André-Joseph Allar
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André-Joseph Allar is a French
sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome
in 1869 for sculpture, and became a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
on 20 May 1905. He was also officier of the Légion d'honneur
. A street in Marseille took his name.
France
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sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
in 1869 for sculpture, and became a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Académie des beaux-arts
The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.It was created in 1795 as the merger of the:* Académie de peinture et de sculpture...
on 20 May 1905. He was also officier of the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
. A street in Marseille took his name.
Main works
- Hécube découvrant le cadavre de Polydore, musée des Beaux-Arts à Marseille
- La mort d’Alceste, inspired by his wife's death, LisieuxLisieuxLisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Lisieux is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland...
- Enfant des Abruzzes, musée d'OrsayMusée d'OrsayThe Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture,...
- Thétis portant les armes d’Achille
- Buste de Montricher, gallery of the palais Longchamp in Marseille
- Sainte Madeleine on the facade of the Cathedral de la Major in Marseille
- Monument de la Fédération on the place de la République in Toulon.
- Fontaine de la place Estrangin, Marseille
- Fontaine de la place Castellane, Marseille, in collaboration with Jules Cantini
- Portrait de son frère Gaudensi, museum of Toulon
- Statues de Jean Bullant et de Jean Goujon, on the front of the Mairie de Paris
- Statue de Frédéric Le Play, Jardin du LuxembourgJardin du LuxembourgThe Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris (224,500 m²...
, Paris - Monument du Centenaire, Nice