[DOC] [TLE] Voltaire Nude | Louvre Museum | Paris [PAR] The first example of a statue erected to a living writer, Pigalle's work caused ... the 
King of Prussia Frederick II made an immediate contribution to the fund. ... The 
work was commissioned from Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, one of the greatest sculptors 
of his ... Jean-Baptiste PIGALLE (Paris, 1714 - Paris, 1785). Voltaire Nude. 1776. [DOC] [TLE] Jean-Baptiste Pigalle: Late Baroque Classical Sculptor [PAR] Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-85): Biography of Classical Baroque Sculptor, 
Famous for Nude Statue of Voltaire. ... Pigalle made his reputation with his 
acclaimed marble sculpture of Mercury (1741-2, Louvre; the terracotta ... Pigalle's 
most famous work Voltaire (1776, Institut de France, purchased by the Louvre in 
1962) was... [DOC] [TLE] Jean-Baptiste Pigalle - Wikipedia [PAR] Statue of Jean-Baptiste Pigalle on the Htel de Ville of Paris. Jean-Baptiste 
Pigalle (26 January 1714  20 August 1785) was a French sculptor. ... but his 
nude statue of Voltaire, dated 1776 (initially in the Institut de France, purchased 
by the Louvre in 1962), and his ... Create a book  Download as PDF  Printable 
version... [DOC] [TLE] Jean-Baptiste Pigalle | French sculptor | Britannica.com [PAR] Tomb of Maurice, comte de Saxe, by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle; in the church of St. 
Thomas, ... His most famous work is the statue Mercury Attaching His Wings (
1744), ... Pigalle was made a member of the Royal Academy in 1744; his 
reception ... (1777) and in the Nude Voltaire (1776), an anatomically realistic 
rendering of the... [DOC] [TLE] Pigalle | Voltaire Foundation [PAR] Sep 5, 2013 ... The chosen sculptor was Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, the tercentenary of whose birth 
falls this coming January. ... His statue of a naked Voltaire could have been 
equally striking. ... at Ferney (the body was created later using an old soldier as a 
model), but in the transfer from clay to marble, completed in 1776, the... [DOC] [TLE] The most famous sculpture in the world, and its author - Sport ... [PAR] This is due to the fact that the Renaissance it was a first nude statue. Sculpture is 
... Naked Voltaire.It was created by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, and he called around 
him too much hype. ... For the time (1776) it was a real challenge to the critics. [DOC] [TLE] Voltaire Nu Poet - Voltaire Nude 1776 Marble By Sculptor Jean ... [PAR] Download this stock image: Voltaire nu Poet - Voltaire nude 1776 Marble by 
sculptor Jean Baptiste Pigalle France French - CFGJT6 from Alamy's library of... [DOC] [TLE] File:Voltaire nu.jpg - Wikimedia Commons [PAR] Feb 2, 2014 ... Artist. Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (17141785) Link back to Creator infobox template  
wikidata:Q529623 ... Title, Voltaire Naked wikidata:Q15731486 ... 1776. Notes. 
Franais: La statue fut ralise grce  une ... attribution  You must attribute the 
work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in... [DOC] [TLE] Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Sculptor - A Covent Garden Gilflurt's Guide to ... [PAR] Jan 26, 2014 ... Mercury Attaching his Wings Jean-Baptiste Pigalle ... In fact, Pigalle did not win 
the Prix and returned to France in 1740, where he conceived his most famous 
sculpture, ... as seen in the shocked reception to his 1776 piece, Nude Voltaire. 
Tombs created by Pigalle can be seen in Notre Dame de Paris and... [DOC] [TLE] FRENCH WHITE MARBLE FIGURE, 'L'ENFANT A LA CAGE' AFTER ... [PAR] Statues and Sculptures (I have seen most of these personally)  Jean-Baptiste 
Pigalle - 1714-1785 - Voltaire, 1776, marble, 150 cm . .... Jean-Baptiste PIGALLE 
(Paris, 1714 - Paris, 1785) "Nude Voltaire"1776, marmore. .... The Mercury figure 
created in 1744 won the artist admission to the Royal .... Lucinda Brant Author. [DOC] [TLE] Houdon, Jean Antoine

Question: In 1776 sculptor Jean Baptiste Pigalle created a nude statue of this author
Answer: Voltaire