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Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain in Bronze Shop
119,00 EUR
incl. 19 % Tax excl.
Shipping time: 2 Days | Weight: 2.00 kg
The French sculptor Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain was born on October 11, 1710 in Paris France as the great-grandchild of the famous and well known French landscape painter of the baroque Etienne Allegrain (* 1644; † 1736 in Paris).
Allegrain was part of a kind of wealthy family, who was famous for landscape paintings and who lived in the beautiful French capital Paris. The day Allegrain married his common-law wife, he become the brother-in-law of the French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (* January 26, 1740; † August 1785).
The work of Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain got of course influenced by his brother-in-law. Furthermore his artwork was great neoclassical work. His most famous sculpture „La Baigneuse“ is a sculpture of Diana, the goddess of hunting.
„La Baigneuse“ was a contract work for the Royal resident and executed by Allegrain in 1755. In 1757 the sculptor exhibited a model of this sculpture at the Salon in Paris and also the finished marble version was once exhibited at the Salon in Paris in 1767. In 1772 the sculpture was supposed to change its owner; Louis XV. (*February 15, 1710 in Versailles; † May 10, 1774 ibidem) gave the sculpture as a present to Mme du Barry, who stored and exhibited the sculpture in her Château de Louveciennes.
Allegrain was part of a kind of wealthy family, who was famous for landscape paintings and who lived in the beautiful French capital Paris. The day Allegrain married his common-law wife, he become the brother-in-law of the French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (* January 26, 1740; † August 1785).
The work of Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain got of course influenced by his brother-in-law. Furthermore his artwork was great neoclassical work. His most famous sculpture „La Baigneuse“ is a sculpture of Diana, the goddess of hunting.
„La Baigneuse“ was a contract work for the Royal resident and executed by Allegrain in 1755. In 1757 the sculptor exhibited a model of this sculpture at the Salon in Paris and also the finished marble version was once exhibited at the Salon in Paris in 1767. In 1772 the sculpture was supposed to change its owner; Louis XV. (*February 15, 1710 in Versailles; † May 10, 1774 ibidem) gave the sculpture as a present to Mme du Barry, who stored and exhibited the sculpture in her Château de Louveciennes.
Nowadays the sculpture is in receipt of the Louvre in Paris, where he sculpture is exhibited and open to the public. The Louvre as well as the Louvre Museum is one of the best known buildings in Paris besides the Eifel Tower and Notre Dame.
The Louvre Museum is a beloved tourist attraction as well as a place of popular resort for locals. The pyramid at the Louvre Palace, which was finally completed in 1989, is one of the most famous parts of the Louvre Palace. The pyramid is situated at the inner courtyard of the Louvre and is the main entrance of the Louvre Museum. The glass and steel pyramid, designed after the proportions of the pyramids of Gizeh, is already known as a new landmark of Paris.
After the French King died, Mme du Barry asked Allegrain to do a male pendant of the sculpture „La Baigneuse“, which he executed in 1778. The pendant was presented to the public together with „La Baigneuse“ as „Vénus und Diane“ and is nowadays also part of the collection on the Louvre Museum. Allegrain did also execute several smaller versions of these two famous figures, whose reproductions are known as beloved collector’s items. Allegrain, the creator of the famous sculpture „La Baigneuse“, died in 1795 in France.
The Louvre Museum is a beloved tourist attraction as well as a place of popular resort for locals. The pyramid at the Louvre Palace, which was finally completed in 1989, is one of the most famous parts of the Louvre Palace. The pyramid is situated at the inner courtyard of the Louvre and is the main entrance of the Louvre Museum. The glass and steel pyramid, designed after the proportions of the pyramids of Gizeh, is already known as a new landmark of Paris.
After the French King died, Mme du Barry asked Allegrain to do a male pendant of the sculpture „La Baigneuse“, which he executed in 1778. The pendant was presented to the public together with „La Baigneuse“ as „Vénus und Diane“ and is nowadays also part of the collection on the Louvre Museum. Allegrain did also execute several smaller versions of these two famous figures, whose reproductions are known as beloved collector’s items. Allegrain, the creator of the famous sculpture „La Baigneuse“, died in 1795 in France.