Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a French dancer and balletmaster. His father, Barthélemy Pitrot, was a French actor and dancer

Was a French dancer and balletmaster. His father, Barthélemy Pitrot, was a French actor and dancer who criss-crossed the French provinces and the Southern Netherlands in the first half of the 18th century.

Was a French sculptor known especially for his commemorative portrait busts and expressive emotional

Was a French sculptor known especially for his commemorative portrait busts and expressive emotional content. Stouf was a pupil of Guillaume II Coustou, son of the great French baroque sculptor Guillaume Coustou. Stouf's Bust of Belisarius at the J. Paul Getty Museum shows the general of Justinian,

A French sculptor, of Italian origins, born Rome 1635, died Paris, 1700. He is most renowned for the

A French sculptor, of Italian origins, born Rome 1635, died Paris, 1700. He is most renowned for the Fountain of Apollo at Versailles.

Was a French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, singer and playwright. He was an author of seve

Was a French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, singer and playwright. He was an author of several opera parodies, appreciated by king Louis XV of France

Was a French ballet dancer and teacher. After a career at the Opéra de Paris, he founded his school

Was a French ballet dancer and teacher. After a career at the Opéra de Paris, he founded his school at the start of the 19th century and became one of the most renowned ballet teachers in Europe. Made professor of the "classe de perfectionnement" at the Opéra in 1807, his students included Geneviève Gosselin, Louis Henry, Marie Quériau, Pauline Duvernay, Albert, Filippo Taglioni and above all Filippo's Marie. From 1810 he contributed to the development of the pointes technique.

Was a French author and musician born in Albi, France in 1787 and died in Paris in 1862.

Was a French author and musician born in Albi, France in 1787 and died in Paris in 1862.

Was a French painter specialising in portraits of Parisian women. From the 1920s onward he concentra

Was a French painter specialising in portraits of Parisian women. From the 1920s onward he concentrated on portraits, and claimed to be "the inventor of the pin-up".[citation needed] He also designed clothes for the couturier Paul Poiret. From 1955 until 1962 he was the curator of the Musée Jacquemart-André, organising exhibitions of the works of Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, Goya and others.

Was a French dancer and balletmaster, and is generally considered the creator of ballet d'action, a

Was a French dancer and balletmaster, and is generally considered the creator of ballet d'action, a precursor of the narrative ballets of the 19th century. His birthday is now observed as International Dance Day.

Was a French sculptor. He worked for the king's goldsmith Auguste and participated in decorative wor

Was a French sculptor. He worked for the king's goldsmith Auguste and participated in decorative works for monuments in capital. He was commissioned to produce sculptures of generals who had died in battle such as one of Custine for the musée de Versailles, the tomb of Desaix at Grand Saint-Bernard or that of Leclerc at the Panthéon de Paris. He also designed and sculpted the pediment for the Panthéon during the French Revolution, with the theme of the Fatherland crowning the civil and heroic virtues[1] Moitte and Philippe-Laurent Roland were the main sculptors for the exterior of the hôtel de Salm.

Was a French sculptor. He was appointed sculpteur du Roi to Louis XV and later afforded lodgings in

Was a French sculptor. He was appointed sculpteur du Roi to Louis XV and later afforded lodgings in the Galeries du Louvre. He designed the fine rampe d'escalier which still adorns the Palais Royal. He is better known for his portrait busts, in terracotta or marble: his bust of Madame du Barry is at the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. He made a name with his busts of Pierre Corneille and Jean Racine for the foyer of the Comédie Française.

Was a French sculptor. He participated in the Napoleonic Campaign in Egypt. In January 1799, he acco

Was a French sculptor. He participated in the Napoleonic Campaign in Egypt. In January 1799, he accompanied the geographer Bertre in his travel to Fayoum.[1] He was part of the committee led by Pierre Girard which left Cairo on 19 March 1799 to go to Upper Egypt.[2] He made a wax model, reduced to one third, of the Dendera zodiac.[3] He created, after the drawings he had brought back from Egypt, a Zodiaque, which was exhibited at the 1819 Salon.[4] He remains famous for having carved an inscription on the stone of the great temple of Philae.[5] Despite his talent, he died in poverty at the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris.[6]

Was a French sculptor. He was a student of Jean-Pierre Cortot, and among his students was Jacques-Léonard Maillet.

Is a French artist, poet, poetry publisher, political activist and scholar born in Paris in 1936. He

Is a French artist, poet, poetry publisher, political activist and scholar born in Paris in 1936. He is known primarily for his work with Happenings, and as an art theory writer and art curator. He is the son of Robert Lebel, art critic and friend of Marcel Duchamp.

Is a French cabinetmaker of the end of the XVIII century. Jean-Joseph Chapuis was born in Brussels i

Is a French cabinetmaker of the end of the XVIII century. Jean-Joseph Chapuis was born in Brussels in 1765 and died in 1864 there. It was formed in Paris where he acquired workmanship, what allowed him to use a stamp. It had installed it`s workshop in it`s home town by 1795 and kept it active to 1830, applying regularly, one or several times, on the pieces of furniture of it`s manufacture, it`s stamp. When the first works on the history of the French furniture in XVIII century appeared in Paris,

Was a French sculptor. A carpenter's son, he moved to Paris in 1776 to study in the studio of Charle

Was a French sculptor. A carpenter's son, he moved to Paris in 1776 to study in the studio of Charles-Antoine Bridan and (on an irregular basis) those of Jean-Joseph Foucou, Pierre Julien and Philippe-Laurent Roland. His main influence seems to have been Jacques-Louis David, though his career prior to the French Revolution is little known.

Was a French sculptor. Foucou was born at Riez, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. A student at the École de

Was a French sculptor. Foucou was born at Riez, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. A student at the École de peinture et de sculpture of Marseille, he went to Paris, where he entered the workshop of Jean-Jacques Caffieri. In 1769 he won the Prix de Rome in sculpture, and entered the École royale des élèves protégés in preparation for his residence in Rome, 1771-75. On his return to Paris he was accepted (agrée) in 1777 at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, where he was made a full member in 1785, with a marble of a River[1] for his morceau de reception. He was a regular contributor to the Paris Salons from 1779 to 1812.

Was a French academic sculptor. According to Eaton, "During the Second Empire no sculptor enjoyed a

Was a French academic sculptor. According to Eaton, "During the Second Empire no sculptor enjoyed a greater reputation," although his style fell out of fashion soon after his death.

Was a French sculptor who served as court sculptor to Kurfürst Frederick Augustus I, Elector of Sax

Was a French sculptor who served as court sculptor to Kurfürst Frederick Augustus I, Elector of Saxony, whose equestrian monument, the Goldener Reiter, the "gilded Horseman", is one of the most familiar sights of Dresden, Germany, though its sculptor is rarely noted.

Was a French sculptor, a pupil of Pierre-Jean David called David d'Angers[2] at the École des Beaux

Was a French sculptor, a pupil of Pierre-Jean David called David d'Angers[2] at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, who produced portrait sculptures, memorial allegories and decorative architectural sculpture for official commissions under the Second Empire. He was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor, 7 August 1867.

Was a French sculptor. Brian was a pupil of David d'Angers. In 1832, he won, together with François

Was a French sculptor. Brian was a pupil of David d'Angers. In 1832, he won, together with François Jouffroy, the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture with his statue Capanée foudroyé sous les murs de Thèbes.

Was a French sculptor whose works were commissioned by Louis XIV and Louis XV. His sculptures are fe

Was a French sculptor whose works were commissioned by Louis XIV and Louis XV. His sculptures are featured in major art museums, including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Collection, the Museum of Fine Arts,[disambiguation needed] and the National Gallery of Art. Lemoyne was the pupil of Antoine Coysevox.

A pianist born in Bizerte, Tunisia.At the age of 16 he commenced studies at the Conservatoire de Par

A pianist born in Bizerte, Tunisia.At the age of 16 he commenced studies at the Conservatoire de Paris, under Dominique Merlet and Marcel Ciampi (piano) and Genevieve Joy-Dutilleux (chamber music). He has also studied with Nikita Magaloff and Paul Badura-Skoda.

Is a contemporary French artist. Stylistically the art of Tournois tends to be close to figurative a

Is a contemporary French artist. Stylistically the art of Tournois tends to be close to figurative abstraction. Tournois characteristically uses simplified shapes and forms, his themes include mythology, observations of nature (animals and plants) and human behavior.

Is a French artist. Much of his early work consisted of erotica and hallucinogenic art, but as his a

Is a French artist. Much of his early work consisted of erotica and hallucinogenic art, but as his art has matured he has shown a great interest in landscapes as well. He is an exponent of the fantastic realism movement.[1]

Was an American artist. He gained popularity, first as a graffiti artist in New York City, and then

Was an American artist. He gained popularity, first as a graffiti artist in New York City, and then as a successful 1980s-era Neo-expressionist artist. Basquiat's paintings continue to influence modern day artists and command high prices.