André-Jean Lebrun
| André-Jean Lebrun | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1737 Paris, France |
| Died |
1811 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
André-Jean Lebrun (1737–1811) was a French sculptor.
Life
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André-Jean Lebrun was born in Paris in 1737. He studied under Jean-Baptiste Pigalle.[1] Lebrun won the Grand Prix of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1756.[2] He tied with the sculptor Pierre-François Berruer (1733–1797), winning a scholarship to the Villa Medici in Rome.[3] In Rome he made a number of statues for the church of San Carlo al Corso.[1] These included a statue of Judith. He also carved a bust of Pope Clement XIII (1768).[4] He became a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc and the Académie de Marseille.[2]
Lebrun was invited to Poland at the recommendation of Madame Geoffrin.[4] He was appointed chief sculptor to King Stanisław August Poniatowski.[5] He also worked in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where he made a bust of the Empress Maria Feodorovna.[4] In 1804 he became professor of sculpture at Vilnius University.[4]
He died in Vilnius in 1811.[1]
Works
The Louvre holds three drawings by Lebrun:[2]
- Trois jeunes femmes drapées à l'antique, dansant devant un buste
- Composition allégorique avec Athéna
- Neptune tenant son trident, dans un médaillon orné
Sculpture includes:
- Statue of David, San Carlo al Corso, Rome
- Bust of Count Kirill Razumovsky (1766) Marble. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
- Bust of Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Feroni (1767) Marble. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Bust of King Stanislas Auguste II Poniatowski (1784) New Hrodna Castle, Belarus
References
Citations
Sources
- "André-Jean Lebrun". Devoir-de-philosophie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- Brunaux, Camille (2 May 2014). "André Jean Lebrun (1737–1811)". La Tribune de l’Art (in French). Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- Buscot, Nella (2014). "Pierre François Berruer". Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- "LEBRUN André Jean" (in French). Louvre. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- Lebrun, André-Jean. Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 2014-07-02.
External links
- André-Jean Lebrun in American public collections on the French Sculpture Census website