Chemin des Sculptures
Monaco-Ville

Buste de François-Joseph Bosio

  • Artist : Lucien BARBARIN
  • Creation date : 1911
  • Materials : Bronze
  • Collection : Mairie de Monaco
François-Joseph Bosio was born in Monaco in 1768. He was the most prominent sculptor of the French Empire and Restoration period. Prince Honoré III sent him to Paris to study alongside Augustin Pajou. He travelled to Italy and finally settled in France in 1807. He was presented to the Empress Joseph...