Philippe Magnier
Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor in the service of the Louis XIV's court painter Charles [Le Brun].
Life
He was born in Paris to Laurent Magnier. He worked for Le Brun at a time when many works of art were required for the new, enormous Versailles castle complex. He died in Paris.Works
- Les Lutteurs, a 1684–1685 copy of the classical Uffizi wrestlers, made for Versailles park
- L'Aurore 'Dawn'
- Saint Jude
- Nymphe
- L'aurore
- Le Printemps 'Spring'
- Ulysse 'Ulysses'