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Philippe Caffieri (1634-1716)
Philippe Caffieri may refer to: * Philippe Caffieri (1714–1774), French sculptor * Philippe Caffieri (1634–1716), Italian decorative sculptor, active mainly in France See also * Caffieri family {{hndis, Caffieri, Philippe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Caffieri (1714–1774)
Philippe Caffiéri (1714–1774) was a French sculptor. The son of Jacques Caffieri, he was received as a ''maître fondeur-ciseleur'', joined his father's workshop and sometimes signed his independent works, especially after the death of his father in 1755, P.CAFFIERI. The younger Philippe's style was gradually modified by the new taste for Neoclassicism Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative arts, decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiq .... Like his father, he drew large sums from the crown, usually after giving many years credit, while many other years were needed by his heirs to get in the balance of the royal indebtedness. References 1714 births 1774 deaths 18th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 18th-century French male artists {{France-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Caffieri (1634–1716)
Filippo Caffieri (1634–1716), known as Philippe Caffieri, was an Italian decorative sculptor, active mainly in France. He was born in Rome to an aristocratic family originally from Naples. After briefly serving Pope Alexander VII, was brought to France by Cardinal Mazarin and entered the service of Louis XIV in 1660. He installed him in the same building as the Gobelins Manufactory, engaged in decorative, design, and engineering work for the French crown. He married the sister of the king's painter, Charles Le Brun. He was the first in a family of sculptors, his sons and descendants would form the prolific Caffieri family of sculptors active mainly for the French court. Children *François-Charles Philippe Caffieri (Francesco Carlo Caffieri) (1667–1721), eldest son, associated with his father's work and sculptor for ships *Jacques Jacques or Jacq are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread aroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |