Philippe Magnier
Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor (1647–1715) in the service of the Louis XIV's court painter Charles Le Brun.
Also recorded as Philippe Maniere · Philippe Manière
Philippe Magnier
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- Born
- 1647 · Paris.
- Died
- 1715 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Languages
- French
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Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor (1647–1715) in the service of the Louis XIV's court painter Charles Le Brun.
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He was born in Paris to Laurent Magnier. He worked for Le Brun at a time when many works of art were required for the new, enormous Versailles castle complex. He died in Paris. • Illustration — Philippe Magnier, Lutteurs, The Louvre, 1684-88
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• Les Lutteurs ('the Wrestlers'), a 1684–1685 copy of the classical Uffizi wrestlers, made for Versailles park (now in the Louvre museum) • L'Aurore 'Dawn' (Louvre) • Saint Jude (Louvre) • Nymphe (park of Versailles castle) • L'aurore (park of Versailles) • Le Printemps 'Spring' (park of Versailles) • Ulysse 'Ulysses' (park of Versailles)
extrait de son "description de l'hotel royal des invalides", les anges sont de Poirier et les bas reliefs de Philippe Magnier.
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