ganymedesrocks:cordisartis:Mercury 1629François DuquesnoyFrançois Duquesnoy, (1597 – 1643) wasa Flem
ganymedesrocks:cordisartis:Mercury 1629François DuquesnoyFrançois Duquesnoy, (1597 – 1643) wasa Flemish Baroque sculptor in Rome. Hismore idealized representations often contrasted with those produced with the emotionalcharacter of Bernini’s works, while his style shows greater affinity to AlessandroAlgardi’s (1598-1654) sculptures. His relativelyrestrained works where imbued with that elegance he grasped from his closenessto Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), the painter and his best friend, with whom he helpedto counter the influence of the more extravagantly emotional art prevailing in17th-century Rome. Duquesnoy was knownin France under the name of Francois Flamand and in Italy as Francesco Fiamingo,one of a family of sculptors, one who learned something of the art of PeterPaul Rubens while still in the family’s Flemish workshop. He went to Rome in 1618, accepting 10 years ofobscurity, engaged in the restoration of classical sculpture, to become theartist he was. -- source link