Auguste Clésinger
Auguste Clésinger (1814–1883) was a French painter, sculptor and artist.
Also recorded as Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger; Jean Baptiste Clésinger; Jean Baptiste Clesinger; Auguste Clesinger; Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger; Clesinger.
Auguste Clésinger in brief
- Born
- 1814
- Died
- 1883
- Known for
- painter, sculptor and artist
- Place of birth
- Besançon
Overview
Recorded at birth as Jean-Baptiste Clésinger.
Born at Besançon in 1814, died at rue de la Chaise in 1883.
In detail
Auguste Clésinger studied at Besançon School of Fine Arts. training under Georges-Philippe Clésinger and Bertel Thorvaldsen is recorded. Joseph Charles de Blezer is recorded as having studied under Auguste Clésinger. the recorded working language is French.
The authority associates the name with Romanticism.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome.
Works named in the authority record are Leda and the swan and Frédéric Chopin's tomb.
Work by Auguste Clésinger is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Musée de Picardie, Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon, Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Châlons-en-Champagne and Museum Baron Martin.
Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour.
Sources
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- 1.
“Auguste Clésinger”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2871155: Auguste Clésinger
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