Pierre Puget at The Louvre, Paris

This marble sculpture by Francois-Nicolas Delaistre (Paris 1746- Paris 1836) depicting Pierre Puget; the bust was commissioned to decorate the rooms of the Louvre alonside other sculptures depicting prominent figures in art. Pierre Puget (16 October 1620 – 2 December 1694) was a French painter,sculptor, architect and engineer. Puget was born in Marseille. At the age of fourteen he carved the ornaments of the galleys built in the shipyards of his native city, and at sixteen the decoration and construction of a ship were entrusted to him. Soon after he went to Italy on foot, and was well received at Rome by Pietro da Cortona, who took him into his studio and employed him on the ceilings of the Palazzo Barberini and on those of Palazzo Pitti at Florence. (read more here) This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.这件大理石雕塑出自弗朗索瓦-尼古拉·德莱斯特（Francois-Nicolas Delaistre，1746年生于巴黎，1836年卒于巴黎）之手，刻画的是皮埃尔·普吉（Pierre Puget）；该胸像受委托创作，用于装饰卢浮宫的厅堂，与其他描绘艺术界杰出人物的雕塑一同陈列。 皮埃尔·普吉（1620年10月16日—1694年12月2日）是法国画家、雕塑家、建筑师兼工程师。普吉出生于马赛，14岁时便为故乡船厂建造的桨帆船雕刻装饰构件，16岁时便被委托负责一艘舰船的装饰与建造。不久后他徒步前往意大利，在罗马受到彼得罗·达·科尔托纳（Pietro da Cortona）的赏识，科尔托纳将他纳入自己的工作室，并指派他参与巴尔贝里尼宫（Palazzo Barberini）以及佛罗伦萨皮蒂宫（Palazzo Pitti）的天顶创作。（更多内容请点击此处） 本藏品隶属于扫描世界（Scan The World）项目。扫描世界是MyMiniFactory发起的非营利性公益项目，旨在打造全球范围内可完全3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取。该项目为开源社区共建项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。