POLETTI AND GHIO WORKSHOP IN CARRARE According to Jacques BOUSSEAU (1681-1740)Ulysses Bandant son ArcPlâtre. 20th century.
Workshop of Ghio and Poletti in Carrara, after J. Bousseau, Ulysse bandaging his
bow, plaster, 20th century.

AT

SIGHT: 50 CM - 19 3/4 IN.

This work was the sculptor's reception piece at the Royal Academy of Painting and

Sculpture on November 29, 1715

, and completed the Royal Academy's collections. This statue was considered by Bousseau himself as his masterpiece.

The

success of this work was immediate and some painters such as Nicolas Lancret

represented

it

.

Jacques Bousseau, born in 1681 in Chavagnes en Paillers, very early developed a certain talent for sculpture. He very quickly joined

Nicolas Coustou

's workshop

.

In 1705, he went to Italy, to Rome for the prestigious Prix de Rome. In 1713, when he returned to Paris, he was accepted at the Royal Academy and worked with Antoine

Coyzevox.

In 1726, Bousseau completed the marble group of René Frémin and Philippe Bertrand representing Zéphire

and Flora. At the

request of Cardinal de Noailles, he created the sculptures of their family chapel in Notre

Dame

in Paris

.

He also received the order for the two marble statues placed in the vestibule of the chapel of the Palace of Versailles

.

In 1736, at the request of King Philip V of Spain, he created two groups for the royal palaces of La Granja and Aranjuez.