Jean-Jacques Clérion, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French sculptor
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Place of Birth: Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Jean-Jacques Clérion
- Jean-Jacques Clérion (16 April 1637 – 28 April 1714) was a French sculptor who worked mainly for King Louis XIV. Clérion was born in either Aix-en-Provence or Trets.
- For much of his career he worked on the Chateau de Versailles, including many of the famous garden sculptures, such as the "Apollo Fountain".
- His admission piece to the Académie française, a 1689 bas relief of Saint James the Less, may be seen in the Louvre.
- He also produced a copy of the Kallipygian Venus for Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles in 1686, and a copy of the Medici Venus which may be seen at the Château de Menars.
- He died in Paris.
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