Nicolas Cordier

French artist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFrench artist
PlacesFrance
isArtist Sculptor
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
BirthSaint-Mihiel
DeathRome
The details

Biography

Nicolas Cordier (1567–1612), was a French sculptor, painter and printmaker working in Rome and also known as "il Franciosino" (the little Frenchman), Nicholas Cordier, or Niccolò da Lorena.
Cordier was born in Saint-Mihiel. As a sculptor he primary produced religious-themed works which were executed for church commissions. Some of his surviving works can be found at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and in The Louvre. He died in Rome in 1612.

Works

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

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