Artvee
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Posters
    • Drawings
    • Illustration
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Books
  • Artists
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro
Login
Artvee
Menu
Jean Guillaume Moitte - Elevation of a Wall

Elevation of a Wall (1776)

Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810)
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, 1241 x 1800px JPG, Size: 1.86 MB

Download

Max Size, 2629 x 3813px JPG, Size: 5.97 MB

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects.
Why is this image in the public domain?
The Artist died in 1810 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer.
Jean Guillaume Moitte

Jean-Guillaume Moitte was a French sculptor.
Moitte was the son of Pierre-Etienne Moitte. He became the sculptor of Pigalle then Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. He won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1768 with David carrying the head of Goliath in triumph. He then entered the École royale des élèves protégés before a stay at the Rome, though it was cut short due to illness.

He worked for the king's goldsmith Auguste and participated in decorative works for monuments in capital. He was commissioned to produce sculptures of generals who had died in battle such as one of Custine for the musée de Versailles, the tomb of Desaix at Grand Saint-Bernard or that of Leclerc at the Panthéon de Paris. He also designed and sculpted the pediment for the Panthéon during the French Revolution, with the theme of the Fatherland crowning the civil and heroic virtues Moitte and Philippe-Laurent Roland were the main sculptors for the exterior of the hôtel de Salm.

He was a member of the Institut de France, the Légion d'honneur and professor of the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris.

More Artworks by Jean Guillaume Moitte

Manius Curius Dentatus Refusing the Presents of the Samnite Ambassadors

Manius Curius Dentatus Refusing the Presents of the Samnite Ambassadors (1795–96)

Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810)
The Death of Seneca

The Death of Seneca

Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810)
Drawing for a Wine Cooler

Drawing for a Wine Cooler (1785–1790)

Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810)
Studies of Eight Silver Pieces

Studies of Eight Silver Pieces

Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810)
A Medal Cabinet For Napoleon

A Medal Cabinet For Napoleon (1804–10)

Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810)
Kneeling Draped Male Figure

Kneeling Draped Male Figure (1776)

Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810)
Designs for Silver

Designs for Silver

Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810)
Cornelia, mother of the Gracques brothers

Cornelia, mother of the Gracques brothers (1795)

Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, 1746-1810)

0 Artworks
Follow
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, JPG, Size:

Download

Max Size, JPG, Size:

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects.
Why is this image in the public domain?
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact us
Artvee.com 2024 All Rights Reserved
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By browsing this website, you agree to our use of cookies.
More info Accept
  • Sign in
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Posters
    • Drawings
    • Illustration
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Artists
  • Books
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro