Who made “Marly horses”?

“Marly horses” was made by Guillaume Coustou the Elder in 1743. Where to see it: Louvre.

Baroque · Sculpture

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Baroque: Renaissance painting is calmer and evenly lit; Rococo after it is lighter, paler and playful. Dutch Golden Age painting is the Protestant, everyday side of the same century.

Guillaume Coustou the Elder (29 November 1677 – 22 February 1746) was a French sculptor of the Baroque and Louis XIV style. He was a royal sculptor for Louis XIV and Louis XV and became Director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1735. Wikipedia

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More by Guillaume Coustou the Elder

“Hippomenes”
“Daphne (chased by Apollo)”, 1713
“Hippomenes by Coustou”, 1712
“Diana with a Doe”
“Allégorie du Rhône”
“Louis XIII kneeling”
“Bust of a court lady by Guillaume Coustou (National Museum in Warsaw)”, 1730
“Summer”, 1731