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Historical Artist - Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 - 1887)
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse trained as a goldsmith before entering the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
in 1840 under the sponsorship of Pierre-Jean David d’Angers. He only stayed there for a
short time before switching to the Petite Ecole to study decorative arts. Carrier-Belleuse
worked in London from 1850 to 1855, designing ceramics and metalwork models for companies.
Beginning in 1857, he exhibited large sculptures at the Salon and received medals and important
commissions. From 1851 to 1870, Emperor Napoleon III hired him to work on the rebuilding of
Paris. Carrier-Belleuse’s work incorporated a variety of styles and influences including
naturalism, Realism, neo-Baroque, and Rococo. He employed many pupils such as Auguste Rodin in
his large workshop that produced series, editions, and variations of his sculptures.
Carrier-Belleuse made many terra cotta pieces, but possibly the most famous is The Abduction of
Hippodameia depicting the Greek mythological scene of a centaur kidnapping Hippodameia on her
wedding day. He painted many portraits and landscapes on the Côte d'Opale, northern
sea-borders facing England, chiefly in the village of Audresselles.
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