Guillaume Coustou d.ä.

(1677–1746) fransk skulptör

Guillaume Coustou d.ä. (France, 1677–1746) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Guillaume Coustou d.ä. belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Guillaume Coustou d.ä. was born in Lyonnais and died in Paris. Guillaume Coustou d.ä. worked in Paris. Wikidata associates Guillaume Coustou d.ä. with Baroque. Guillaume Coustou d.ä. became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The awards include Prix de Rome for sculpture and Prix de Rome for sculpture. The students included Edme Bouchardon.

The best-known works include ‘Hippomenes’, ‘Summer’, and ‘Marly horses’. The catalogue has 7 works by Guillaume Coustou d.ä. with free images. The dated works span the years 1713–1743. Works by Guillaume Coustou d.ä. are held by Skulpturutställningen vid Louvren, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, Notre-Dame de Paris, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jean Ranc, Louis de Silvestre d.y., Pierre-Jacques Cazes, Théobald Michau, and Jan Blažej Santini Aichel.

• The Baroque
• Marly horses