Jean-Jacques Pradier
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Jean-Jacques Pradier (1790-1852) was a Swiss-born French sculptor who became one of the most successful artists of the July Monarchy period. Born in Geneva, he won the Prix de Rome in 1813 and spent years studying classical antiquity in Italy. Back in Paris, he secured major public commissions and exhibited regularly at the Salon.
Pradier was known for sensuous marble figures that pushed classical subjects toward eroticism, sometimes scandalizing critics. His Satyr and Bacchante and Psyche were popular Salon attractions. He also created allegorical figures for the Madeleine church and the Fontaine Molière in Paris. Pradier maintained a prolific studio that produced both monumental public works and intimate bronzes for private collectors.
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About Jean-Jacques Pradier
Pradier is known for sensual neoclassical marble sculptures that blended classical idealism with naturalistic female bodies. His work was popular at the Paris Salon but sometimes drew criticism for being too erotic for its mythological subjects.
Major works are at the Louvre in Paris and the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire in Geneva. His public sculptures include figures on the Madeleine church and the Fontaine Molière in Paris.
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