Claude Michel

Claude Michel (Clodion) (Known as "Clodion")

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Born Dec 20, 1738

Nancy, Duchy of Lorraine

Passed Away Mar 29, 1814 Paris, First French Empire

Lifespan 75 years old

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"Terracotta preserves the very touch of the sculptor's thumb, warm with immediate life."

Archival Overview

French master sculptor whose light, sensuous terracotta statuettes of bacchantes, satyrs, and nymphs captured the playful joy and supreme delicacy of late Rococo art.

Biographical Record

Claude Michel (1738–1814 CE), called Clodion, was nephew to the sculptor Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, studying at the French Academy in Rome.

He perfected intimate terracotta sculptures, working with astonishing manual dexterity to produce lively nymphs, cherubs, and satyrs that were eagerly collected by European connoisseurs.

Key Life Milestones

1773

The Intoxication of Wine (Bacchante and Satyr)

Sculpted his famous dynamic terracotta group in the Metropolitan Museum, bursting with pagan joy and movement.

1806

Reliefs for the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel

Adapted to the imperial era under Napoleon, carving classical military bas-reliefs on the Carrousel arch in Paris.

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Final Resting Place

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Père Lachaise Cemetery
Paris, France

                         GPS: 48.8614, 2.3933                    

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