Philippe Caffiéri

Place: Paris

Born: 1634

Death: 1716

Biography:

Philippe Caffieri (1634–1716), also known as Filippo Caffieri, was an Italian decorative sculptor, active mainly in France. He was born in Rome to an aristocratic family originally from Naples. After briefly serving Pope Alexander VII, was brought to France by Cardinal Mazarin and entered the service of Louis XIV in 1660. He installed him in the sa...