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Jean-Jacques Caffieri
Jean-Jacques Caffieri (29 April 1725 – 22 June 1792) was a French sculptor. He was appointed ''sculpteur du Roi'' to Louis XV and later afforded lodgings in the Galeries du Louvre. He designed the fine ''rampe d'escalier'' which still adorns the Palais Royal. He is better known for his portrait busts, in terracotta or marble: his bust of Madame du Barry is at the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. He made a name with his busts of Pierre Corneille and Jean Racine for the foyer of the Comédie Française. Life He was born in Paris and came from a family of sculptors from Italy, who had moved to France during cardinal Mazarin's regency. His father Jacques Caffieri and his elder brother Philippe Caffieri were also sculptors. Jean-Jacques remained unmarried and had no children. A pensionary at the Villa Medici in Rome from 1749 to 1753, as well as a student of François Lemoyne, he joined the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in France in 1757. He produced bust or portraits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller, Portrait Of Jean-Jacques Caffieri (1784)
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinisation (literature), Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German language, German origins. The name is a Compound (linguistics), compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', meaning "noble" (or '':wikt:hadu-, had(u)''-, meaning "battle, combat"), and ''wolf''. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon name ''Æthelwulf'' (also Eadulf or Eadwulf). The name can also be derived from the ancient Germanic elements "Wald" meaning "power", "brightness" and wolf (Waldwulf). Due to its extremely negative associations with the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the name has greatly declined in popularity since the end of World War II. Similar names include Lithuanian language, Lithuanian Adolfas and Latvian language, Latvian Ādolfs. The female forms Adolphine (name), Adolphine and Adolpha are far more rare than the male names. Adolphus can also appear as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |