Paul Maximilien Landowski (1 June 1875 – 31 March 1961) was a French monument sculptor of Polish descent. His best-known work is Christ the Redeemer in Rio ...

Paul Landowski was born in Paris on June 1, 1875. He completed his secondary studies at the Collège Rollin, where he acquired a broad literary background.

Landowski or Landowsky (feminine Landowska, plural Landowscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:.

Birth of the Christ sculpture. Landowski creates many successive drafts. Little by little, the sculptor frees himself from the initial drawing and brings in his ...

Landowski is not only the sculptor of the head and hands, but the entire work, itself. For technical reasons, related to transport, he carved only the head and ...

Paul Landowski fought in the First World War and was eventually awarded the Croix de Guerre at the Battle of the Somme. On his return to Paris, he ...

The French sculptor Paul Landowski, who collaborated with Silva Costa on the final design, has been credited as the primary designer of the figure's head and ...

Paul Landowski graduated from the French national academy. He won the Prix de Rome in 1900 for his statue of David and went on to a long lasting career ...

Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Paul Landowski, a French sculptor, the most famous in the world. It overlooks Rio de Janeiro bay in Brazil.

Paul-Maximilien Landowski, born June 1, 1875 in Paris and died March 31, 1961 in Boulogne-sur-Seine, was a French sculptor. He first trained in Jules ...