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Nicolas Cordier

French Sculptor (1567-1612)

Summary

French Sculptor (1567-1612)

Field	Value
name	Nicolas Cordier
birth_date	1567
birth_place	Saint-Mihiel, Duchy of Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire
death_date	1612 (aged 44–45)
death_place	Rome
field	Sculpture
patrons	Pope Leo XI

Nicolas Cordier (1567–1612) was a sculptor from Lorraine working in Rome where he was also known as Niccolò da Lorena or "il Franciosino" (the little Frenchman).

Cordier was born in Saint-Mihiel. As a sculptor, he primary produced religious-themed works which were executed for church commissions. Surviving works can be found in various prestigious churches of Rome and in The Louvre. He died in Rome in 1612.

Works

African by Nicolas Cordier, mixed marbles c.1610, Museum of Old Masters, Dresden

Image of St. Agnes in the basilica di Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura, Roma
Statue of David, Aaron, Saint Bernard de Claivaux, Dionisius l'areopagyte, in the chapel named "Borghese" or "Paolina" or "della Madonna" in the basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Roma
Guillaume de Thiene, in the chapel named "Sixte V" or "Sistina" or "Crocifisso", in the basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Roma
Büste Kaiser Aulus Vitellius
La Zingarellain the Borghese Gallery, Roma
Statue of Saint Gregory the Great in the Oratorio di Sant'Andrea al Celio, Roma
Statue of Saint Silvia, mother of Gregory the Great, in the Oratorio di Sant'Andrea al Celio, Roma
Statue of French king Henri IV, in the basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Roma
Statue of the bust of Michele Cornia, in the basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli, Roma
Statue of Saint Sebastian, funerary monument of Silvestro Aldobrandini and of Lesa Deti Aldobrandini, statue of the Charity, statue of the bust of Silvio Aldobrandini in the Aldobrandini Chapel, in the basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Roma
Statues of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (discussed), in the Abbazia delle Tre Fontane, Roma.
Bust of an African. Museum of Old Masters, Dresden 1610

Statue of King David by Nicolas Cordier in the Borghese Chapel of the [[Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

References

Visser, Margaret. "The Geometry of Love: The Images: Altar and Apse".
Pressouyre, Sylvie. "Cordier, Nicolas". [[Oxford Art Online]].
Bissell, Gerhard. "Cordier, Nicolas". [[Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon]].
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