Fonderie Nationale des Bronzes

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Fonderie Nationale des Bronzes (established as J. Petermann fondeur Bruxelles [1] ) was a 19th- and 20th-century artistic studio and foundry in Brussels, Belgium, that specialized in bronze sculptures. [2] It became known for casting the works of Auguste Rodin, [3] Rembrandt Bugatti, [4] Paul Delvaux, [5] and many others.

Works

Several works by various artists are located in noted museums around the world, including the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "FONDERIE NATIONALE DES BRONZES (Petermann) | BE-monumen". be-monumen.be (in French). 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  2. ↑ Kelly's Manufacturers and Merchants Directory, Including Industrial Services (Kelly's Directories, 1968), 2229, 2308.
    - Six, Caroline, Inventaire des archives de la Fonderie nationale des bronzes S.A. (Bruxelles (Brussels): Archives générales du Royaume, 1953-1967, 2002).
  3. ↑ Le Normand-Romain, Antoinette, et al., The Bronzes of Rodin: Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, volume 1 (Paris: Musée Rodin, 2007).
    - Le Normand-Romain, Antoinette, Rodin et l'Italie (Rome: Accademia di Francia, 2001), 84.
  4. ↑ Fromanger, Veronique, Rembrandt Bugatti Sculpteur (L'Amateur, 2009), 335-338.
  5. ↑ Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, Musées royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique. De Ingres a Paul Delvaux: Oeuvres de peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs, membres de l'Academie aux Musees royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique et a la Bibliotheque royale Albert 1er, presentees a l'occasion du deuxieme centenaire de l'Academie Royale des sciences, des lettres, et des beaux-arts de Belgique, issue 1 (Brussels: Palais des académies, 1973).
  6. ↑ Pingeot, Anne. La sculpture au musée d'Orsay (Scala, 1995), 114.

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