Paul de Vigne
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| Born | 26 April 1843 Ghent, Belgium |
| Died | 1901 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | sculptor |
Paul de Vigne (1843–1901), Belgian sculptor, was born on 26 April 1843 at Ghent.[1] He created public monuments for display in Belgium and France.
He was trained by his father, a statuary, and began by exhibiting his Fra Angelico da Fiesole at the Ghent Salon in 1868.[2][3] Among his contemporaries, Vigne, a classic sculptor, has the purest style, and the most anxious desire for harmonious perfection. His early works reflect the inspiration of Italian art, particularly that of Florence in the 14th and 15th centuries.[1]
In 1872 he exhibited at the Brussels Salon a marble statue, Heliotrope (Ghent Gallery), and in 1875, at
At his death he left unfinished his principal work, the Anspach monument, which was erected at Brussels under the direction of the architect
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-543-90294-8. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Paul de Vigne". Sculpture. 2017.
- ^ "Poverella". Fine Arts Museum. 2017.
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vigne, Paul de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 61.
- E. L. Detage, Les Artistes Belges contemporains (Brussels), and 0. G. Destrhe, The Renaissance of Sculpture in Belgium (London, 1895).
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