Jean-Baptiste Tuby
Jean-Baptiste Tuby | |
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Style Louis XIV |
Jean-Baptiste Tuby (also known as Le Romain - born in Rome in 1635, died in Paris 9 August 1700) was a French sculptor of Italian origins, best known for the sculpture in the fountains of the Gardens of Versailles. His work expresses the exuberance of the Baroque blended with the classicism of the Louis XIV style.[1]
Life
Tuby was born Giambattista Tubi in Rome in 1635, and first trained as a sculptor in Italy, before coming to France sometime after 1660. He was first engaged by the
Le Rhône, La Saône, bronzes (1685-1688) Le vase de la paix, marbre (1685-1686). In addition to his work at Versailles, he collaborated on several projects with sculptor
He was naturalized as a French citizen in 1672, and married the niece of Le Brun. Under Le Bruns's sponsorship he entered the new
Sculpture
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The Rhone (1685-1688)
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Bassin de Flore (1672-79
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Fountain of Apollo (1668-1671)
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Engraving of Apollo and his Chariot in 1683
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The Vase of Peace (1685-1686).
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La Paix (Peace) (1685-86)
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Galatée, Bosquet des Dômes (1667-75)
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Acis playing his flute, Bosquet des Dômes (1667-75)
Other sculpture
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Funeral monument of Turenne at Les Invalides
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Secondary figures around tomb of Colbert, Church of St. Eustache (1685)
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Secondary figures around tomb of Cardinal Mazarin, Institute of France
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Statue of Fidelity for the tomb of Cardinal Mazarin, Institute of France
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Diana with a stag and a dog, terra cotta, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1687)
Notes and citations
Bibliography
- Geese, Uwe, Section on Baroque sculpture in L'Art Baroque - Architecture - Sculpture - Peinture (French translation from German), H.F. Ulmann, Cologne, 2015. (ISBN 978-3-8480-0856-8)
- Le Petit Robert des Noms Propres, Paris (2010), (ISBN 978-2-84902-740-0)
External links
- Tuby's bronze Fountain of Apollo at Versailles
- Tuby's marble Vase of Peace at Versailles [1]
- Tuby's bronze figure, The Rhone, Parterre d'Eau at Versailles [2]
- Tuby's bronze figure, The Saon, Parterre d'Eau at Versailles [3]
- Site on Tuby at the National Library of France (in French) data BnF : Jean-Baptiste Tuby (1635-1700)