Hippolyte Ferrat (1822–1882) was a French sculptor from

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

. He specialised in

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s. He designed public sculptures in

Provence Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...

as well as busts for private collections and city halls. His work can be found in museums in Europe and the United States.

Early life

Hippolyte Ferrat was born on August 9, 1822, in Aix-en-Provence, France.Hippolyte Ferrat (1822-1882)

Bibliothèque nationale de France The Bibliothèque nationale de France (, 'National Library of France'; BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites known respectively as ''Richelieu'' and ''François-Mitterrand''. It is the national repository ...

He was educated at the

École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande école'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level arts education and training. This is classical and historical School of Fine Arts in France. The art school, which is part of the Paris Science ...

in Paris, where

James Pradier James Pradier (born Jean-Jacques Pradier, ; 23 May 1790 – 4 June 1852) was a Genevan-born French sculpture, sculptor best known for his work in the neoclassicism, neoclassical style. Life and work Born in Geneva (then Republic of Geneva), Prad ...

was one of his professors.Franck Baille, ''Les petits maîtres d'Aix à la belle époque'', Aix-en-Provence: Imprimerie Paul Roubaud, 1981, p. 103

Career

Ferrat designed

public sculpture Public art is art in any media whose form, function and meaning are created for the general public through a public process. It is a specific art genre with its own professional and critical discourse. Public art is visually and physically access ...

s in his hometown of Aix-en-Provence and in nearby Marseille. He designed one of the sculptures at the top of the

Fontaine de la Rotonde The Fontaine de la Rotonde is a historic fountain in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Location It is located on the ''Place de la Rotonde'', at the bottom of the Cours Mirabeau in the centre of Aix-en-Provence.''Aix en provence: Pays ...

in 1860.''Aix en provence: Pays Aixois et Salonais'', Petit Futé, 2010, p. 139
/ref> He also designed a bust of François Granet, a painter from Aix, at the top of the Fontaine Bellegarde. Meanwhile, he designed

caryatid A caryatid ( or or ; grc, Καρυᾶτις, pl. ) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term ''karyatides'' literally means "ma ...

s and the

pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...

on the Hôtel Louvre et Paix in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

. Ferrat designed many busts for private collections and city halls. His sculpture entitled 'Le Prince impérial' is exhibited at the

Château de Compiègne The Château de Compiègne is a French château, a royal residence built for Louis XV and restored by Napoleon. Compiègne was one of three seats of royal government, the others being Versailles and Fontainebleau. It is located in Compiègne ...

. In 1849, he designed ''The Fall of Icarus'', which is now exhibited at the

Philadelphia Museum of Art The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMoA) is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Fr ...

. Moreover, he designed a bust of Hippolyte Fortoul, a politician, in 1857.Base Arcade
Sculpture: Hippolyte Fortoul
/ref> It was given to the city of

Digne Digne-les-Bains (; Occitan: ''Dinha dei Banhs''), or simply and historically Digne (''Dinha'' in the classical norm or ''Digno'' in the Mistralian norm), is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Cô ...

in 1868, and it is still in their collection to this day. In 1858, he designed a statue of

François Denis Tronchet François Denis Tronchet (23 March 1726 – 10 March 1806) was a French jurist, best remembered for having defended Louis XVI of France at his trial (with Malesherbes and Deseze) and for having contributed to the writing of the French civil cod ...

, another politician.Sculpture: Tronchet
CNAP It was given to the city of

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in 1935, and it is still in their collection.

Death

He died on October 24, 1882, in Aix-en-Provence. He was buried at the Saint-Pierre Cemetery in Aix.

Legacy

The ''Salle Hippolyte Ferrat'' in

Le Tholonet Le Tholonet (; ''Lou Toulounet'' and ''Lo Tolonet'' in Provençal) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Tholonétiens''. Geography The commune is near Aix-en-Provence, and at the fo ...

near Aix-en-Provence is named in his honour.Le Tholonet: Salle Hippolyte Ferrat
/ref>

Gallery

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrat, Hippolyte 1822 births 1882 deaths Artists from Aix-en-Provence École des Beaux-Arts alumni 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists