Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
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Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne refers to the elder member of a distinguished French sculptural dynasty. The Lemoyne family produced several important sculptors across the 17th and 18th centuries, contributing portrait busts, mythological figures, and public monuments for the French court and Parisian institutions.
The family's work spans the transition from Baroque grandeur to Rococo elegance in French sculpture. Their portrait busts and garden sculptures for royal residences helped define the visual character of ancien régime France.
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About Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
The Lemoyne family included Jean-Louis Lemoyne (1665-1755) and his son Jean-Baptiste II (1704-1778). Both served as court sculptors creating portrait busts and mythological works for the French crown.
Works are at the Louvre in Paris, the gardens of Versailles, and in various French museums and public collections.
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