Philippe Magnier Explained

Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor (1647 - 1715) in the service of the Sun King'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.[1]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Book: Piety and Politics: Imaging Divine Kingship in Louis XIV's Chapel at Versailles. Martha Mel Stumberg Edmunds. University of Delaware Press. 2002. 0-87413-693-8.