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VIGNE, PAUL DE (1843-1901) , Belgian sculptor, was born at Ghent
Ghent
marble statue, " Heliotrope " (Ghent Gallery), and in 1875, at Brussels, " Beatrix " and " Domenica." He was employed by the government to execute caryatides for the conservatoire at Brussels. In 1876 at the Antwerp Salon he had busts of E. Hiel and W. Wilson
marble statue " Immortality " (Brussels Gallery), and " The Crowning of Art," a bronze group on the facade of the Palais des Beaux
monument to the popular heroes, Jean
principal
work
monument , which was erected at Brussels under the direction of the architect Janlet with the co-operation of various sculptors. Among other notable works by De Vigne may be mentioned " Volumnia " (1875); " Poverella " (1878); a bronze bust of " Psyche " (Brussels Gallery), of which there is an ivory replica; the marble statue of Marnix de Ste Aldegonde in the Square du Sablon, Brussels; the Metdepenningen monument in the cemetery at Ghent; and the monument to Canon
See E. L. Detage, Les Artistes Belges contemporains (Brussels), and O. G. Destree, The Renaissance of Sculpture in Belgium (London, 1895). End of Article: VIGNE, PAUL DE (1843-1901) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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