Henri-Joseph Ruxthiel
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 Pandora, 1819 | |
| Born | 1775  |
| Died | 15 September 1837 (aged 61–62) |
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Henri-Joseph Rutxhiel (1775 in Lierneux, Belgium – 1837 in Paris, France) was a Belgian sculptor. He belonged to the neoclassicism movement.
He was first shepherd, then sculptor in his late life. In 1800, he became the pupil of Jean-Antoine Houdon, then that of sculptor Philippe-Laurent Roland and the painter Jacques-Louis David. In 1809, he won the Prix de Rome for sculpture with a relief Dédale attachant des ailes à son fils Icare and then went to the Villa Medici.[1]
Main works[]
- Zéphyr enlevant Psyché 1814, group, marble, Paris, musée du Louvre[2]
- Le Roi de Rome (1811), bust, marble, château de Chimay
- Portrait d'Elfriede Clarke de Feltre, bust, marble, Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts
- Buste du Duc de Berry (Duke of Berry) en costume militaire, bronze, Paris, musée du Louvre[3]
- Works
Bust of Gréty, 1804-1805.
Bust of Elfride Clarke de Feltre, 1813.
Zéphyr rapting Psyché, 1814.
Statue of Suffren, 1819.
References[]
- ^ Biography Decouverteliege Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 June 2009
- ^ Cartelfr.louvre.fr Retrieved 26 June 2009
- ^ Base Joconde: Reference no. M5037000961, French Ministry of Culture. (in French)
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- 1775 births
- 1837 deaths
- 19th-century French sculptors
- French male sculptors
- Prix de Rome for sculpture
- Neoclassical sculptors
- Pupils of Jacques-Louis David