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Jean de Chelles

1200 - 1265

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Jean (or Jehan) de Chelles (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ də ʃɛl]; working 1258–1265) was a master mason and sculptor who was one of the architects at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. On the exterior wall of the south transept a stone plaque is signed Johanne Magistro and dated February 1257, documenting the initiation of alterations to the transept and its portal. On his death in 1265, he was succeeded by Master Pierre de Montreuil. Jean de Chelles is credited with the south end of the transept of Nôtre Dame de Paris, the portal of the cloister and its rose window, and the portail Saint Etienne. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean de Chelles is the 85th most popular sculptor (up from 93rd in 2019), the 2,253rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,322nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular French Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Jean de Chelles ranks 85 out of 258. Before him are Nicolas Coustou, Jean Goujon, Leone Leoni, César Baldaccini, Igor Mitoraj, and François Duquesnoy. After him are Calamis, Nanni di Banco, Yaacov Agam, Stefano Maderno, Thutmose, and Cephisodotus the Elder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Jean de Chelles ranks 27. Before him are Marcabru, Michael I Komnenos Doukas, Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Anonymus, Kaliman Asen II of Bulgaria, and Liang Kai. After him are Hadewijch, Othon de la Roche, Smilets of Bulgaria, Suleiman II, Lembitu, and Roger de Moulins. Among people deceased in 1265, Jean de Chelles ranks 7. Before him are Hulagu Khan, Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, Fariduddin Ganjshakar, Doquz Khatun, Simon Stock, and Mubarak Shah. After him are Ulrich I, Count of Württemberg, Anne of Bohemia, Duchess of Silesia, Kilij Arslan IV, and Arsenios Autoreianos.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean de Chelles ranks 2,253 out of 6,770. Before him are Éric Zemmour (1958), Jean Bruller (1902), Chilperic II of Burgundy (450), Roland Petit (1924), Mamertus (401), and Savitri Devi (1905). After him are Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano (1628), Eric Abidal (1979), Peter I, Duke of Brittany (1191), Guillaume Dubois (1656), Augustin Barruel (1741), and Marguerite of Lorraine (1615).

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Among SCULPTORS In France

Among sculptors born in France, Jean de Chelles ranks 20. Before him are David d'Angers (1788), François Girardon (1628), Antoine Coysevox (1640), Nicolas Coustou (1658), Jean Goujon (1510), and César Baldaccini (1921). After him are Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876), Antoine-Louis Barye (1795), Augustin Pajou (1730), Emmanuel Frémiet (1824), Daniel Buren (1938), and Jules Dalou (1838).

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