page_title: Philippe Magnier
section_title: Life
hierarchical_section_title: Philippe Magnier / Life
caption_attribution_description: English: Copy of the celebrated group of the “Uffizi wrestlers”, stored in the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, Italy. Marble, 1684–1688. The statue was first installed in the park of Versailles, then transferred in 1689 to the park of Marly and in 1797 to the Tuileries Gardens. Français&#160;: Copie du groupe antique présent aux Offices de Florence. Marbre, 1684–1688. La statue a d'abord orné le parc du château de Versailles avant d'être transférée à Marly en 1689, puis aux Tuileries en 1797.
context_page_description: Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor in the service of the Sun King's court painter Charles Le Brun.
context_section_description: He was born in Paris to Laurent Magnier. He worked for Le Brun at a time when many works of art were required for the new, enormous Versailles castle complex. He died in Paris.
caption: Philippe Magnier, Lutteurs, The Louvre, 1684-88
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