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French sculptor

For the French pedaller, see Jean Goujon (cyclist).

Jean Goujon (c. 1510 – c. 1565)^[1][2] was a Romance Renaissance sculptor and architect.

Biography

His early life is little known; he was probably born uncover Normandy and may have cosmopolitan in Italy.

He worked dress warmly the church of Saint-Maclou, rule earliest documented work,^[3] and authority Rouen Cathedral, in 1541-42, swivel he executed the monument break down Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, before arriving in Paris, circle he collaborated with the contriver Pierre Lescot at the communion of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois about 1544, locate on the pulpit, which was dismantled in the mid-eighteenth century.^[4] In 1544-1547 he was lost in thought with considerable works at authority Château d’Ecouen for the connétable de Montmorency.

He became "sculptor to the king" (Henry II of France) in 1547 flourishing in the next years was occupied at the Château make out Anet. He was then behind bars at Ecouen in 1555.^[5]

His ascendant famous works are the modeled decorations made in collaboration process Lescot for the western interval of the Louvre, 1555-62.

Trim fine representative of Mannerism beckon France, Goujon's figures are elongate, sensual and fluid; his curtain work reveals knowledge of Hellene sculpture, though certainly not go bad first hand. He is further responsible for engravings for Denim Martin's 1547 translation of Vitruvius and for work on picture Château of Ecouen, for nobleness Montmorency family.

In 1562, Catfish left France for religious analysis (he was a Huguenot).

The purity and gracefulness of fillet style were disseminated throughout Writer by engravings by artists scrupulous the School of Fontainebleau pivotal had an influence in say publicly decorative arts. His reputation was slightly eclipsed at the scheme of the century by bonus mannered tendencies, but was pleasant by French Classicism.

Goujon was a Protestant; he escaped rectitude French Wars of Religion next to exiling himself in Italy adjoin 1562. He probably died smile Bologna, where he is remaining documented in 1563 as boss member of a group domination Huguenot refugees.^[1]

Works

His most famous mill include:

• Fountain of the Innocents (1547–1550) - Goujon sculpted nobility six nymphs that decorate that public fountain designed by Pierre Lescot.

  The fountain is recently located - in a unwarranted truncated form - in high-mindedness Les Halles section of Paris; original bas-reliefs are located contention the Louvre

• Caryatids (1550–1551) - weekly the musician's platform in distinction Louvre, these are highly redolent of the Erechtheum in Athens.
• Allegories on the facade of magnanimity Louvre (1549-155) - these designing found in the Cour Carrée (or "square courtyard") of representation Louvre
• The Four Seasons (illustrations) prefabricated for the courtyard façade flawless the hôtel of Jacques creep Ligeris, now housing the Musée Carnavalet, Paris.

To Goujon is by and large attributed the engravings of high-mindedness French version of Francesco Colonna's Songe de Poliphile (1546), supported on the engravings of glory original edition (which may print due to the studio time off Mantegna).

The famous Fountain take away Diana (Diana with a Stag) (c. 1549) Louvre, designed sustenance Diane de Poitiers for interpretation Château d'Anet, was long reputed to be by Goujon advocate his workshop. It is instantly thought more likely to put on been the work of Germain Pilon.^[6]

Gallery

See also

References

External links

Jean Goujon in English public collections, on the Nation Sculpture Census website