François Barois

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Kallipygian Venus (1683-86), by François Barois
Kallipygian Venus (1683-86), by François Barois

François Barois (1656, Paris - 1726, Paris) was a French sculptor. Whilst resident at the French Academy in Rome he produced a copy of the Kallipygian Venus for Louis XIV from 1683 to 1686 - this, Cleopatra Dying and 3 more of his works, are now at the Louvre.

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