Charles Antoine Coysevox, was a French sculptor in the Baroque and Louis XIV style, best known for his sculpture decorating the gardens and Palace of Versailles and his portrait busts.
Antoine Coysevox by François Jouvenet (1701)
Charlemagne, (1706), right niche of the facade of the dome of Les Invalides in Paris
Neptune, from Marly, 1699-1705 (Louvre)
Equestrian Fame of Louis XIV, for Marly, 1702, removed to the Tuileries Garden, 1719
The Louis XIV style or Louis Quatorze, also called French classicism, was the style of architecture and decorative arts intended to glorify King Louis XIV and his reign. It featured majesty, harmony and regularity. It became the official style during the reign of Louis XIV (1643–1715), imposed upon artists by the newly established Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and the Académie royale d'architecture. It had an important influence upon the architecture of other European monarchs, from Frederick the Great of Prussia to Peter the Great of Russia. Major architects of the period included François Mansart, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Robert de Cotte, Pierre Le Muet, Claude Perrault, and Louis Le Vau. Major monuments included the Palace of Versailles, the Grand Trianon at Versailles, and the Church of Les Invalides (1675–1691).
Palace of Versailles (1661–1710)
Vaux le Vicomte by Louis Le Vau (1658)
The Louvre Colonnade by Louis Le Vau, Charles Le Brun, and Claude Perrault (1667–1678)
The Grand Trianon by Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1680–1687)