Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a French sculptor whose output was largely absorbed by the decoration of the château and the ga

Was a French sculptor whose output was largely absorbed by the decoration of the château and the gardens of Versailles, often working to designs provided by Charles Le Brun and collaborating with other sculptors of the Bâtiments du Roi. His son, Pierre Le

Was a French ornemaniste, a prolific designer of ornament that presages the coming Rococo style, and

Was a French ornemaniste, a prolific designer of ornament that presages the coming Rococo style, and an engraver. He was the son of Jean Lepautre and brother of Antoine Lepautre. His appointment in 1699 as Dessinatueur in the Bâtiments du Roi, the official design department of the French monarchy, headed by Robert de Cotte in the declining years of Louis XIV, was signalled by the historian of the Rococo, Fiske Kimball, as a starting point in the genesis of the new style.

Was a French sculptor known for his sculptures of animals. He was one of a "school of French animali

Was a French sculptor known for his sculptures of animals. He was one of a "school of French animalières" which also included Pierre-Jules Mêne, Antoine-Louis Barye, Auguste Caïn and François Pompon. He worked mainly in cast iron rather than bronze.

Called "Le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas, was a French painter. He was born at

Called "Le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas, was a French painter. He was born at Troyes, and came of a family of artists; he also needs to be distinguished from his nephew Pierre (1640-1725), often called "Pierre II" or "Le Chevalier".

Was a French painter. Patel was admitted to the Guild of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in 1633, and the Ac

Was a French painter. Patel was admitted to the Guild of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in 1633, and the Académie de Saint-Luc in 1635. He primarily painted landscapes. In 1648 he had a son Pierre-Antoine Patel, who also became a painter. Patel died in Paris in 1676[1]

Is a Filipino self-taught artist. He has successfully exhibited both internationally and in his home

Is a Filipino self-taught artist. He has successfully exhibited both internationally and in his home country. He is also known for his representations of the Philippines at the first two editions of the United Buddy Bears exhibition.

Was a French painter, sculptor, architect and engineer.At the age of fourteen he carved the ornament

Was a French painter, sculptor, architect and engineer.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 employed him on the ceilings of the Palazzo Barberini and on those of Palazzo Pitti at Florence.

Is a French singer and composer. Pierre Perret resides in the city of Nangis.He spent a long part of

Is a French singer and composer. Pierre Perret resides in the city of Nangis.He spent a long part of his childhood in the café which his parents owned, where he learned work jargon and slang. At the age of 14 he signed up to the conservatoire de musique de Toulouse and to a dramatic arts institute. In the mean time, he set up his first band of 4 musicians in his own name, with whom he played at events throughout the region.

Was a French painter, who became the president and co-founder of the Société Nationale des Beaux-A

Was a French painter, who became the president and co-founder of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and whose work influenced many other artists.

Was an internationally known French art critic and cultural philosopher. Restany was born in Amélie

Was an internationally known French art critic and cultural philosopher. Restany was born in Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda, Pyrénées-Orientales, and spent his childhood in Casablanca. On returning to France in 1949 he attended the Lycée Henri-IV before studying at universities in France, Italy and Ireland. From their first meeting in 1955, Restany maintained a strong tie with Yves Klein (to whom is attributed Klein-blue).

Was a French sculptor and medallist, and father to Louis Massignon. Roche was born in Paris, where h

Was a French sculptor and medallist, and father to Louis Massignon. Roche was born in Paris, where he first studied medicine and chemistry, but then switched to studying painting at the Académie Julian 1873-1878 under Alfred Roll, and exhibited at the Paris Salon 1884-1889.

Is a French painter, engraver and sculptor.Soulages is also known as "the painter of black" because

Is a French painter, engraver and sculptor.Soulages is also known as "the painter of black" because of his interest in the colour ("Both a colour and a non-colour. When light is reflected on black, it transforms and transmutes it. It opens up a mental field all of its own."). He sees light as a matter to work with; striating the black surface of his paintings enables him to make the light reflect, allowing the black to come out from darkness and into brightness, thereby becoming a luminous colour.

Was the front man for Japanese technopop group Denki Groove, which consisted of himself and Takkyu I

Was the front man for Japanese technopop group Denki Groove, which consisted of himself and Takkyu Ishino.[1] As of 2001 he was involved in an exhibit called Prince Tongha with Hideyuki Tanaka in New York City.[2]

He is a photographer who's self reflection is expressed through his work, humanism always his emphas

He is a photographer who's self reflection is expressed through his work, humanism always his emphasis. He is also an author, a painter, a sculptor and a publisher. He lives and works in New Mexico, USA.

Was a French musician and inventor.

Was a French musician and inventor.

Was a French sculptor. The son of a carpenter from Troyes in Champagne, Simart was the pupil of Anto

Was a French sculptor. The son of a carpenter from Troyes in Champagne, Simart was the pupil of Antoine Desbœuf, Charles Dupaty, Jean-Pierre Cortot and James Pradier. In 1833, he won the first Grand Prix of Rome for sculpture with a relief Le Vieillard et les enfants.

Was a French sculptor working mostly in Rome in a late-Baroque idiom. By about 1690 he was in Rome,

Was a French sculptor working mostly in Rome in a late-Baroque idiom. By about 1690 he was in Rome, where there was an established, tightly-knit community of Burgundian artists. Monnot was influenced by Domenico Guidi, to the extent that scholars have debated the attribution between Guidi and Monnot of the Burghley House Andromeda[1].

Was a French ballet dancer and ballet master. He was the brother of Maximilien Gardel. Entering the

Was a French ballet dancer and ballet master. He was the brother of Maximilien Gardel. Entering the school of the Opéra de Paris in 1774, he studied under his brother. He was made premier danseur in 1780, but had to give up his career for health reasons. He took over from his brother as the Opera's ballet master on his death in 1787.

Was a French academic sculptor. Son of a silversmith and furniture maker, student of the sculptors D

Was a French academic sculptor. Son of a silversmith and furniture maker, student of the sculptors David d'Angers and the painter Paul Delaroche, Cavelier won the Prix de Rome in 1842 with a plaster statue of Diomedes Entering the Palladium. The young sculptor lived at the Villa Medici from 1843 to 1847.

A French pianist. He was born in Lyon, where he entered the conservatory. Later he studied with Yvon

A French pianist. He was born in Lyon, where he entered the conservatory. Later he studied with Yvonne Loriod.In 1973, he was awarded the chamber music prize of the Paris Conservatoire. In the same year he won the first prize at the international Olivier Messiaen Competition. In 1977, at the invitation of Pierre Boulez, he became a founding member of the Ensemble InterContemporain.Aimard has collaborated with conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa, Zubin Mehta, Charles Dutoit, André Previn, Andrew Davis, David Robertson, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. He made his American debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of twenty, performing the piano solo part in Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie.

Was a Franco-Belgian ballet dancer and choreographer. He was also known from around 1759 by the pseu

Was a Franco-Belgian ballet dancer and choreographer. He was also known from around 1759 by the pseudonym Eugène Hus, after his stepfather Jean-Baptiste Hus. He was the son of Louis Stapleton, an Irish officer in the garrison at Brussels, and Elisabeth Bayard, a ballet dancer at the Théâtre de la Monnaie known by the pseudonym Mlle Bibi. Deserted by his father when he went off on campaign, Pierre-Louis soon got on the stage alongside his mother - aged around 4 he danced before prince Charles-Alexandre de Lorraine

Was a French painter. After a long illness he re-established himself as a bronze sculptor. The son o

Was a French painter. After a long illness he re-established himself as a bronze sculptor. The son of Jean-Baptiste-Maximilien Delafontaine and Marie-Louise de La Brière, he studied under David. He exhibited at the Paris Salons 1798 and 1799. According to the Salon catalogues, he lived at 123 rue Saint-Honoré, in the Hôtel d'Aligre. On 23 June 1800 he married Émilie-Claude Herbillon from the Pont-sur-Seine.

Is a French sculptor, draftsman and printmaker. On 21 August 1793, he was appointed director of publ

Is a French sculptor, draftsman and printmaker. On 21 August 1793, he was appointed director of public works of the Commune of Paris. On 7 July 1794, he was received at the Club des Jacobins after having given a bust of Guillaume Tell proposed by Jacques-Louis David on a project of Collot d'Herbois.

Was a French painter, pioneer lithographer and designer who studied with Jacques-Louis David. Berger

Was a French painter, pioneer lithographer and designer who studied with Jacques-Louis David. Bergeret was commissioned to design Napoleonic medals, or provide frieze-like panels en camaïeu to be painted on Sèvres porcelains[4] and to provide designs for the bas-reliefs on the Column in the Place Vendôme, built 1806–11 in direct competition with Trajan's Column in Rome. The Column has had a checkered career, destroyed and replaced twice.

A French sculptor, was the most prominent bronzier, or producer of ornamental patinated and gilt-bro

A French sculptor, was the most prominent bronzier, or producer of ornamental patinated and gilt-bronze objects and furniture mounts of the First French Empire. His fashionable neoclassical and Empire style furnishing bronzes (bronzes d'ameublement) established the highest standard in refined finish in the craft that the French called that of the fondeur-ciseleur,