Henri Chapu
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Henri Chapu (1833-1891) was a French sculptor who won the Prix de Rome in 1855 and became one of the most respected academic sculptors of the Third Republic. Born in Le Mée-sur-Seine, he studied under James Pradier and François Duret at the École des Beaux-Arts.
Chapu's Joan of Arc (1870) at the Musée d'Orsay, depicting the saint as a listening peasant girl rather than a warrior, was widely praised for its understated sincerity. His monument to painter Henri Regnault and his tomb reliefs in Père Lachaise cemetery demonstrate a refined classical style that balanced idealism with naturalism. He was elected to the Institut de France in 1880.
Sculptures by Henri Chapu
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About Henri Chapu
Chapu's Joan of Arc at Domrémy (1870), showing Joan as a contemplative peasant girl, is his most admired work. His funerary monuments and portrait busts exemplify refined French academic sculpture.
The Joan of Arc is at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Funerary monuments are at Père Lachaise cemetery and various French museums. The Louvre also holds pieces.
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