Sculptor, born in Paris, France. He studied under Lemoyne and after spending some time in Italy he returned to France (1739). Extremely popular in his day, he was patronized by Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour. His works include a statue of Voltaire (1776) and the tomb of Marshal Maurice de Saxe in Strasbourg (17536). His Vénus, l'amour et l'amitié (Venus, Love and Friendship) is in the Louvre.
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (January 26, 1714 – August 28, 1785) was a French sculptor.
He was born in Paris, the seventh child of a carpenter.
His earlier work, such as Child with Cage (model at Sèvres) and Mercury Fastening his Sandals (Berlin, and lead cast in Louvre), is less commonplace than that of his more mature years, but his nude statue of Voltaire, dated 1776 (initially in the Institut de France, purchased by the Louvre in 1962), and his tombs of Comte d'Harcourt (c.
His name is most commonly known because of the Pigalle red-light district in Paris, located around the square of the same name.
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