Jean-Pancrace Chastel

Jean-Pancrace Chastel was a French sculptor.

Biography

He was born in Avignon in 1726 and moved to Aix-en-Provence as a young boy.

He was the first professor to teach at the School of Sculpture in Aix-en-Provence, founded in 1774.
He sculpted three fountains in Aix-en-Provence: Mule-Noir, Prêcheurs and Tanneurs. He also sculpted the top of the former Corn Exchange. Some of his sculptures can be found in the Musée Granet.

He married twice, and had a son. He died in poverty in a hospice in Aix-en-Provence.

The Rue Jean Pancrace Chastel in Avignon is named in his honor.