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Frédéric Brou
Frédéric Brou (11 December 1862 - 15 May 1925) was a self-taught French painter and sculptor. Life Born in Mauritius, he sculpted and exhibited in Boutteville from 1887 onwards. There he received advice from Antonin Larroux and Georges Lemaire (engraver), Georges Lemaire. He exhibited the plaster modello for his sculpture ''Eve'' at the 1897 Salon (Paris), 'salon des artistes français', exhibiting the finished work in marble at the same venue two years later, where it faced off against Rodin's Eve (Rodin), work on the same subject. The French state commissioned a bust of Jules Ferry from him in 1899 and he regularly exhibited at the Société des artistes français. He died in Pleumeur-Bodou. Selected works * Fanjeaux : ''Monument to Hugues Destrem'' * Paris : ** musée Carnavalet : ''Monument to Villiers de l'Isle Adam'', also known as ''Glory Pulling Auguste de Villiers de l'Isle Adam From His Eternal Sleep'', 1906, plaster maquette for the poet's tomb, never realised Léon B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals). The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion (a French overseas department), are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans and has an exclusive economic zone covering approximately . The 1502 Portuguese Cantino planisphere has led some historians to speculate that Arab sailors were the first to discover the uninhabited island around 975, naming it ''Dina Arobi''. Called ''Ilha do Cirne'' or ''Ilha do Cerne'' on early Portuguese maps, the island was visited by Portuguese sailors in 1507. A Dutch fleet, under the command of Admiral Van War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |