Philibert Vigier (21 January 1636 – 5 January 1719) was a French sculptor. He was born in Moulins in 1636. His brother Étienne Vigier also was a sculptor. The best-known works by Philibert Vigier were made for the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. He became a member of the

Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture The Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture (; en, "Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture") was founded in 1648 in Paris, France. It was the premier art institution of France during the latter part of the Ancien Régime until it was abol ...

in 1683. He died in 1719.

Works

His most famous work is the statue of ''

Achilles on Skyros Achilles on Skyros is an episode in the myth of Achilles, a Greek hero of the Trojan War. Not existing in Homer's epic poem ''Iliad'', the episode is written down in detail in some later versions of the story, particularly the ''Achilleid'' by the ...

'' in the Versailles Gardens, which he finished in 1695. Other works in the Gardens include a copy of the Laocoon group, and a gigantic Medici vase. For the castle chapel he created a couple of angels in relief. He also created a bas-relief medaillon of Saint Thomas for the parish church Notre Dame in Versailles in 1683, one of a series of twelve such sculptures by different sculptors made when they entered the Royal Academy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vigier, Philibert 1636 births 1719 deaths 17th-century French sculptors French male sculptors Artists from Moulins, Allier