LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Portrait of Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet [1694 - 1778])circa 1778

Not on view
Bronze bust of an older man with a receding hairline and lean, lined features, on a turned cylindrical pedestal, warm brown patina with strong directional lighting
Bronze portrait bust of an older man in strict profile view, with receding hair swept back, prominent facial features, and bare shoulders, mounted on a circular pedestal; warm brown patina with incised lettering along the bust's edge; dramatically lit against a dark background.
Bronze portrait bust of a man in profile, mounted on a dark pedestal, with finely modeled wavy hair and smooth patinated surface; inscription 'PIGALLE' visible on the truncation.
Close-up detail of a bronze sculpture, showing the smooth, highly polished cranium of a head with warm golden-brown patina, light reflecting off the curved surface; textured hair or beard visible at the lower edge.
Artist or Maker
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
France, 1714-1785
Title
Portrait of Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet [1694 - 1778])
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1778
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
19 1/16 x 9 3/16 x 9 7/8 in. (48.42 x 23.33 x 25.08 cm) with base
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Michael J. Connell Foundation, and Mrs. Roy C. Markus and Miss Carlotta Mabury by exchange
Accession Number
M.78.7
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.