Philibert Vigier
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Philibert Vigier (21 January 1636 – 5 January 1719) was a French sculptor.
He was born in Moulins in 1636. His brother Étienne Vigier also was a sculptor. The best-known works by Philibert Vigier were made for the gardens of the Palace of Versailles. He became a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in 1683. He died in 1719.
Works[edit]
His most famous work is the statue of Achilles on Skyros in the Versailles Gardens, which he finished in 1695. Other works in the Gardens include a copy of the Laocoon group, and a gigantic Medici vase. For the castle chapel he created a couple of angels in relief.
He also created a bas-relief medaillon of Saint Thomas for the parish church Notre Dame in Versailles in 1683, one of a series of twelve such sculptures by different sculptors made when they entered the Royal Academy.[1]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Base Palissy: 12 bas-reliefs (médaillons), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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