Artist: Jean-baptiste Carpeaux (1827 - 1875)
Nationality: French
Movement: Realism
Media: Sculpture
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Biography:
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux moved to Paris in 1838 and studied at the Petite Ecole before entering the Ecole des Beaux-Arts ten years later. There he studied with the Romantic sculptor, Francois Rude. In 1854, Carpeaux won the Prix de Rome and traveled to Italy to study ancient sculpture and also the work of Michelangelo and other Renaissance artists. In 1860, he introduced his sculpture Ugolino, which emphasized extreme emotional and physical states in contrast to the calmness of classical sculpture. With this piece, his reputation as the foremost sculptor of his time was founded. Carpeaux returned to Paris in 1862 and began creating portrait busts for famous clients, such as Napoleon and his court. His work had a strong affect on the young Auguste Rodin. Carpeaux also was a painter.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Neapolitan Fisherboy, 1857
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Le Chinois, circa 1872
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Two Figures Wrestling, circa 1864 - 1870
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Ugolin et ses enfants (First Study for the Ugolin group), circa 1858
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - Portrait of Charles Carpeaux, the Sculptor's Brother 1874 terracotta Kimbell Art Museum French
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Bust of Jean-Léon Gérôme
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - Seascape n.d. oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Jean Baptiste Carpeaux - Portrait of Jean-Leon Gerome 1872-75 patinated plaster Hood Museum of Art French
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - The Spirit of the Dance 19th century marble North Carolina Museum of Art French
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - Bust of a Lady 1872 marble Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - Napoleon on St. Helena c. 1860-70 bronze Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - Bust of a Chinese 1867-68 plaster Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - Brother and Sister 1875 terracotta Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - Portrait of Antoine Vollon 1873 oil on canvas Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery French
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - Bust of Africa: Head of a Negresse 1861-1871 bronze University of California, Berkeley Art Museum French
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Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 18th - 19th century
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - Girl with a Shell (Jeune fille a la coquille) 1863-1867 marble National Gallery of Art French
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux - Neapolitan Fisherboy (Pecheur napolitain a la coquille) 1857-1861 marble National Gallery of Art French
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Portrait of Nadine Dumas
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Madame Jean Baptiste Isabey (Jeanne Laurice de Salienne, died 1829), ca. 1796-1800 Jean Baptiste Isabey
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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, Le berceau, 1769
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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, La ferme, 1771
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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, La pompe, 1771
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Frederick Boultats, Portrait of Jean-Baptiste van Heil, (after painting by le Baptiste van Heil), 16th - 17th century
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Jean Baptiste Michel, Hagar, 1785
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Robert Jacques Francois Lefevre - Jean-Baptiste-Calude Odiot 1822 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art French
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Albert Decaris, St. Jean Baptiste, 1927
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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, La Nourrice, 1768
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Jean -Baptiste Oudry, The Pate, 1743
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Jean Baptiste Huet, Coverlet, 1785 - 1790
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Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, Two Women at the Well, 18th century
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Jean-Baptiste Perroneau, Portrait of a Man (M. Braun?), 1773
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Madame Jean Baptiste Nicolet (Anne Antoinette Desmoulins, 1743-1817), probably late 1780s Jean Baptiste Greuze (French,
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Jean-Baptiste Pillement, Les Ruines, 18th century
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Jean-Baptiste Pillement, Les Moissoneurs, 18th century
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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Le Songeur, 1854
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Jean Baptiste Armand Guillaumin, La Seine, 1874
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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Un Lac du Tyrol, 1863
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Jean Baptiste Huet, Churning Butter, 1789
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Jean Baptiste Huet, Chinese Poppy Plant, 1780

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (1)
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Queensland Art Gallery: Transformations: A Century of Sculpture
The exhibition opens with two works by Auguste Rodin, a great influence on 20th century sculpture. Smaller bronzes from late 19th/early 20th century explore the figure as an allegory and are presented with reference to t...

Further Artwork and Information:

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux Online
The Sculpture of Carpeaux
WIEM: Carpeaux Jean Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (Getty Museum)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Wikipedia: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
XXIV Bienal - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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