Jean-Louis Lemoyne
Illustration — Portrait of Jean-Louis Lemoyne by Louis Tocqué - private collection Jean-Louis Lemoyne (ʒɑ̃ lwi ləmwan; 1665–1755) was a French sculptor whose works were commissioned by Louis XIV and Louis XV. His sculptures are featured in major art museums, including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the National Gallery of Art. Lemoyne was the pupil of Antoine Coysevox. His son Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne was also a noted sculptor.
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Jean-Louis Lemoyne
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- Born
- Jean-Louis Lemoyne was born in 1665. · Paris.
- Died
- Jean-Louis Lemoyne died on 4 May 1755. · Paris.
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- France
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- sculptor
- Honours
- Prix de Rome for sculpture
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Portrait of Jean-Louis Lemoyne by Louis Tocqué - private collection Jean-Louis Lemoyne (ʒɑ̃ lwi ləmwan; 1665–1755) was a French sculptor whose works were commissioned by Louis XIV and Louis XV. His sculptures are featured in major art museums, including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the National Gallery of Art. Lemoyne was the pupil of Antoine Coysevox. His son Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne was also a noted sculptor.
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The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Work by Jean-Louis Lemoyne is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Frick Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux. Distinctions recorded are Prix de Rome for sculpture.
• La Crainte des Traits de l'Amour - Metropolitan Museum of Art • A Companion of Diana - National Gallery of Art * • Jacques-Rolland Moreau, 1712, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston • Illustration — Companion of Diana, marble of 1726, in the National Gallery of Art • Illustration — Bust of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, 1713, in the Palace of Versailles
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Jean-Louis Lemoyne was born at Paris.
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Jean-Louis Lemoyne died at Paris.
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