Antonin Moine
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Antonin-Marie Moine was a French
romantic sculptor of the first half of the 19th century.
devoted to the beautification of the Place de la Concorde
, as decided by the Mairie de Paris, its owner since 1828. The work was attributed to architect Jacques-Ignace Hittorff. In 1836, Moine sculpted some of the three Néréides which are on each fountain.
Antonin Moine eventually committed suicide on 18 March 1849. A square was named after him in Saint-Étienne.
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romantic sculptor of the first half of the 19th century.
Biography
He began his career as a landscape painter, before becoming a sculptor. He obtained some success exhibiting at the Salon in the early 1830s. From 1835 to 1840, Antonin Moine worked, alongside Louis-Parfait Merlieux and Jean-Jacques Elshoecht (said Carle Elshoecht), on the creation of sculptures commissioned for the Fontaine des Mers and the Fontana dei Quattro FiumiFontana dei Quattro Fiumi
The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is a fountain in Rome, Italy, located in the urban square of the Piazza Navona...
devoted to the beautification of the Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.- History :...
, as decided by the Mairie de Paris, its owner since 1828. The work was attributed to architect Jacques-Ignace Hittorff. In 1836, Moine sculpted some of the three Néréides which are on each fountain.
Antonin Moine eventually committed suicide on 18 March 1849. A square was named after him in Saint-Étienne.