Jean-Pierre Cortot (20 August 1787 – 12 August 1843) was a French neoclassical sculptor.

Life

Cortot was born and died in

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. He was educated at the

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in Paris, and won the

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

in 1809, residing in the

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from 1810 to 1813. Cortot worked in an austere, correct, academic neo-classical style, heir to both classic French models from the late 18th century and the Greco-Roman tradition. His art took on a more romantic expression toward the end of his life. Appointed a professor at the École, succeeding Charles Dupaty, he was made a member of the

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in 1825, again replacing Dupaty. He was made an Officer of the

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in 1841. Among his students were Joseph-Marius Ramus,

Jean-Jacques Feuchère Jean-Jacques Feuchère (24 August 1807 – 26 July 1852) was a French sculptor. He was a student of Jean-Pierre Cortot, and among his students was Jacques-Léonard Maillet. Selected works * Relief panel ''Le Pont d'Arcole'', Arc de Triomp ...

, Pierre-Charles Simart,

Jean-Auguste Barre Jean Auguste Barre (25 September 1811 – 5 February 1896) was a French sculptor and medalist. Born in Paris, he was trained by his father Jean-Jacques Barre (1793–1855), a medalist. Barre studied at the École nationale supérieure des Be ...

, and the animalier

Pierre Louis Rouillard Pierre Louis Rouillard (Paris, 16 January 1820 – Paris, 2 June 1881) was a French sculptor known for his sculptures of animals. He was one of a "school of French ''animalier, animalières''", which also included Pierre-Jules Mêne, Antoine-Loui ...

. A street in

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bears his name, and Cortot's grave can be found in

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Early works and works completed in Rome

Source: WikiPhidias Winning the Prix de Rome entitled him to study at the Académie de France in Rome and whilst there he completed several works which were sent back to Paris. He remained in Rome for 5 years. * ''Melpomène''. Part of a "surtout" or table decoration. Executed 1808. Held by the Sèvres Cité de la Céramique. * ''La contemplation céleste'' This 1820 piece is held by the Beaux-arts de Paris, l'école nationale supérieure and was created by Cortot for a competition organised by the school called "Tête d'expression". * ''Déïdamie''. Part of a "surtout" or table decoration. Executed 1812. Held by the Sèvres Cité de la Céramique. * ''

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''. Marble work dating to 1819 now held in the Musée des Beaux-arts de Lyon. * ''Narcisse debout''. Marble work dated 1818 held in the Musée des Beaux-arts of

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. Was shown at the Salon des artistes français in 1814 * ''Un jeune pêcheur''. Rome. * ''Hyacinthe blessé''. Rome. * ''Napoléon 1er''. Cortot only completed the plaster model. The project was abandoned when the Empire fell. * ''Phaéton se plaignant à sa mère de l'insulte qu'il a reçue d'Epaphus''. Rome. * ''Ulysse, sous le costume d'un mendiant, racontant ses aventures à Pénélope''. Rome. * ''Un soldat combattant''. Rome. * Bust of the painter

Guillaume Guillon-Lethière Guillaume Guillon-Lethière (; 10 January 1760 – 22 April 1832) was a French neoclassical painter. Life Born free in Guadeloupe in 1760 to a French colonial official named Pierre Guillon and a " mulatto" mother, Lethière has been often ...

. Rome. 1813. * Louis XVIII. Rome. 1816 à 1817. * ''Un philosophe''. Rome.

Works after Rome

Source: WikiPhidias

Gallery of images

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'', 1819

References

Sources

* This page translated from its French equivalent accessed 9/14/2010

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cortot, Jean-Pierre 1787 births 1843 deaths Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery French architectural sculptors 19th-century French sculptors French male sculptors Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Artists from Paris Prix de Rome for sculpture Members of the Académie des beaux-arts 19th-century French male artists