Philibert Vigier
Illustration — Achilles in Scyros, 1695, Versailles Gardens Philibert Vigier (21 January 1636 – 5 January 1719) was a French sculptor. He was born in Moulins, Bourbonnais in 1636. His brother Étienne Vigier also was a sculptor.
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Philibert Vigier
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- 1636 · Moulins.
- Died
- 1719 · Moulins.
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- France
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- sculptor
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- Classicism
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- French
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Illustration — Achilles in Scyros, 1695, Versailles Gardens Philibert Vigier (21 January 1636 – 5 January 1719) was a French sculptor. He was born in Moulins, Bourbonnais in 1636. His brother Étienne Vigier also was a sculptor.
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The best-known works by Philibert Vigier were made for the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. He became a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1683. He died in 1719.
His most famous work is the statue of Achilles on Skyros in the Versailles Gardens, which he finished in 1695. Other works in the Gardens include a copy of the Laocoon group, and a gigantic Medici vase. For the castle chapel he created a couple of angels in relief. He also created a bas-relief medaillon of Saint Thomas for the parish church Notre Dame in Versailles in 1683, one of a series of twelve such sculptures by different sculptors made when they entered the Royal Academy.
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- 1.Philibert VIGIER. Association de sauvegarde du site du bassin de Neptune.
- 2.Palissy PM03000236 Vierge à l'Enfant
- 3.Palissy IM03000401 retable architecturé à niche et plate-forme du maître-autel
- 4.Palissy IM03000323 Retable architecturé à niche
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