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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was a French sculptor and painter during the Second Empire under Napoleon III. Born in Valenciennes, Nord, son of a mason, his early studies were under François Rude.
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The son and grandson of stonemasons, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was born in in Valenciennes and moved to Paris at the age of eleven.
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux () was a renowned French sculptor known for his naturalistic style and controversial depictions.
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One of the most innovative of all 19th-century sculptors, the French Romantic artist Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was a pupil of Francois Rude (), and is seen as a precursor to Auguste .