Nicolas Coustou

Nicolas Coustou (January 9, 1658 in Lyon-May 1, 1733 in Paris) was a French sculptor and academic.

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January 9 - 1658 - Lyon - May 1 - 1733 - Paris - French - Sculptor

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He was born into the family of a woodcarver. At eighteen he removed to Paris, to study under C.A. Coysevox, his mother's brother, who presided over the recently-established Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture; and at twenty-three he gained the Colbert prize, which entitled him to four years education at the French Academy at Rome. He afterwards became rector and chancellor of the Academy of Painting and Sculpture.

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Paris - C.A. Coysevox - Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture - Colbert - Rome

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From the year 1700 he was a most active collaborator with Coysevox at the palaces of Marly and Versailles. He was remarkable for his facility; and though he was specially influenced by Michelangelo and Algardi, his numerous works are among the most typical specimens of his age now extant. The most famous are "La Seine at la Marne", "La Sane", the "Berger Chasseur" in the gardens of the Tuileries, the bas-relief "Le Passage du Rhin" in the Louvre, and the "Descent from the Cross" placed behind the choir altar of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris.

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1700 - Marly - Versailles - Michelangelo - Algardi - Tuileries - Bas-relief - Louvre - Notre Dame de Paris

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His younger brother, Guillaume Coustou, was also a reknowned sculptor and director of the Academy. His son, Guillaume Coustou the Younger was also a sculptor.

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Guillaume Coustou - Guillaume Coustou the Younger

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