Michel Clodion

French · 1738–1814 · Sculptor, Draughtsman

Claude Michel, known as Clodion, was a French sculptor in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta. (Wikipedia)

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Claude Michel, known as Clodion, was a French sculptor in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta.

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Born 1738, NancyDied 1814, ParisOccupation Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q2979538 ↗ULAN 500115369 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as cl. m. clodion, claude clodion, Claude Michel, Claude Michel Clodion, claude michel gen. clodion, Claudion, Clodion, d.i. Claude Michel and 7 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Michel Clodion, Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon — **Model for a Proposed Monument to Commemorate the Invention of the Balloon**ca. 1784 · Terracotta
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Rogers Fund and Anonymous Gift, 194…

Michel Clodion, The Intoxication of Wine — **The Intoxication of Wine**ca. 1780–90 · Terracotta
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 — Open Acces…

Michel Clodion, Children and satyr children leading a goat to sacrifice (part of a group) — **Children and satyr children leading a goat to sacrifice (part of a group)**ca. 1781 · Stucco
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Ella Morris de Peyster Bequest, 195…

Michel Clodion, Children and Satyr Children Sporting with a Goat — **Children and Satyr Children Sporting with a Goat**ca. 1781 · Terracotta
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1959 — Open Access (CC0)

Michel Clodion, Children and Satyr Children with a Pantheress and Her Cubs — **Children and Satyr Children with a Pantheress and Her Cubs**ca. 1781 · Terracotta
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1959 — Open Access (CC0)

Michel Clodion, Girl with Doves — **Girl with Doves**ca. 1780 · Cast terracotta
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949 — Open Acces…

Michel Clodion, Faun Family — **Faun Family**c. 1785 · terracotta
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Michel Clodion, The Surprise — **The Surprise**1799 · terracotta
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Irma I. Straus in memory of her …

Michel Clodion, Poetry and Music — **Poetry and Music**c. 1774/1778 · marble
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Michel Clodion, A Vestal — **A Vestal**1770 · marble
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Michel Clodion, Model for "Poetry and Music" — **Model for "Poetry and Music"**1774 · terracotta
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Loula D. Lasker Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Michel Clodion, Drunken Bacchus with satyrs — **Drunken Bacchus with satyrs**1751
National Museum in Warsaw ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum in Warsaw

Michel Clodion, Dancers. Two bacchantes and a little satyr — **Dancers. Two bacchantes and a little satyr**1762
National Museum in Warsaw ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum in Warsaw

Michel Clodion, Child Carrying Fruit and Flowers — **Child Carrying Fruit and Flowers**1750
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Claude Michel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Michel Clodion, Young Girl Carrying a Garland of Roses on a Platter — **Young Girl Carrying a Garland of Roses on a Platter**1770
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Claude Michel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Michel Clodion, Young Woman and Child at Play — **Young Woman and Child at Play**1780
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Claude Michel, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Michel Clodion, Bust of a Satyr — **Bust of a Satyr**1770–75 · Terracotta
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bessie Bennett and Charles Netcher Memorial Fund — …

Michel Clodion, Vase — **Vase**1766 · Marble
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior acquisition of the George F. Harding …

Michel Clodion, Design for an Archivolt: Two Fauns Supporting an Urn — **Design for an Archivolt: Two Fauns Supporting an Urn**n.d. · Red chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Worcester Sketch Fund — public domain (CC0)

Michel Clodion, Pair of Eight Light Candelabra — **Pair of Eight Light Candelabra**c. 1785 or 19th century · Bronze and gilding
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Sidney W. Saks — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Michel Clodion

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