Curated category
French male sculptors
- Pierre BontempsPierre Bontemps emerged from the early sixteenth century as a French sculptor known for his funeral monuments. He lived between approximately 1505 and 1568…
- Edgar DegasEdgar Degas was born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas on the 19th of July 1834 in Paris, France. He entered the Lycée Louis-le-Grand at age eleven and graduated…
- Michel ColombeMichel Colombe was born in Bourges into a family of artisans. This background provided the foundation for his future career as a sculptor.
- Henri MatisseOn New Year's Eve in 1869, Henri Émile Benoît Matisse was born into a wealthy grain merchant family in Le Cateau-Cambrésis.
- Marcel DuchampHenri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp was born on the 28th of July 1887 in Rouen, France. He grew up in a household where art was not merely a hobby but a family…
- Paul GauguinEugène Henri Paul Gauguin was born in Paris on the 7th of June 1848, amidst the revolutionary upheavals that swept across Europe.
- Auguste RodinFrançois Auguste René Rodin was born on the 12th of November 1840 into a working-class family in Paris. His father Jean-Baptiste Rodin worked as a police…
- Germain PilonGermain Pilon entered the world in Paris around 1525. He began his artistic education under the watchful eye of his father, Andre Pilon.
- Jean GoujonJean Goujon emerged from the misty coastlines of Normandy, though no birth certificate confirms his arrival. His earliest documented work appeared at the…
- Ligier RichierLigier Richier lived until 1567, but the exact year of his birth remains a mystery. Some researchers suggest he was born in Dragonville near Commercy, while…
- Jean-Léon GérômeJean-Léon Gérôme was born on the 11th of May 1824 in Vesoul, a town in the Haute-Saône region of France. He received his first drawing lessons from…
- Philibert de l'OrmePhilibert de l'Orme arrived in the world between the 3rd and the 9th of June 1514 within the bustling city of Lyon. His father Jehan de L'Orme operated as a…