Artus Legoust (Arthur Legoust) is a French sculptor (1580?,

Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...

, 1630?

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

). He was the most notable sculptor in

in the 17th century. His active years span between 1607 and 1629 during which he provided many altarpieces and tabernacles for Toulouse and its region, even as far as Bordeaux and Limoges. Legoust lived at number 3 rue Cantegril in Toulouse from 22 October 1620 onwards. Legoust worked with other sculptors, in particular Pierre II Souffron who was his friend. The latter's wife, Barthélemye Rouède, was the godmother of Legoust's first boy and Saffron himself was godfather of Legoust's second boy. One of his students was

Pierre Affre Pierre Affre (1590-1669) was a French sculptor. Early life Pierre Affre was born in 1590 in Béziers, France. He moved to Toulouse, where he was mentored by Artus Legoust. Career Affre was a sculptor in Toulouse. He first worked with architect C ...

Works

Equestrian statue An equestrian statue is a statue of a rider mounted on a horse, from the Latin ''eques'', meaning 'knight', deriving from ''equus'', meaning 'horse'. A statue of a riderless horse is strictly an equine statue. A full-sized equestrian statue is a d ...

representing

Louis XIII Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...

, trampling on heresy on the Place Mage in Toulouse (1620), destroyed by an administrative decree of August 24, 1792. Cathedrale St Etienne Toulouse - Tombeau d'Antoine de Lestang - Arthus Legoust.jpg, Grave of Antoine de Lestang -

Toulouse cathedral Toulouse Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse) is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Toulouse, France. The cathedral is a national monument, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Toulouse. It has been listed sinc ...

Cathedrale St Etienne Toulouse - Tombeau d'Antoine de Lestang - Vierge à l'Enfant - Arthus Legoust.jpg, ''Virgin and child''

Eglise Notre-Dame du Taur - L'éducation de la Vierge par saint Anne PM31001426.jpg, Education of the Virgin Mary, 1627, Notre-Dame du Taur (Toulouse) Musée des Augustins - Buste de Louis XIII - Artus Legoust Ra 870.jpg, Louis XIII, 1620, musée des Augustins. Musée du Vieux Toulouse - Vierge à l'Enfant - Arthur Legoust - C.1625 Inv.27.1.21.jpg, Vierge à l'Enfant,1624, Musée du Vieux Toulouse Augustins - Ange tenant les instruments de la Passion - Arthur Legoust RA 850.jpg, Angel holding the tools of the Passion,

musée des Augustins The Musée des Augustins de Toulouse is a fine arts museum in Toulouse, France which conserves a collection of sculpture and paintings from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. The paintings are from throughout France, the sculptures represe ...

. Toulouse-Chartreux-Sainte-Croix (1).jpg, Wood carvings in the Chapel of the Holy Cross in the church of Saint-Pierre des Chartreux in Toulouse.

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Sculptors from Toulouse 17th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 1580 births 1630 deaths {{France-sculptor-stub