Louis-Claude Vassé
Illustration — Portrait of Louis-Claude Vassé by Étienne Aubry, 1771 Louis Claude Vassé (1717 in Paris – 1772) was a French sculptor. He was the son and grandson of sculptors and a pupil of Edmé Bouchardon. He won the Prix de Rome and later became a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.
Also recorded as Louis Claude Vassez · Louis Claude Vasse · Louis Claude Vassé · Louis-Claude Vasse
Louis-Claude Vassé
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- Born
- 1716 · Paris.
- Died
- 1772 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Education
- Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
- Honours
- resident at the Villa Medici · Prix de Rome
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Portrait of Louis-Claude Vassé by Étienne Aubry, 1771 Louis Claude Vassé (1717 in Paris – 1772) was a French sculptor. He was the son and grandson of sculptors and a pupil of Edmé Bouchardon. He won the Prix de Rome and later became a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.
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Among his best known works is the tomb of Stanislas Leszczyński in Nancy in the Église Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours.
Louis-Claude Vassé studied at Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. François-Nicolas Delaistre and Félix Lecomte are recorded as having studied under Louis-Claude Vassé. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Work by Louis-Claude Vassé is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Louvre Museum and Musée de l'Histoire de France. Distinctions recorded are resident at the Villa Medici and Prix de Rome.
• Illustration — Tomb of Stanislas Leszczynski at Église Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Nancy • Illustration — Marble bust of Madame Victoire, by Louis-Claude Vasse, 1763, Paris. France. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
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1716
Louis-Claude Vassé born at Paris.
1772
Louis-Claude Vassé died at Paris.
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- 1.Emmanuel Bénézit. Dictionary of artists. Band 14: Valverde – Zyw. 2006.
- 2.Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon Online / Artists of the World Online. 2009.
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Louis-Claude Vassé studied at Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
The authorities additionally record the headings Louis Claude Vassez, Louis Claude Vasse, Louis Claude Vassé, Louis-Claude Vasse and L. His recorded language was French. Vassé received resident at the Villa Medici and Prix de Rome. Recorded as having received resident at the Villa Medici and Prix de Rome. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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Nationalmuseum, Louvre Museum and Musée de l'Histoire de France
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