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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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French painter, sculptor and etcher
Born 5/11/1827 - Died 10/12/1875
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Carpeaux (1827-1875), a Sculptor for the Empire
1827
11 May: born in Valenciennes, the son of a mason and a lace maker.
1838
The Carpeaux family settles in Paris and Jean-Baptiste is enrolled at the École royale gratuite de dessin (Royal Free School of Art); he takes classes in architecture, geometry, stone cutting, drawing and modelling.
1842
Meets the painter Bruno Chérier, who will remain one of his closest friends.
1844
Spring: studies under Rude.
Autumn: is admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in 24th place out of the 30 applicants selected.
1852
2 December: official proclamation of the Second Empire; Napoleon III becomes Emperor of the French.
1854
After seven abortive attempts, Carpeaux wins the grand prix de Sculpture with Hector Pleading With The Gods For His Son Astyanax.
1856
Arrives at the Académie de France in Rome (Villa Médicis) almost a year late.
1857
December: completes Fisherman With Shell. Plans his final year composition, Ugolino, inspired by Canto XXXIII of Dante’s Inferno.
1858
September: begins work on the Ugolino group.
1860
Spring: obtains an extension to his stay in Rome.
July: Valenciennes town council accepts his proposal for a monument to Watteau.