Pierre-Jules Cavelier
(1814–1894) French academic sculptor (1814–1894)
Pierre-Jules Cavelier (France, 1814–1894) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Pierre-Jules Cavelier belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Pierre-Jules Cavelier was born in Paris and died in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. Pierre-Jules Cavelier trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris and French Academy in Rome. The teachers included Paul Delaroche and David d'Angers. Pierre-Jules Cavelier worked in Paris. Pierre-Jules Cavelier became a member of Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Officer of the Legion of Honour and Prix de Rome. The students included Hippolyte Lefèbvre, Albert Darcq, Émile-Louis Macé, and René Rozet.
One of the best-known works is ‘Pierre Abélard’. The catalogue has one work by Pierre-Jules Cavelier with a free image. The dated work is from 1860.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Mikhail Scotti, Antoine Chintreuil, Johan Georg Schwartze, Elise Thérèse Daiwaille, and Henri Lehmann.