Jean Antoine Houdon

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:sculpture
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Painting_and_Sculpture
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date 1741-03-20
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Versailles,_France
gptkbp:children gptkb:François_Houdon
gptkb:Hippolyte_Houdon
gptkbp:contribution American art
French art
gptkbp:created gptkb:statue_of_the_Goddess_of_Liberty
gptkb:statue_of_the_Goddess_of_the_Hearth
gptkb:statue_of_the_Goddess_of_the_Sciences
gptkb:statue_of_the_Philosopher_Diderot
gptkb:statue_of_the_Virgin_Mary
bust of Benjamin Franklin
bust of Rousseau
bust of Voltaire
statue of Louis XVI
statue of the Goddess of Agriculture
statue of the Goddess of Justice
statue of the Goddess of Love
statue of the Goddess of War
statue of the Goddess of Wisdom
statue of the Goddess of the Afternoon
statue of the Goddess of the Arts
statue of the Goddess of the Dawn
statue of the Goddess of the Day
statue of the Goddess of the Dusk
statue of the Goddess of the Earth
statue of the Goddess of the Evening
statue of the Goddess of the Home
statue of the Goddess of the Midnight
statue of the Goddess of the Moon
statue of the Goddess of the Morning
statue of the Goddess of the Night
statue of the Goddess of the Noon
statue of the Goddess of the Sea
statue of the Goddess of the Sky
statue of the Goddess of the Sun
statue of the Goddess of the Twilight
statue of the Goddess of the Underworld
gptkbp:death_date 1828-07-15
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Painting_and_Sculpture
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:Salon_de_Paris
gptkbp:exhibitions gptkb:Salon_de_Paris
Royal Academy exhibitions
gptkbp:famous_for realistic portraiture
busts of famous figures
gptkbp:famous_quote " Art is the most beautiful of all lies."
" The artist must be a man of his time."
" I sculpt to express the truth."
gptkbp:field gptkb:sculpture
gptkbp:has_student_body gptkb:Jean-Baptiste-Siméon_Chardin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean Antoine Houdon
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Henry_Moore
gptkb:Auguste_Rodin
gptkb:Alberto_Giacometti
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Antoine_Watteau
gptkb:Michelangelo
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Carpeaux
gptkbp:inspiration Renaissance art
Enlightenment ideals
classical antiquity
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:historical_monuments
busts
realistic portraiture
sculpting historical figures
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern sculpture
preservation of classical techniques
gptkbp:member gptkb:Académie_des_Beaux-Arts
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:George_Washington_statue
gptkb:Bust_of_Voltaire
gptkb:George_Washington_(statue)
gptkb:Diana_the_Huntress
gptkb:Voltaire_(bust)
Diana the Huntress (statue)
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie-Anne_Houdon
gptkbp:style gptkb:Neoclassicism
gptkbp:technique bronze casting
clay modeling
marble carving
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkb:Rome,_Italy
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Statue_of_George_Washington_(Richmond)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4