Louis-Ernest Barrias
French sculptor (1841–1905) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louis-Ernest Barrias (13 April 1841 – 4 February 1905) was a French sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school. In 1865 Barrias won the Prix de Rome for study at the French Academy in Rome.
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Louis-Ernest Barrias | |
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Born | (1841-04-13)13 April 1841 |
Died | 4 February 1905(1905-02-04) (aged 63) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Education | École des Beaux-Arts |
Known for | Sculpture |
Notable work | Jeune Fille de Bou Saada La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science |
Movement | Romantic; Art Nouveau |
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Barrias was involved in the decoration of the Paris Opéra and the Hôtel de la Païva in the Champs-Élysées. His work was mostly in marble, in a Romantic realist style indebted to Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux.