Antoine-Denis Chaudet (; 3 March 1763 – 19 April 1810) was a French

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who worked in the

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. He was born and died in Paris.

Life and work

He began his artistic training as a student of Jean-Baptiste Stouf at the

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. In 1784 his

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, ''Joseph Sold into Slavery by His Brothers'', was awarded the Prix-de-Rome. This enabled him to study at the

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, where he spent four years studying ancient sculpture. On his return to France in 1789, he was admitted to the

. In 1801 he took part in illustrating an edition of the collected works of

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, published by

Firmin Didot Firmin Didot (; 14 April 176424 April 1836) was a French printer, engraver, and type founder. Early life Firmin Didot was born in Paris into a family of printers founded by François Didot, the father of 11 children. Firmin was one of his gra ...

. Most of these were Biblical scenes. Around that same time, he married one of his students, Jeanne-Elisabeth Gabiou. He also collaborated with

Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (; 20 September 1762 – 10 October 1853) was a French neoclassical architect, interior decorator, designer and artist. In addition to his important contributions to the architecture and interior design of his ...

and

Charles Percier Charles Percier (; 22 August 1764 – 5 September 1838) was a neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer, who worked in a close partnership with Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, originally his friend from student days. Fo ...

on architectural projects. In 1805, he became a member of the

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. In February 1810, he took the post of Professor-Rector at the

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, replacing Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, who had died several years before. He died himself, only two months later. He was interred at the

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. The

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holds collections of his sketches and manuscript notes. In 1812, Napoleon transported Chaudet's marble statue of him to Moscow, to install it in a prominent place there. It is currently on display at the .Vlasov, Viktor Georgievich and Shode, Antoine-Denis, ''Styles in Art'', Vol.3, "Dictionary of names", 1997, pg.529

Notable works

*''Peace'' (Pax, c. 1800 - 1810) * Busts of

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and

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(exhibited 1811) *''L'Amour'' (

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and the

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), completed posthumously by

Pierre Cartellier Pierre Cartellier (2 December 1757 – 12 June 1831) was a French sculpture, sculptor. Biography Pierre Cartellier was born in Paris. He studied at the École Gratuite de Dessin in Paris and then in the studio of Charles-Antoine Bridan, bef ...

(1817), (

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) *''Joseph Sold Into Slavery by his Brothers'' (

, (1784) *''The infant Oedipus and Phorbas'' (1799). Shown at the Salon of 1801, it was completed by

(1757–1831) and Louis Dupaty (1771–1825) after Chaudet's death.

Gallery

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mourns
his stag File:Relief Homer cour Carree Louvre.jpg, The poet

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brought to life by

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catching a butterfly File:Lille Pdba chaudet belisaire.JPG, Blind

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, resting File:Bust of Napoleon I, 1807-1809 CE. Marble, from Carrara, Italy. After Antoine-Denis Chaudet. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London.jpg, Bust of Napoleon File:Napoleon Chaudet Louvre OA10410.jpg, Napoleon in

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File:Peace by Antoine-Denis Chaudet (Louvre MR 3554) 01.jpg, The goddess Pax

References

External links

Emil Krén and Daniel Marx, ''Biography of Chaudet, Antoine-Denis''
@ the

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Life and work

Notable works

Gallery

References

Further reading

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