Pierre-Edmé Babel Explained

Pierre-Edmé Babel (Paris, 11 November 1719 – Kehl, 26 October 1775) was a Parisian sculptor, draftsman, and etcher.[1] Babel designed pieces for the Palace of Versailles, today they are seen in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace.[2] Works by Babel are held in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Harvard Art Museums.

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Bibliography

Jelena-Claire Girardier (Fally), "Pierre-Edme Babel : a Parisian sculptor, draftsman, and etcher of the 18th century" (original French title : "Pierre-Edme Babel ornemaniste du XVIIIe siècle (dessinateur, graveur, sculpteur)", University Sorbonne Paris, 2020, Permalink

Jelena-Claire Girardier (Fally), "BABEL Pierre-Edme", encyclopedia entry, Federation of societies of history and archeology of Alsace, France (in French : "Fédération des sociétés d’histoire & d’archéologie d’Alsace", Permalink

Édouard Sitzmann, « Babel, Paul-Emile », Dictionnaire de biographie des hommes célèbres de l'Alsace, t. 1, Rixheim, F. Sutter & Cie, 1909, p. 71.

Henri Vial, Adrien Marcel et André Girodie, « Babel (Pierre-Edme) », Les artistes décorateurs du bois, t. 1, Paris, Bibliothèque d'art et d'archéologie, 1912, 323 p., p. 13.

Emmanuel Bénézit, « Babel (P.-E.) », Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs & graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays, t. 1, Paris, Gründ, 1924, 1056 p., p. 296.

Mary L. Myers et Metropolitan Museum of Art, « Pierre-Edme Babel », French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1991, 224 p., p. 9.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.artinfo.com/artists/profile/13227/pierre-edme-babel Pierre Edme Babel | Artinfo
  2. Book: Antoine Amarger. Christine Albanel. The Hall of Mirrors: History & Restoration. 2007. Hudson Hills. 978-2-87844-088-1. 84.
  3. Web site: Pierre-Edmé Babel . Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum . 12 October 2012 . Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
  4. http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections?&deptids=12&where=Beauvais&who=Pierre-Edme+Babel&pg=1 The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Search the Collections
  5. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/name/babel-pierre-edme/49500/ Pierre-EdmĂŠ Babel | Name | V&A Search the Collections
  6. http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/search?field_artist_search=Pierre-Edme%20Babel Art | Harvard Art Museums