
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