Title: Music. Artist: Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (French, Mée-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne 1833–1891 Paris) Date: ca. 1869. Culture: French. Medium: Terracotta. Dimensions: Diameter: 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Sid R. Bass Gift, in honor of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, and Rogers Fund, 2001. Object ...

Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi miʃɛl ɑ̃twan ʃapy]; 29 September 1833 – 21 April 1891) was a French sculptor in a modified Neoclassical tradition who was known for his use of allegory in his work.

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Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu, born in 1833, left his native village of Le Mée as an adolescent, when his parents moved to Paris as the concierges for the marquis de Vogüé. In 1848 he enrolled in the Petite Ecole to learn the tapestry profession.

Artist: Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (French, Mée-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne 1833–1891 Paris) Founder: Casy by Thiébaut frères (French) Date: after 1890. Culture: French. Medium: Bronze, mounted on red marble. Dimensions: Overall (relief): 24 × 15 3/16 × 4 in. (61 × 38.6 × 10.2 cm); Overall (with stand): 29 × 18 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (73.7 × ...

Cartel : La Cantate fait référence à l'univers de la musique et du chant : il s'agit d'un modèle à demi grandeur pour l'une des sculptures de la façade de l'Opéra de Paris. Afin de décorer l'Opéra construit entre 1862 et 1875, l'architecte Charles Garnier fait appel à de nombreux sculpteur.

Henri Chapu (1833–1891) was a French sculptor. Chapu was born in Le Mée-sur-Seine on 30 September 1833. He trained at the École Gratuite de Dessin as a tapestry maker. In 1849 his successes led him to the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, where he became a pupil of James Pradier, François Duret and Léon Cogniet.

Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (1833-1891) was a French sculptor in a modified Neoclassical tradition who was known for his use of allegory in his work.

Henri Michel Antoine Chapu est un sculpteur et médailleur français, né le 29 septembre 1833 au Mée-sur-Seine et mort le 21 avril 1891 dans le 7 e arrondissement de Paris [1]. Biographie [ modifier | modifier le code ]

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