Étienne Maurice Falconet
(1716–1791) fransk skulptör
Étienne Maurice Falconet (France, 1716–1791) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Étienne Maurice Falconet belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Étienne Maurice Falconet was born in Paris and died in Paris. Étienne Maurice Falconet worked in Paris, Saint Petersburg, The Hague, and Amsterdam. Wikidata associates Étienne Maurice Falconet with Rococo. Étienne Maurice Falconet became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The students included Marie-Anne Collot and Michel Victor Acier.
The best-known works include ‘Pygmalion and Galatea’ and ‘Bronze Horseman’. The catalogue has 5 works by Étienne Maurice Falconet with free images. The dated works span the years 1757–1761. Works by Étienne Maurice Falconet are held by Skulpturutställningen vid Louvren, Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art, and Wallraf–Richartz Museum. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Rococo’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Thomas Smith, Johann Valentin Tischbein, Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, and Johann Georg Wille.