Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Sculptor

Birthday May 11, 1827

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace France

DEATH DATE Oct 12, 1875 (48)

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About

French sculptor and painter during the Second Empire under Napoleon III. He sculpted the Antoine Watteau monument.

Before Fame

He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and won the Prix de Rome.

Trivia

His statue of a young boy smiling was one of his most popular works.

Family Life

His father was a mason.

Associated With

He studied the works of Michelangelo Buonarroti.