Philippe Magnier

Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor (1647–1715) in the service of the Louis XIV's court painter Charles Le Brun.

Life He was born in Paris to Laurent Magnier. He worked for Le Brun at a time when many works of art were required for the new, enormous Versailles castle complex. He died in Paris.

Works Les Lutteurs ('the Wrestlers'), a 1684–1685 copy of the classical Uffizi wrestlers, made for Versailles park (now in the Louvre museum) L'Aurore 'Dawn' (Louvre) Saint Jude (Louvre) Nymphe (park of Versailles castle) L'aurore (park of Versailles) Le Printemps 'Spring' (park of Versailles) Ulysse 'Ulysses' (park of Versailles)