Jean-Jacques Caffieri (1725 - 1792)
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Jean-Jacques Caffieri
Jean-Jacques Caffieri was an 18th-century French sculptor. He is known as a brilliant representative of academism. Caffieri was famous for his marble images of figures of science and culture, sculptures on biblical and mythological themes. In particular, he made a series of busts and sculptures of artists, composers and playwrights for the Comédie Française theater.
Jean-Jacques Caffieri was the most famous, but by no means the only representative of the family dynasty of hereditary artists - the largest in France. In addition to him, his grandfather Philippe Caffieri, his father Jacques Caffieri, as well as his uncle and three brothers made significant contributions to French art.
Caffieri was made an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Arts, was appointed to the prestigious post of court sculptor to King Louis XV, became a professor at the Royal Academy of Arts and held that position for almost 20 years. His works today adorn the collections of major French museums.
| Date and place of birt: | 29 april 1725, Paris, France |
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| Date and place of death: | 22 june 1792, Paris, France |
| Nationality: | Italy, France |
| Period of activity: | XVIII century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Portraitist, Sculptor |
| Genre: | Portrait sculpture |
| Art style: | Academism, Neoclassicism |
