Abel Dimier


Abel Dimier was a French sculptor.
Dimier was born in Paris and was a pupil of Cartelli. He won the Prix de Rome in 1819 with a bas-relief in plaster named Enée blessé, gueri par Vénus, which can be seen at the École [nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts]. From 1820 to 1824, he lived at the French Academy in Rome, alongside many sculptors, including Auguste Dumont, Francisque [Joseph Duret], Georges Jacquot, Joseph Philippe Lemaire, Étienne-Jules Ramey, and Bernard Gabriel Seurre.

Main works

Enée blessé, gueri par Vénus, bas-relief, 1819, Paris, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-ArtsLe Tireur d'épines, statue, marble, Lyon, musée des beaux-arts, 1829