François Girardon

(1628–1715) fransk skulptör

François Girardon (France, 1628–1715) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, François Girardon belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

François Girardon was born in Troyes and died in Paris. François Girardon studied under François Anguier. Wikidata associates François Girardon with Classicism and Baroque. François Girardon became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The students included Pierre Granier and Sébastien Slodtz.

The best-known works include ‘Bassin de la Pyramide (Park of Versailles)’, ‘Bassin Plat fond’, and ‘Bassin de Saturne, ou de l'Hiver’. The catalogue has 13 works by François Girardon with free images. The dated works span the years 1670–1932. Works by François Girardon are held by Nationalmuseum, Slottet i Versailles, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, 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 Robert Nanteuil, Nicolas Loir, Guillaume Courtois, Pedro de Mena, and David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl.

• The Baroque
• Equestrian Statue of Louis XIV