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Born in 1966 Ducrot set out in tempera painting and black-white drawings. During his military-service he painted a portrait series of his comrades. [1] After a time of experimenting, among others within the workshops of the figurative painter Giovanni Colacicchi and the sculptor Vito Cipolla, Ducrot dedicated himself entirely to the plastic arts. Despite some approaches to abstraction the majority of Ducrot's oeuvre emulates Imperial Roman and Hellenistic art as well as the dynamics of Baroque sculpture. He works in terracotta, glazed ceramics, marble and lost wax bronze casting. Apart from numerous bozzetti Ducrot's works comprise both projects within the range of heritage conservation and private as well as Church commissions. Since 2013 Ducrot members among the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts (Class for Painting). He lives and works in Rome. [2]
Hitherto Ducrot's principal works are: [3]
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