Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841 - 1905)
1841-04-13Paris, France1905-02-04Paris, FranceFrance
Louis-Ernest Barrias
Louis-Ernest Barrias was a French sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school. In 1865 Barrias won the Prix de Rome for study at the French Academy in Rome.
Barrias was involved in the decoration of the Paris Opéra and the Hôtel de la Païva in the Champs-Élysées. His work was mostly in marble, in a Romantic realist style indebted to Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux.
Date and place of birt: | 13 april 1841, Paris, France |
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Date and place of death: | 4 february 1905, Paris, France |
Nationality: | France |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Sculptor |
Art style: | Romanticism |