Jean Valette (painter)
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| Born | May 30, 1825 Ainay-le-Vieil |
| Died | May 4, 1878 (aged 52) Paris |
| Nationality | France |
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Jean Valette born May 30, 1825 in Ainay-le-Vieil (Cher) and died in Paris May 4, 1878 was a French sculptor and painter.
Biography
Jean Valette enrolled in 1848 at Beaux-Arts de Paris in the workshops of François Jouffroy and Jean-Marie Bonnassieux.
He participated for the first time in the Salon in 1847, where he presented Cujas, jurisconsult. He creates ornamental sculptures for churches.
His work was rewarded with a third medal at the Salon of 1861.
Posterity
A street in Ainay-le-Vieil bears his name, as does a college in Saint-Amand-Montrond.
Salons
- 1847: Cujas, jurisconsult.[1]
- 1859: Vierge Immaculée ; Le Semeur d'ivraie, bronze.[2]
- 1861: Ménade, cast, obtains a 3rd medal.
- 1864: L'Immaculée Conception; Pandore.
- 1865: Bérénice.[1]
- 1866: Les deux Voix ; Desdémona.
- 1869: Héro.
- 1873: La Garde mobile.
- 1874: Ménade, marble.
- 1877: Frileuse.
Works in public collections
- Bizeneuille, Château de Grand-Champ: pediment, 1858.
- Bourges, jardin des Prés Fichaux:
- Ménade, 1874, marble;
- Cadran solaire, berger et ses moutons, sculpture.[3]
- Castres, Goya museum: Portrait de Monseigneur de Barral, évêque de Castres de 1752 à 1773, after Léonard Defrance, 1837, oil on canvas.[4]
- Juranville: La Garde mobile, sculpture.
- Paris:
- église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité de Bercy : Saint-Pierre, 1867, sculpture.
- Saint-Étienne-du-Mont : Hilary of Poitiers, 1861, sculpture.
- jardin du Luxembourg : Il Dispetto, 1872, marble.
- Poitiers, Musée Sainte-Croix, Buste de Cazaux, 1860, plaster.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State purchase, location unknown.
- ↑ Cast bronze work removed at the request of the Secretary of Production Industrielle. It was acquired on October 4, 1862 for the sum of 7,000 francs.[[Category:Articles with unsourced statements from {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}]][citation needed]
- ↑ Work removed for restoration during the summer of 2015 (Le Berry Républicain, October 24, 2015).
- ↑ "Portrait de Monseigneur de Barral, évêque de Castres de 1752 à 1773" [Portrait of Monseigneur de Barral, bishop of Castres from 1752 to 1773]. www.pop.culture.gouv.fr (in français). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ↑ "Buste de Cazaux". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
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