Jean-Baptiste Roman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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sculptor
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Jean-Baptiste Roman
- Jean-Baptiste Roman (31 October 1792 – 13 February 1835) was a French sculptor.
- He was born and died in Paris.
- Among his works is a sculpture on the death of Cato the Younger, a theme that became popular along with revolutionary sentiment.
- It depicts Cato reading the Phaedo of Plato, on the death of Socrates, heroically nude as he contemplates his own death.
- The piece was commissioned in 1832 for the Louvre, but was finished by François Rude after his friend's death. Roman was an instructor in sculpture at the École des beaux-arts; his vacant place was filled in 1835, by Louis-Messidor Lebon Petitot, full professeur from 1845 to 1862.
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