Paul Cabet
Illustration — Suzanne, by Paul Cabet, 1861 Jean-Baptiste Paul Cabet (1 February 1815, Nuits, Yonne – 1876, Paris), was a French sculptor. He was the pupil of François Rude, his stepfather. Having achieved his own fame, he was the author of the statue known under the name of Résistance as a witness to the heroic fightings in Dijon during the 1870 war, which generated significant controversy.
Also recorded as Jean Baptiste Paul Cabet · Jean-Baptiste Paul Cabet
Paul Cabet
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- Born
- 1815 · Nuits-Saint-Georges.
- Died
- 1876 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Teachers
- Jean-Claude Naigeon · François Rude · David d'Angers
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Suzanne, by Paul Cabet, 1861 Jean-Baptiste Paul Cabet (1 February 1815, Nuits, Yonne – 1876, Paris), was a French sculptor. He was the pupil of François Rude, his stepfather. Having achieved his own fame, he was the author of the statue known under the name of Résistance as a witness to the heroic fightings in Dijon during the 1870 war, which generated significant controversy.
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The Musée d'Orsay holds several of Cabet's sculptures in its collections, including Saint Martin partageant son manteau, Mil huit cent soixante et onze, Chant et Poésie, Désespoir, and Suzanne.
Paul Cabet studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Jean-Claude Naigeon, François Rude and David d'Angers is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Work by Paul Cabet is recorded in the collections of Musée d'Orsay and Musée Carnavalet. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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1815
Paul Cabet born at Nuits-Saint-Georges.
1876
Paul Cabet died at Paris.
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Nuits-Saint-Georges.
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François Rude by Paul Cabet
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3370788: Paul Cabet
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- “Paul Cabet”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.« Musée d'Histoire et d'Archéologie 12, rue Camille Rodier 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges », sur mobile.statuedefrance.fr.
- 2.Pierre-Paul Darbois, né à Dijon le 11 janvier 1785, devint professeur de sculpture en 1829, à l’école des beaux-arts de la ville et conservateur adjoint au musée. Il est l’auteur de la Minerve colossale qui orne la façade de l’hôtel de ville de Dijon. Il est mort le (cf. 1861 : Décès de Pierre-Paul Darbois, sculpteur – Célébrations de Bourgogne).
- 3.Archives de la police, AA423, événements de 1835 et 1836 dans eclatdebois.org.
- 4.François Rude, Cabet (cf. ).
- 5.Gazette des beaux-arts, T. 5, 1891, .
- 6.État-civil numérisé de la Ville de Paris.
- 7.Les Rude, qui avaient perdu un fils unique de sept ans, Amédée (1823-1830), avaient reporté leur affection sur leur nièce, Martine, qu’ils avaient adoptée, en 1839, après le décès de sa mère.
- 8.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr.
- 9.Archives de Paris 5e, acte de décès , année 1876 (vue 23/32)
- 10.Registre journalier d'inhumation de Paris Montparnasse de 1876, en date du 25 octobre (vue 25/31)
- 11.Journal des débats politiques et littéraires, 24 octobre 1933).
- 12.Il était souvent appelé Julien Paillet de Plombières car originaire de Plombières-lès-Dijon
- 13.Base Joconde M5037010727
- 14.(Gazette des Beaux-arts)
- 15.Tomb of French sculptor Francois Rude, Montparnasse cemetery | Flickr
- 16.RUDE François (1784-1855). landrucimetieres.fr.
- 17.Base Joconde M5037000921
- 18.Base Joconde M5037000920
- 19."Le Vendangeur", sculpture de Paul Cabet, décor du palais du Louvre, Paris. musee-orsay.fr.
- 20.Base Joconde 01320016883
- 21.Base Joconde 000SC013052
- 22.La Sortie du bain
- 23.Tribunal. amitrtlu.free.fr.
- 24.Chant et Poésie. musee-orsay.fr.
- 25.Aile de Flore. Cabet. Baigneuse
- 26.Aile de Flore. Cabet. Pêcheuse
- 27.Grande Galerie Occidentale. Cabet. Toilette de Vénus
- 28.GalerieOccidentale_CabetAmphitrite
- 29.Base Joconde 000SC013050
- 30.monument aux morts du cimetière de Saint-Lô (Manche)
- 31.Dijon en 1900 : La place du Trente-Octobre : le monument de la Résistance
- 32.Dijon. nella-buscot.com.
- 33.Les disputes de Dijon sur le site Fontes d’art
- 34.« Arras, cathédrale Saint-Vaast », patrimoine-histoire.fr, consulté le 23 novembre 2021.
- 35.Base Joconde 000SC013053
- 36.Médecin du roi Louis-Philippe.
- 37.Base Joconde 01320016808
- 38.Base Joconde M5037011911
- 39.Base Joconde M5037011892
- 40.Une épreuve en terre cuite du même buste avait été adressée au maire de Nuits-Saint-Georges (cf. Courrier de l'art : chronique hebdomadaire des ateliers, des musées, des expositions, des ventes publiques…).
- 41.« Musée d'Histoire et d'Archéologie 12, rue Camille Rodier 21700 Nuits-Saint-Georges », sur mobile.statuedefrance.fr.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Pierre Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel du , vol. 16.
- Louis de Fourcaud. François Rude sculpteur, ses œuvres et son temps. 1904.
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Paul Cabet studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He trained under Jean-Claude Naigeon, François Rude and David d'Angers.
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