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Large terracotta sculpture signed Pigalle* f. (fecit) and dated 1751 representing the Venus with doves also called "Venus who orders a message to Mercury", from the 18th century.
This sculpture is in good condition and is of exceptional quality. Signed and dated on the back. Two examples of this sculpture (one in stone dating from 1750 and a smaller one in terracotta) are kept at the Louvre Museum.
A note: some dirt and wear of time, slight accidents on the fingers of the left hand (see last photo), take a good look at the photos.
is a French sculptor. Coming from a family of cabinetmakers, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle learned sculpture from Robert Le Lorrain and then from Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. His application for admission to the School of Fine Arts is rejected. He was especially influenced by Bouchardon. Having failed at the Prix de Rome, he went to Italy in 1734 with the aim of learning new techniques. Thanks to the financial support of Guillaume II Coustou, he was able to stay there until 1739. Thanks to the success of Mercure attaching his heel which he sculpted in 1740, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts and became an academician in 1744. Considered like a master by his contemporaries, his work is at the crossroads of the baroque and neo-classical currents. Pigalle was a well-known artist in the circles of the nobility, where he was highly prized. Faced with his success, Madame de Pompadour, a true patron of the arts, placed him under her guardianship in 1750. His fame is such that he then receives orders from the highest figures, even the King. He sculpts the body of great intellectuals like Voltaire or Diderot. He had a collection of paintings including at least six paintings by Chardin.
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