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Jean-Baptiste Pigalle

1714 - 1785

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Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist piɡal]; 26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785) was a French sculptor whose work was influenced by both baroque and neo-classical trends. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Baptiste Pigalle is the 62nd most popular sculptor (down from 53rd in 2019), the 1,801st most popular biography from France (down from 1,597th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ranks 62 out of 258. Before him are Andreas Schlüter, Bonanno Pisano, Adriaen de Vries, Étienne Maurice Falconet, Bernardo Rossellino, and Salvatore Garau. After him are David d'Angers, Pietro Bernini, Isamu Noguchi, Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, Antonio Corradini, and Lars Vilks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1714, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ranks 11. Before him are Joseph I of Portugal, Pontiac, Claude Joseph Vernet, Alaungpaya, Niccolò Jommelli, and Kristijonas Donelaitis. After him are Emer de Vattel, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, César-François Cassini de Thury, Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia, and George Whitefield. Among people deceased in 1785, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ranks 10. Before him are Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, Pietro Longhi, James Oglethorpe, Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, and Étienne François, duc de Choiseul. After him are Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt, Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Duchess Frederica of Württemberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ranks 1,801 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé (1736), Mélanie Bonis (1858), Anne Henriette of Bavaria (1648), François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (1641), Eustace III, Count of Boulogne (1060), and Henri Cornet (1884). After him are Joseph Fesch (1763), Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1674), Jean-Marie Guyau (1854), Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken (1721), Jean de Meun (1240), and David d'Angers (1788).

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Among SCULPTORS In France

Among sculptors born in France, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ranks 13. Before him are Rosa Bonheur (1822), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Paul Landowski (1875), Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741), François Rude (1784), and Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716). After him are David d'Angers (1788), François Girardon (1628), Antoine Coysevox (1640), Nicolas Coustou (1658), Jean Goujon (1510), and César Baldaccini (1921).

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