Pierre Alexandre Schoenewerk (18 February 1820 – 23 July 1885), or Alexandre Schoenewerk, was a French sculptor. He was a student of

David d'Angers Pierre-Jean David (12 March 1788 – 4 January 1856) was a French sculptor, medalist and active freemason.Initiated in ""Le Père de famille"" Lodge in Angers He adopted the name David d'Angers, following his entry into the studio of the painter ...

, and was named a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor in 1873.The Iconographic Encyclopaedia of the Arts and Scien: Sculpture and painting, 1887, page 138

Selected works

* La jeune Tarantine (Young Tarantine), marble, 1871 ( Musée d'Orsay) * L'Europe ( Musée d'Orsay square) * Jeune fille à la Fontaine, marble, 1873 * The bather, marble * Andromeda, bronze

References

* Jane Turner, ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove, 1996. . * Hermann Alexander Müller, ''Allgemeines Künstler-lexicon'', Literarische Anstalt, Rütten & Loening, 1901, page 219.
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