The Origin of Sculpture — Jean-Baptiste Regnault

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Artist: Jean-Baptiste Regnault
Date: 1785
Location: Department of Paintings of the Louvre
Culture: France

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THE ARTIST

Jean-Baptiste Regnault

Jean-Baptiste Regnault, a leading French Neoclassical painter, famously rivaled Jacques-Louis David and won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1776.

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