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Pierre Alexandre Schoenewerk BIOGRAPHY
1820 Paris - 1885. Known for: Sculpture.
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Pierre Alexandre Schoenewerk (1820-1885) was a Romantic French sculptor. He was born on February 18, 1820, the son of an immigrant tailor, precluding him from competing later in his life for the Prix... Read full biography
Pierre Alexandre Schoenewerk (1820-1885) was a Romantic French sculptor. He was born on February 18, 1820, the son of an immigrant tailor, precluding him from competing later in his life for the Prix de Rome. Pierre received his early training under the painter Pierre Jules Jollivet (1794-1871) and... Read full biography
Pierre Alexandre Schoenewerk (1820-1885) was a Romantic French sculptor. He was born on February 18, 1820, the son of an immigrant tailor, precluding him from competing later in his life for the Prix de Rome. Pierre received his early training under the painter Pierre Jules Jollivet (1794-1871) and the sculptor Henri Joseph Triqueti (1807-1874) before becoming a student of French master Pierre Jean David d'Angers (1788-1856). The artist works in bronze and marble can be found in the Museum of... Read full biography
Pierre Alexandre Schoenewerk (1820-1885) was a Romantic French sculptor. He was born on February 18, 1820, the son of an immigrant tailor, precluding him from competing later in his life for the Prix de Rome. Pierre received his early training under the painter Pierre Jules Jollivet (1794-1871) and the sculptor Henri Joseph Triqueti (1807-1874) before becoming a student of French master Pierre Jean David d'Angers (1788-1856). The artist works in bronze and marble can be found in the Museum of Fine Arts, Angers; the Museum Orsay, Paris; the Museum of Picardy, Amiens; the vestibule of the Opera Garnier; the court yard of the Louvre Museum; Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris and many others. Schoenewerk showed in his first Paris Salon in 1841. He... Read full biography
Pierre Alexandre Schoenewerk (1820-1885) was a Romantic French sculptor. He was born on February 18, 1820, the son of an immigrant tailor, precluding him from competing later in his life for the Prix de Rome. Pierre received his early training under the painter Pierre Jules Jollivet (1794-1871) and the sculptor Henri Joseph Triqueti (1807-1874) before becoming a student of French master Pierre Jean David d'Angers (1788-1856). The artist works in bronze and marble can be found in the Museum of Fine Arts, Angers; the Museum Orsay, Paris; the Museum of Picardy, Amiens; the vestibule of the Opera Garnier; the court yard of the Louvre Museum; Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris and many others. Schoenewerk showed in his first Paris Salon in 1841. He received the third-place medal at the Paris Salon of 1845, a first place medal at the Paris Salon of 1861... Read full biography
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Alexandre Schoenewerk, Alexandre Pierre Schoenwerk
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Pierre Alexandre Schoenewerk (1820-1885) was a Romantic French sculptor. He was born on February 18, 1820, the son of an immigrant tailor, precluding him from competing later in his life for the Prix de Rome.
Pierre received his early training under the painter Pierre Jules Jollivet (1794-1871) and the sculptor Henri Joseph Triqueti (1807-1874) before becoming a student of French master Pierre Jean David d'Angers (1788-1856).
The artist works in bronze and marble can be found in the Museum of Fine Arts, Angers; the Museum Orsay, Paris; the Museum of Picardy, Amiens; the vestibule of the Opera Garnier; the court yard of the Louvre Museum; Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris and many others.
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