Jean’s work is defined by its nineteenth century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Allegory of Science
Jean Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875)
Allegory of Agriculture
France Lighting the World
Jean Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827-1875)
Ugolino and his Children
Portrait Bust of Comtesse d'Affry, née Lucie de Maillardoz (1816-1897)
Back View of Seated Figure, Lifting Left Arm
Jean Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827-1875) after Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault (French, 1791-1824)
Study for the Sculpture Ugolino and His Children
Jean Baptiste Carpeaux French, 1827-1875
Sketch of Nude Woman Having Her Hair Groomed and Groups of Figures (recto); Sketches of Riding Figure and Nude Figures (verso)
Five Dancing Female Figures
Kneeling Nude Woman with Drapery
Sketches: Seated Man with Head in Hands and Two Figures Bending Toward Others in Background (recto); Reclining Woman (verso)
Deathbed Scene
Seated Couple Embracing
Bust of a Young Woman (recto); Seated Female Figure (verso)
Sketches of Two Satyrs
Martyrdom of Saint Peter
Jean Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827-1875) after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Unfinished Letter with Studies for the Ugolino Group
Deposition
Jean Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827-1875) after Dirck van Baburen (Netherlandish, c.1590-1624)
Standing Figure in a Niche and Studies for the Ugolino Group (recto); Red-Robed Prelate in a Crowd (verso)
Standing Woman with Clasped Hands