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Adonis, also known as Adonis Mazarin, [1] is a marble sculpture by Flemish artist François Duquesnoy, who completed it in the early 17th century. The Adonis bears the signature of Duquesnoy, and the statue, created around an ancient torso, should be indeed accepted as "a veritable artistic creation [of Duquesnoy]". [ 2 ]
François Duquesnoy or Frans Duquesnoy (12 January 1597 – 18 July 1643) was a Flemish Baroque sculptor who was active in Rome for most of his career, where he was known as Il Fiammingo ("the Fleming").
The four colossi in Saint Peter were approved by the Congregazione della Fabbrica of Saint Peter in a meeting held in May 1628. [1] While contemporary biographers of Duquesnoy and earlier, 20th century scholars believed that in this meeting a model by Duquesnoy (according to them risen to fame thanks to his Saint Susanna [1] [3]) received the approval of the Pope, [3] [1] modern scholars have ...
Sculptures by the 17th-century Flemish sculptor François Duquesnoy. Pages in category "Sculptures by François Duquesnoy" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Statue of John J. Pershing (San Francisco) Statue of John McLaren; Statue of John Wayne; Statue of Junípero Serra (Monterey, California) Statue of Junípero Serra (Sacramento, California) Statue of Junípero Serra (U.S. Capitol) Statue of Lucille Ball (Palm Springs, California) Statue of Mahatma Gandhi (Davis, California) Statue of Pete Wilson
There is debate over whether Duquesnoy secured the St. Susanna's commission as a result of the critical success of his St. Andrew or the other way around. In the 17th century, it was generally believed that the success of the former (St. Susanna) secured Duquesnoy his commission for the St. Andrew.
It replaces a statue of Father Junípero Serra, the founder of California’s notorious mission system, long a symbol of Native pain and oppression. Protesters toppled Serra’s statue in 2020.
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