Christophe Veyrier

Dying Achilles, 1683 (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Christophe Veyrier (1637 – 1689) was a sculptor, the nephew and follower of Pierre Puget.

Veyrier was born in Trets. He arrived in Genoa in 1663 and stayed for a number of years, before moving to Rome to live from 1668-70. In 1674 he married the daughter of the sister of Puget's wife.

He worked in Aix-en-Provence then settled in Toulon, where he lived until his death in 1689. In one of his most important commissions, he created religious statues for the Chapel of Corpus Domini in Toulon Cathedral, He worked also at Montpellier and Aix-en-Provence. Statues of ancient and mythological subjects are attributed to him, including the white marble relief of the family of Darius displayed at Stowe_House in England.

His sculptures are conserved at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Toulon; Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence; the Musée du Louvre, Paris; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

External links

• Brief Biography
• [1]
• Photos of some of Veyrier's sculpture

Persondata
Name	Veyrier, Christophe
Alternative names
Short description	sculptor
Date of birth	1637
Place of birth	Trets, France
Date of death	1689
Place of death	Toulon, France