Discover sculptor, draftsperson, art theorist Étienne-Maurice Falconet

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: Falconet, Etienne
Falconet, Etienne Maurice

Qualifications: sculptor, draftsperson, art theorist

Nationality/school: French

Born: Paris 1716-12-01

Deceased: Paris 1791-01-24

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: father of Pierre-Etienne Falconet

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Period of activity: 1731 - 1791
ca. 1731-1791

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Teacher of This field mentions the names of pupils. What is at issue are the pupils who were significantly influenced by a teacher as opposed to every student someone ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Collot, Marie-Anne
Gautier, Gérard
Mulder, David (1746-1825)

Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 8 hits in RKDlibrary as subject

Saur 1992- , vol. 36 (2003), p. 357
Michel/Magnusson 2013 , passim

Anonymous [Diderot], Almanach Historique et Raisonné des Architectes, Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs et Cizeleurs, Paris 1776, p. 70
J.G. van Gelder, 'Falconet op bezoek bij de Goll van Franckenstein's', De Kroniek van het Rembrandthuis 31 (1979), nr. 1, p. 2-8

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BD/RKD/1004 - BUI/Sculpture/France 2

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