Pierre Puget

Pierre Puget
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(1620–1694) French painter, sculptor, architect and engineer (1620–1694)

Pierre Puget (1620–1694) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Pierre Puget belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Pierre Puget was born in Marseille and died in Marseille. Wikidata associates Pierre Puget with Baroque. The students included Marc Chabry and Jean III Garavaque.

One of the best-known works is ‘Rape of Helen’. The catalogue has 10 works by Pierre Puget with free images. The dated works span the years 1659–1700. Works by Pierre Puget are held by several collections, among them Skulpturutställningen vid Louvren, Cleveland Museum of Art, Musée Granet, and Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Adam Pijnacker, Peeter Neeffs, Theodoor Boeyermans, Nicasius Bernaerts, and Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem.