Gabriel Thomas
Gabriel-Jules Thomas (10 September 1824 – 8 March 1905) was a French sculptor, born in Paris. Thomas entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1841 and in 1848 won the Prix de Rome in the sculpture category with his Philoctète partant pour le siège de Troie ("Philoctetes Leaves for the Siege of Troy") in plaster. This piece was briefly displayed in New York City at the Dahesh Museum of Art for their 2005–2006 exhibition entitled "The Legacy of Homer".
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Gabriel Thomas
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- Name
- Gabriel-Jules Thomas
- Born
- 10 September 1824
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 8 March 1905
- Known for
- Sculpture, painting
- Awards
- *Bronze medal, Salon (1861)
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor · visual artist
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Gabriel-Jules Thomas (10 September 1824 – 8 March 1905) was a French sculptor, born in Paris. Thomas entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1841 and in 1848 won the Prix de Rome in the sculpture category with his Philoctète partant pour le siège de Troie ("Philoctetes Leaves for the Siege of Troy") in plaster. This piece was briefly displayed in New York City at the Dahesh Museum of Art for their 2005–2006 exhibition entitled "The Legacy of Homer".
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Biography
It is normally kept at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He later taught at the Ecole. Among his students were Gaston Lachaise and American sculptor, August Zeller.
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Key facts
• Name — Gabriel-Jules Thomas • Born — 10 September 1824 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 8 March 1905 • Place of death — Paris, France • Known for — Sculpture, painting • Awards — *Bronze medal, Salon (1861) • Gold medal, Exposition Universelle (1867) • Gold medal, Exposition Universelle (1878)
Works
Works
• Virgil, 1861, marble, Paris, Musée d'Orsay • Mademoiselle Mars, plaster, Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers • The Stoning of St. Stephen, the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, Paris, 1863 • Frankfurt, 1864–1865, stone, Paris, façade for the Gare du Nord train station • Bust of Augustin Dumont, bronze, 1877, Pont-Audemer, Musée Alfred Canel • Memorial to Baron Taylor, Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, circa 1879 • Illustration — Tympanum, Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, Paris, 1863 • Illustration — Orphée (1854), Paris, Cour Carrée, Louvre Palace
Life and career
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1824
Gabriel Thomas was born in 1824.
1905
Gabriel Thomas died at Paris.
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Gabriel Thomas received Prix de Rome, resident at the Villa Medici, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour and Commander of the Legion of Honour.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2615320: Gabriel Thomas
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- “Gabriel Thomas”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 141822562, Gabriel, Thomas.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Awards
He debuted at the Salon in 1857 and won a bronze medal in 1861. He received a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1867, another at the Exposition Universelle of 1878 and a medal of honour in 1880.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 141822562, Gabriel, Thomas.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2615320: Gabriel ThomasWikimedia Foundation
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Gabriel Thomas studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. He trained under Augustin-Alexandre Dumont. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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