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1845 Reims, France - 1915 Paris, France. Known for: Sculpture, medalist.
Rene De Saint Marceaux was a French sculptor who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with François Jouffroy in 1863. He mainly created portrait busts and images of animals and exhibited at... Read full biography
Rene De Saint Marceaux was a French sculptor who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with François Jouffroy in 1863. He mainly created portrait busts and images of animals and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1868. He spent time in Florence instead of competing for the Prix de Rome in... Read full biography
Rene De Saint Marceaux was a French sculptor who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with François Jouffroy in 1863. He mainly created portrait busts and images of animals and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1868. He spent time in Florence instead of competing for the Prix de Rome in 1868 and was in Italy for the second time in 1873-74. His marble sculpture "The Spirit Guarding the Secret of the Tomb" shows the clear influence of Michelangelo. Among his works were several statues... Read full biography
Rene De Saint Marceaux was a French sculptor who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with François Jouffroy in 1863. He mainly created portrait busts and images of animals and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1868. He spent time in Florence instead of competing for the Prix de Rome in 1868 and was in Italy for the second time in 1873-74. His marble sculpture "The Spirit Guarding the Secret of the Tomb" shows the clear influence of Michelangelo. Among his works were several statues created for Baron Rothschild for his Château de Ferrières and a tomb in Montmartre Cemetery in Paris for Alexander Dumas' son. In 1891, he joined the newly formed Société des artistes français. In 1909, he made a bronze and granite monument for the... Read full biography
Rene De Saint Marceaux was a French sculptor who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with François Jouffroy in 1863. He mainly created portrait busts and images of animals and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1868. He spent time in Florence instead of competing for the Prix de Rome in 1868 and was in Italy for the second time in 1873-74. His marble sculpture "The Spirit Guarding the Secret of the Tomb" shows the clear influence of Michelangelo. Among his works were several statues created for Baron Rothschild for his Château de Ferrières and a tomb in Montmartre Cemetery in Paris for Alexander Dumas' son. In 1891, he joined the newly formed Société des artistes français. In 1909, he made a bronze and granite monument for the headquarters of the Universal Postal Union in Bern.... Read full biography
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Rene De Saint Marceaux, Charles Rene Marceaux
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Rene De Saint Marceaux was a French sculptor who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with François Jouffroy in 1863. He mainly created portrait busts and images of animals and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1868. He spent time in Florence instead of competing for the Prix de Rome in 1868 and was in Italy for the second time in 1873-74. His marble sculpture "The Spirit Guarding the Secret of the Tomb" shows the clear influence of Michelangelo. Among his works were several statues created for Baron Rothschild for his Château de Ferrières and a tomb in Montmartre Cemetery in Paris for Alexander Dumas' son. In 1891, he joined the newly formed Société des artistes français. In 1909, he made a bronze and granite monument for the headq...But wait, there's more...
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