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How a French artist created great Russian monument.(BOOKS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/21/2004; 700+ words
; ...which took French sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet 12 years to complete. Dominating...human story of two sculptors (Falconet gave much credit for modeling...he gets into the details of Falconet's feuds with malicious bureaucrats...
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Cupid at the Hermitage.(exhibition)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 3/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...carved by his own hand, of Falconet's Dangerous Cupid, commissioned...not enhance his reputation. Falconet's statue, though small...drawing an arrow from his quiver. Etienne-Maurice Falconet was the favourite sculptor of...
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NICOLE RUDICK
Magazine article from: Artforum; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; THE BRONZE HORSEMAN: FALCONET'S MONUMENT TO PETER THE GREAT...cultural and political icon. Etienne-Maurice Falconet labored twelve years, from 1766...supporter, and gadfly Denis Diderot. Falconet, for his part, quickly developed...
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Musing on Eros, as only the French could
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 1/31/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...show, ''Menacing Cupid,'' a marble statue by Etienne-Maurice Falconet, was originally made for Madame de Pompadour, Louis...version displayed here is one of several copies by Falconet.) No less than today, women were the main consumers...
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The menace and his arrows of desire ; Visual arts ++ THE TRIUMPH OF EROS ++ Somerset House LONDON
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/26/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...was a hugely popular sculpture, Menacing Cupid by Etienne-Maurice Falconet. The artist created his sculpture for Madame de...his free hand he feels in his quiver for an arrow. Falconet's success was in capturing a sense of the intrigue...
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Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russia.(Review)
Magazine article from: The New Leader; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...of Empress Catherine commissioning French sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet to create the statue of Peter and place it on a rock...stone" and it was set in its proper position, "Falconet proceeded to reduce its size by nearly half...
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Russian Revelation; At Women in the Arts, Catherine's St. Petersburg Resurrected
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/23/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...to assist her teacher, the well-known sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet, in creating a monumental equestrian portrait of...tries, Catherine was still displeased with the face Falconet had designed, she asked Collot to create one. Collot...
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Hermitage is artistic gift to the world.(ARTS)(ART)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 2/22/2003; 700+ words
; ...for the equestrian Peter the Great statue, while Etienne-Maurice Falconet, her teacher, did not," the Hermitage director...museum's director. His father, archaeologist Maurice P. Piotrovski, headed the Hermitage for 26 years...
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The Tsar and the art collection that came in plain brown envelopes ; HOME
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/24/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...co works by Boucher and etchings by Fragonard as well as an iconic marble sculpture called Menacing Cupid by Etienne-Maurice Falconet, which was commissioned by Madame de Pompadour - was triggered by the recent discovery of the Tsar's library...
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Women Artists, Holding Court
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/28/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...surprisingly idiosyncratic stone heads. Her smiling, laugh- lined likeness of mentor (and likely lover), sculptor Etienne- Maurice Falconet, is a standout for its intimacy, verisimilitude and obvious affection for its subject. As a bonus, an anonymous...
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