Lambert Sigisbert Adam

Biography

Wire of the sculptor Jacob Sigisbert Adam of Nancy, Lambert Sigisbert Adam was the elder one of three brothers who all were sculptors. It was initially formed by his father in Metz and Paris in the workshop of François Dumont before spending ten years to the Académie from France to Rome, after having obtained in 1723 the Grand Prix of sculpture. During its stay, it was protected by the cardinal Melchior from Polignac, ambassador of France close the the Holy See, for which it restored or copied ancient statues. Thus it skilfully restored the twelve statues found in the alleged villa of Marius. He was also elected member of the Academy of Saint-Luc in 1732.

During this very long stay with Rome, it acquired a technique and a sensitivity which more attach it to the Baroque with the Rococo. In its predilection for the setting in scene testifies to water, through sculptures intended for fountains or allegories. It gained in 1731 the contest for the Fontaine of Trevi in Rome, but the pope Clément XII did not follow the choice of the jury and commissioned Nicola Salvi.

He worked with the famous cascades of the Château of Saint-Cloud ( the Seine and the Marne ), carved the central group of the basin of Neptune of the Château of Versailles ( Triomphe of Neptune and Amphitrite , 1740), worked with the Palais of Sanssouci to Potsdam ( Hunting and Fishing ). ¨Pour its reception with the royal Academy of painting and sculpture in 1737, it gave a Neptune calming the irritated floods .

Works

the Pain (1732), bust, marble, Rome, Accademia di San Luca
Appearance of the Virgin with saint Andre Corsini (1732), marble, Rome, Midsummer's Day Basilica of Lateran
'' the Seine '' and '' the Marne '' (1733 - 1734), marble, Saint-Cloud, park of Saint-Cloud
Neptune calming the irritated floods says also Neptune calming the storm, accompanied by a triton (1737), group, marble, Paris, Musée of Louvre
In collaboration with sound brother Nicolas Sebastien Adam, Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite (1735 - 1740), lead, Versailles, castles of Versailles and Trianon
the Air , known as also Diana the Huntress or Hunting (1749), marble, Potsdam, Palate of Sanssouci
Fishing (1739 - 1749), marble, Potsdam, palate of Sanssouci
Poetry (1752), statue, marble, Paris, museum of Louvre: order Madam de Pompadour for the hall of the castle of Bellevue
Portrait of Louis XV in Apollon , bust, Nancy, Lorraine Musée
Saint Jerome , Paris, Hôtel of the Invalids, church of the Dome

Sources

Genevieve Bresc-Bautier, Isabelle Leroy-Jay Lemaistre (under the direction of Jean-Rene Gaborit, with the collaboration of Jean-Charles Agboton, Helene Grollemund, Michele Lafabrie, Beatrice Tupinier-Barillon), Museum of Louvre. department of the sculptures of the Middle Ages, the Rebirth and modern times. French sculpture II. Rebirth and modern times. vol. 1 Adam - Gois , Editions of the Meeting of the national museums, Paris, 1998
Jean de Viguerie, History and dictionary of the time of the Lights. 1715 - 1789 , Paris, Robert Laffont, coll Books, 2003 - ISBN 2221048105

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External bonds

biographical Card on www.artnet.com
Lambert Sigisbert Adam in Artcyclopedia

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