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A beautiful Carrara marble bust of Corneille van Clève, after Jean-Jacques Caffieri (1725-1792).
France 19th century.
Corneille van Clève:
Corneille van Clève was born into a family of goldsmiths of Flemish origin that settled in Paris in the early 17th century. It is thought that he first trained with Michel or François Anguier before moving to the Académie Royale and then to the Académie de France, Rome, in 1671 where he closely studied the works of Gianlorenzo Bernini. He extended his stay in Italy by four years, remaining in Venice, before finally returning to France in 1678. He was finally accepted by the Académie in 1681 with his marble figure of Polyphemus, now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris, that was inspired by Annibale Carracci's fresco in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome. For the following 40 years he enjoyed a highly successful career working for royal, as well as private, clients and the church.
Dimensions;
H67 x W50 x D35
H26.38 x W19.69 x D13.78 inch.
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