Artus Legoust (Arthur Legoust) is a French sculptor (1580?, Bourges, 1630? Toulouse). He was the most notable sculptor in Toulouse in the 17th century.[1]

Artus Legoust
Born
Artus Legoust

1580
Bourges, France
Died1630
Toulouse, France
NationalityFrench
Known forSculpture

His active years span between 1607 and 1629 during which he provided many altarpieces and tabernacles for Toulouse and its region, even as far as Bordeaux and Limoges.[2]

Legoust lived at number 3 rue Cantegril[3][4] in Toulouse from 22 October 1620 onwards.[5]

Legoust worked with other sculptors, in particular Pierre II Souffron who was his friend. The latter's wife, Barthélemye Rouède, was the godmother of Legoust's first boy and Saffron himself was godfather of Legoust's second boy.[2]

One of his students was Pierre Affre.[1]

Works

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  • Equestrian statue representing Louis XIII, trampling on heresy on the Place Mage in Toulouse (1620), destroyed by an administrative decree of August 24, 1792.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bourdieu-Weiss, Catherine (2001). "Pierre Affre, sculpteur toulousain du XVIIe siècle : aspects méconnus de sa vie". Dix-septième siècle (in French). 211 (2): 215–231. doi:10.3917/dss.012.0215.
  2. ^ a b texte, Société archéologique du Midi de la France Auteur du (1985). "Mémoires de la Société archéologique du Midi de la France". Gallica (in French). p. 98. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  3. ^ Jules, Chalande (1927). Histoire des rues de Toulouse. Vol. V, 12e série. Toulouse: Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Toulouse. p. 119.
  4. ^ Louise-Emmanuelle Friquart et Laure Krispin, « Fiche IA31133116 », 2011.
  5. ^ texte, Toulousains de Toulouse et amis du vieux Toulouse Auteur du (May 1938). "L'Auta : que bufo un cop cado més : organe de la société les Toulousains de Toulouse et amis du vieux Toulouse / gérant P. Mesplé". Gallica. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  6. ^ Chalande, Jules (1923). Histoire des rues de Toulouse. Vol. 12, tome I. Toulouse: Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Toulouse. p. 274.
  7. ^ "Louis XIII". www.augustins.org (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  8. ^ "Ange tenant les instruments de la Passion". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-02.