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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

1827
WA-00013021
SculptureRomanticism
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
77
Works in Collection
109
Assets Indexed
2
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
  • NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

  • Artist Index
    Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%
About

Why this artist matters now

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was a French sculptor and painter who worked during the Second Empire under Napoleon III, creating works in marble, stone, and bronze that synthesized academic rigor with naturalistic observation. His public monuments and portrait busts brought a dynamic expressiveness to official commissions, moving beyond the stiffness of earlier neoclassical tradition. His most recognized works include architectural ornament and allegorical figures carved for major Parisian buildings of the period.

Source: Artist Index · Trust score: 35% · Updated 2mo ago

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement
Romanticism
Medium
Sculpture
Related Artists
12 in graph
Institutional

Museum Collections

Canonical record

Artworks (77)

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Artwork sources (4)

77 published of 107 catalogued · 83 with image
  • Art Institute Chicago
    40 published40 img
  • The Met
    32 published8 img
  • Nga
    5 published5 img
  • + 1 more source · 30 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

8 entries · 1 sources
  • Neapolitan fisherboy
    1861 · Nga · 5 prov
    Wikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
  • Why Born Enslaved!
    1867 · Met · 3 prov
    Wikidata·titleWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_url
Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait
Artsy
Pietà (Met Museum)
Met Museum

Relationships

4
Movements1
Romanticism
Collections3
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtArt Institute of ChicagoNational Gallery of Art
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
National Gallery of Art
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