Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (January 26, 1714 – August 28, 1785), French sculptor, was born in Paris. January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A sculpture is a three-dimensional, man-made object selected for special recognition as art. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

He was the seventh child of a carpenter. Although he failed to obtain the grand prix, after a severe struggle he entered the Académie royale and became one of the most popular sculptors of his day. The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture), Paris, was founded in 1648, modelled on Italian examples, such as the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. ...

His earlier work, such as "Child with Cage" (model at Sèvres) and "Mercury Fastening his Sandals" (Berlin, and lead cast in Louvre), is less commonplace than that of his maturer years, but his nude statue of Voltaire, dated 1776 (initially in the Institut de France, purchased by the Louvre in 1962), and his tombs of Comte d'Harcourt (c. 1764) (Notre Dame de Paris) and of Marshal Saxe, completed in 1777 (Saint-Thomas Lutheran church, Strasbourg), are good specimens of French sculpture in the 18th century. Road to Sèvres, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1855-1865. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... I.M. Peis Louvre Pyramid: the entrance to the galleries lies below the glass pyramid The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre) in Paris, France, is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... The last of Voltaires statues by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1781). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The Institut de France (French Institute) is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is probably the Académie française. ... Notre Dame de Paris, Western Façade. ... Maurice, comte de Saxe (German Moritz Graf von Sachsen) (October 28, 1696 – November 30, 1750), Marshal General of France, the natural son of Augustus II of Poland and of the countess Aurora Königsmark, was born at Goslar. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Area 78. ... A sculpture is a three-dimensional, man-made object selected for special recognition as art. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

His name remains famous because of the Pigalle red-light district in Paris, located around the square of the same name. Pigalle is the name of an area in Paris, France around Place Pigalle (a plaza) on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondissements, named after the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785). ... The De Wallen red-light district in Amsterdam. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

External links

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References

• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.