Philippe Magnier

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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. Script error: No such module "anchor".

Life

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.[1]

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Philippe Magnier, Lutteurs, The Louvre, 1684-88

Works

  • 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)

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