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Jean-Pancrace Chastel (1726–1793) was a French sculptor.
Biography
= Early life
=He was born in Avignon in 1726 and moved to Aix-en-Provence as a young boy.
= Career
=He was the first professor to teach at the School of Sculpture in Aix-en-Provence, founded in 1774.
He sculpted three fountains in Aix-en-Provence: Mule-Noir, Prêcheurs (1748) and Tanneurs (1761). He also sculpted the top of the former Corn Exchange. Some of his sculptures can be found in the Musée Granet.
= Personal life
=He married twice, and had a son. He died in poverty in a hospice in Aix-en-Provence.
Legacy
The Rue Jean Pancrace Chastel in Avignon is named in his honor.
Bibliography
Serge Conard, Jean-Pancrace Chastel: approche de l'oeuvre, Université, 1973, 230 pages.
