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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Jacques-Ange Corbel

La Colombe et la Fourmi. The dove and the ant. by Jacques-Ange Corbel. From the Salon of 1884. He provided a lot of sculptures fror churches including the Elisabethenkirche in Sweden and the Cathedral of Monaco.

Pictures here and here.


  Les Catalogues Des Salons: 1884-1886 v. 14 (Vol XIV) (French Edition)

  Un Siecle d'art moderne: L'histoire du Salon des independants, 1884-1984 (French Edition)

Une Cigale Au Salon De 1884: Quatrième Année (French Edition)

París - Salón. 1884. Par les procédés phototypiques de E. Bernard & Cie. Second volume contenant 40 phototypes et Vignettes artistiques Catalogue Illustré Du Salon [1884] Contenant Environ 300 Reproductions D'Après Les Dessins Originaux Des Artistes - Peinture [ & ] Sculptures Exposés Au Palais Des Champs-Élysées Le 1 Mai 1884 Ouvrage Approuvé Par La Ministère De L'Instruction Et Des Beaux-Arts

Explication des ouvrages de peinture et dessins, sculpture, architecture et gravure, des artistes vivans Volume 1884 (French Edition)
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