Jean-Antoine Houdon Self-researched
Born: 1741, Versailles Died: 1828, Paris Source: self-research
Jean-Antoine Houdon was a French Neoclassical sculptor, considered one of the greatest sculptors of the 18th century. He is best known for his portrait busts and statues of Enlightenment figures including Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington.
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Saint Bruno Self-researched
A neoclassical marble statue of Saint Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order, created by the French sculptor Houdon during his time at the French Academy in Rome. The serene, contemplative figure is considered one of Houdon's masterpieces. Pope Clement XIV reportedly remarked that the statue "would speak, were it not that the rules of his order impose silence."