Goujon, Jean

Japanese: グージョン（英語表記）Goujon， Jean

Born around 1510. Normandy?
[Died] about 1568.
French sculptor. His life before 1540, when he was active in Rouen, is unknown, but he is thought to have studied classical style in Italy. His representative works include the sanctuary screen sculptures of the church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois in Paris (1544-45, Louvre Museum) and parts of "Fontaine des Innocents" (1547-49), both of which still remain. As the famous nymph reliefs in the latter show, his style is a beautiful fusion of classical style with delicate and elegant French taste. From 1548 to 1562, he worked with Pierre Lescaut on the construction of the Louvre Palace, producing the decoration of the façade and the Caryatids (c. 1549-53), but these were marred by inappropriate restoration in the 19th century. His whereabouts after 1562 are unknown.

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Japanese:

[生]1510頃.ノルマンディー?
[没]1568頃.
フランスの彫刻家。 1540年にルーアンで活躍していた以前のことは不明だが，おそらくイタリアで古典様式を学んだものと推測されている。代表作にパリのサン・ジェルマン・ロクセロア教会の内陣障壁彫刻 (1544～45，ルーブル美術館) や『フォンテーヌ・デ・イノサン』 (1547～49) の部分が現存。作風は後者の有名なニンフの浮彫彫刻が示すように，古典的様式にフランス風の繊細，優雅な趣をみごとに融合したもの。 1548～62年ルーブル宮殿造営にピエール・レスコーとともに携わり，ファサードの装飾やカリュアティド (1549頃～53) などを制作したが，それらは 19世紀に不適切な修復によってそこなわれた。 1562年以後の消息は不明。

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