Antoine Laurent Dantan
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Antoine Laurent Dantan was a French
academic sculptor
. He won the Prix de Rome
for sculpture in 1828. He is often confused with his younger brother Jean-Pierre Dantan
, also a sculptor.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
academic sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
. 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...
for sculpture in 1828. He is often confused with his younger brother Jean-Pierre Dantan
Jean-Pierre Dantan
Jean-Pierre Dantan Paris 1800 - Baden-Baden 1869 was a French portrait sculptor. His subjects include include many famous figures from the realms of politics , music and the arts , and literature...
, also a sculptor.