Claude Ramey
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Claude Ramey was a French sculptor.
and received his art training in the École de Dessin in that city under François Devosge
. He then went to Paris
and studied Sculpture with Etienne Pierre Adrien Gois. In 1782 he won the Prix de Rome
and was subsequently a pensionnaire at the French Academy
in Rome
from 1782-1786.
Between 1806 and 1810 he was engaged on the bas reliefs on the Vendôme Column in Paris. In 1817, he was elected to the Academie des Beaux Arts; amongst his students was Jean-Pierre Cortot
. In 1828 he produced a monumental statue of Cardinal Richelieu which was installed at Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
.
Ramey died in Paris in June 1838. He was the father of Étienne-Jules Ramey
(1796–1852), also a sculptor.
Life
Ramey was born in DijonDijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
and received his art training in the École de Dessin in that city under François Devosge
François Devosge
François Devosge, François III Devosge or Claude François III was a French portraitist and history painter. He was a student of François Rude, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and Claude Hoin and is best known for his work as the founder of the école de dessin de Dijon...
. He then went to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and studied Sculpture with Etienne Pierre Adrien Gois. In 1782 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...
and was subsequently a pensionnaire at the French Academy
French Academy in Rome
The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
from 1782-1786.
Between 1806 and 1810 he was engaged on the bas reliefs on the Vendôme Column in Paris. In 1817, he was elected to the Academie des Beaux Arts; amongst his students was Jean-Pierre Cortot
Jean-Pierre Cortot
Jean-Pierre Cortot was a French sculptor.- Life :Cortot was born and died in Paris. He was educated at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, and took the Prix de Rome in 1809, residing in the Villa Medici in Rome from 1810 to 1813.Cortot worked in an austere, correct, academic neo-classical style,...
. In 1828 he produced a monumental statue of Cardinal Richelieu which was installed at Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
Richelieu is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.It lies south of Chinon and west of Sainte-Maure de Touraine and is surrounded by mostly agricultural land...
.
Ramey died in Paris in June 1838. He was the father of Étienne-Jules Ramey
Etienne-Jules Ramey
Étienne-Jules Ramey called Ramey fils, was a French sculptor.Ramey was born in Paris, The pupil of his father, Claude Ramey , he trained in the studio of Pierre Cartellier, won the Prix de Rome in sculpture, 1815, with the subject, equally classicizing and sentimental, Ulysses recognized by his...
(1796–1852), also a sculptor.
Works
- Napoléon I in coronation robes (Musée du Louvre).
- Napoleon I evokes Minerva, Mercury and the deities of Peace etc (1811, relief - Musée du Louvre).
- Sappho (1801, marble statue - Musée du Louvre).
- L'Entrevue de Tilsit (marble bas-relief, Arc de Triomphe du CarrouselArc de Triomphe du CarrouselThe Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel on the site of the former Tuileries Palace. It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon's military victories of the previous year...
, Paris. - NaiadNaiadIn Greek mythology, the Naiads or Naiades were a type of nymph who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, and brooks....
(statue, Medici FountainMedici FountainThe Medici Fountain is a monumental fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement in Paris. It was built in about 1630 by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France and regent of King Louis XIII of France...
, Jardin du LuxembourgJardin du LuxembourgThe Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris (224,500 m²...
, Paris). - Eugène de BeauharnaisEugène de BeauharnaisEugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la...
, Viceroy of (1781-1824) (1810, marble statue, Palace of VersaillesPalace of VersaillesThe Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....
). - Cardinal Richelieu (1828, Marble statue at Place Aristide-Briand, Richelieu (Indre-et-LoireIndre-et-LoireIndre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers.-History:Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
).