Marc Arcis was a French sculptor. He trained the painter Antoine Rivalz

Antoine Rivalz

Antoine Rivalz was a French painter. The son of Jean-Pierre Rivalz , Antoine was the official painter to the town of Toulouse, a talented portraitist of the society of the city in the 18th century...

. He produced busts for a galerie des Illustres in Toulouse between 1674 and 1677. In Paris, he took part in the interior decoration of the église de la Sorbonne

Sorbonne

The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...

 and produced works for Versailles

Versailles

Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...

. After 1690, he based himself solely in Toulouse, decorating several chapels and the churches of Aint-Sernin and Saint-Etienne

Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon...

there.