Pierre-Edmé Babel
Pierre-Edmé Babel (Paris, 11 November 1719 – Kehl, 26 October 1775) was a Parisian sculptor, draftsman, and etcher.[1][2] Babel designed pieces for the Palace of Versailles, today they are seen in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace.[3] Works by Babel are held in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Harvard Art Museums.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. "Pierre-Edmé Babel". Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ Pierre Edme Babel | Artinfo
- ^ Antoine Amarger; Christine Albanel (2007). The Hall of Mirrors: History & Restoration. Hudson Hills. p. 84. ISBN 978-2-87844-088-1.
- ^ The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Search the Collections
- ^ Pierre-EdmĂŠ Babel | Name | V&A Search the Collections
- ^ Art | Harvard Art Museums[permanent dead link]
Bibliography[edit]
Jelena-Claire Girardier (Fally), "Pierre-Edme Babel : a Parisian sculptor, draftsman, and etcher of the 18th century" (original French title : "Pierre-Edme Babel ornemaniste du XVIIIe siècle (dessinateur, graveur, sculpteur)", University Sorbonne Paris, 2020, Permalink
Jelena-Claire Girardier (Fally), "BABEL Pierre-Edme", encyclopedia entry, Federation of societies of history and archeology of Alsace, France (in French : "Fédération des sociétés d’histoire & d’archéologie d’Alsace", Permalink
Édouard Sitzmann, « Babel, Paul-Emile », Dictionnaire de biographie des hommes célèbres de l'Alsace, t. 1, Rixheim, F. Sutter & Cie, 1909, p. 71.
Henri Vial, Adrien Marcel et André Girodie, « Babel (Pierre-Edme) », Les artistes décorateurs du bois, t. 1, Paris, Bibliothèque d'art et d'archéologie, 1912, 323 p., p. 13.
Emmanuel Bénézit, « Babel (P.-E.) », Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs & graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays, t. 1, Paris, Gründ, 1924, 1056 p., p. 296.
Mary L. Myers et Metropolitan Museum of Art, « Pierre-Edme Babel », French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1991, 224 p., p. 9.
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