Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger
French(1814–1883)
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Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger (1814, 1883) was a French sculptor and painter renowned for his technically virtuosic and often controversial works. He gained notoriety with his provocative sculpture 'Woman Bitten by a Snake' (1847), which caused a sensation at the Paris Salon. His work bridged Romanticism and Realism, and he was also known for his portraits and funerary monuments.
Classical figurationMarble SculptureAcademic Art19th CenturySensual eleganceFrench ArtistMythologyRomantic idealismMonumental statueNeoclassicism
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