| Barthélémy-François Chardigny | |
| Birth Date: | September 4, 1757 |
| Birth Place: | Rouen, France |
| Death Date: | March 3, 1813 |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Occupation: | Sculptor |
| Children: | Pierre Joseph Chardigny |
Barthélémy-François Chardigny (1757-1813) was a French sculptor. He designed public sculptures in Marseille.
Barthélémy-François Chardigny was born on September 4, 1757, in Rouen, France.[1] [2] He learned sculpture under Augustin Pajou.[2]
Chardigny was a sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1782.[2] Chardigny moved to Aix-en-Provence to design sculptures for the Palace of Justice in 1784.[2] He designed marble sculptures of King René and King Henry IV, a sculpture of the Greek mythology figure Venus, two fountains, a large sculpture with three figures, and another sculpture named Despotisme renversé.[2] However, they were removed during the French Revolution, and moved to the Ecole Centrale (then in Aix and later moved to Marseille) in 1802.[2]
Chardigny moved to Marseille, where he was commissioned a statue representing Liberty for the townhall in 1798.[2] He subsequently designed the same statue for many townhalls.[2] Meanwhile, he was commissioned other public sculptures by the city of Marseille.[2] For example, he designed the fountain on the Place des Capucines, then known as the place des fainéants; it was later dismantled and replaced with another fountain designed by Dominique Fossati, although the basin remains Chardigny's.[2] Meanwhile, Chardigny became a member of the Académie de Marseille in 1800.[1]
Chardigny moved to Paris in 1808, where he designed sculptures of Juno and Jupiter in the Louvre Palace.[2]
Chardigny married and had a son, Pierre Joseph Chardigny, in 1794.[2] He died on March 3, 1813, in Paris.[1] Eight of his sculptures are in the permanent collection of the Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille,[3] while more sculptures are held at the Musée Granet in Aix-en-Provence.[4] [5]