François-Nicolas Delaistre
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François-Nicolas Delaistre (1746, Paris
- 1832, Paris) was a French
sculptor.
He was educated by Félix Lecomte
and Louis-Claude Vassé. Delaistre won the Prix de Rome
in 1772; he studied a year at the École royale des élèves protégés at the French Academy and later at the Académie de France in Rome
between 1773 and 1777. It was there that he probably first met the architect Pierre-Adrien Pâris
, with whom he later collaborated. His best-known work, the group Cupid and Psyche, was originally executed in Rome (the later marble version is in the Louvre
at Paris).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia mentions "Delaistre, a French statuary, born in Paris (1836-1891)": this may be a relative of François Delaistre.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- 1832, Paris) was a French
France
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sculptor.
He was educated by Félix Lecomte
Felix Lecomte
Félix Lecomte was a French sculptor in the second half of the Eighteenth Century.In 1758 he won the Prix de Rome scholarship in sculpture and attended class in Rome from 1761 to 1768. When he returned to Paris, he was accepted by the Academy thanks especially to his group sculpture in marble...
and Louis-Claude Vassé. Delaistre 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 1772; he studied a year at the École royale des élèves protégés at the French Academy and later at the Académie de France in Rome
French Academy in Rome
The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...
between 1773 and 1777. It was there that he probably first met the architect Pierre-Adrien Pâris
Pierre-Adrien Pâris
Pierre-Adrien Pâris was a French architect, painter and designer.-Life:He was born at Besançon, the son of an architect and official surveyor at the court of the Prince-Bishop of Basel...
, with whom he later collaborated. His best-known work, the group Cupid and Psyche, was originally executed in Rome (the later marble version is in the Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
at Paris).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia mentions "Delaistre, a French statuary, born in Paris (1836-1891)": this may be a relative of François Delaistre.
Further reading
- Marie-Nicolas Bouillet & Alexis Chassang (dir.), « François Delaistre » in Dictionnaire universel d’histoire et de géographie, 1878
- Catalogue d'exposition, Skulptur aus dem Louvre. Sculptures françaises néo-classiques. 1760 - 1830, Paris, musée du Louvre, 23 mai - 3 septembre 1990, p. 315.