François Carli Explained
| François Carli |
| Birth Date: | 11 April 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Death Place: | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Sculptor |
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| Relatives: | Auguste Carli (brother) |
François Carli (11 April 1872 - 19 December 1957) was a French sculptor.
Biography
Early life
François Carli was born on 11 April 1872 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. His older brother, Auguste Carli (1868-1930), was also a sculptor.[1] [2]
Career
He was a sculptor. From his atelier located at 6 Rue Jean Roque in Marseille, he sold many Tanagra figurines, Egyptian and Chaldean sculptures.[3]
He designed a sculpture of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897), which was displayed in the Église Saint-Cannat in Marseille.[4] Additionally, he did a sculpture of Jean Marie du Lau (1738-1792) for the Church of St. Trophime in Arles. He also designed a war memorial in Eyguières.
Personal life
In 1897, he married Jeanne Gondard, sister of sculptor Paul Gondard (1884-1953).
Death
He died on 19 December 1957 in Marseille.
Legacy
- The Place Auguste et François Carli, a town square in Marseille, is named for him and his brother.[5]
Notes and References
- Revue de Provence et de Langue d'Oc: artistique, littéraire, scientifique et historique, P. Ruat., 1905, Volumes 7-10, p. 77 https://books.google.com/books?id=M6NNAAAAMAAJ&q=%22auguste+carli%22
- Bernard Mugnier, La statuaire johannique du XVIe au XXe siècle, Volume 2, 2011, p. 47 https://books.google.com/books?id=9etNAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Fran%C3%A7ois+Carli%22
- Paul Masson (ed.), Charles Fabry, Édouard Heckel et al., Les Bouches-du-Rhône : Encyclopédie départementale, vol. VI : La vie intellectuelle, Marseille, Archives départementales des Bouches-du-Rhône, 1914, p. 301
- Jean-Robert Caïn, Emmanuel Laugier, Trésors des églises de Marseille: patrimoine culturel communal, Ville de Marseille, 2010, p. 113 https://books.google.com/books?id=ncNJAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Fran%C3%A7ois+Carli%22
- https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=place+auguste+carli,+marseille,+france&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=np&ie=UTF-8&ei=C8OaUrHxCIG2hQfNwICABQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAg Google Maps
