 Pierre Le Gros the Younger

Pierre Le Gros (12 April 1666 Paris – 3 May 1719 Rome) was a French sculptor, active almost exclusively in Baroque Rome where he was the pre-eminent sculptor for nearly two decades.He created monumental works of sculpture for the Jesuits and the Dominicans and found himself centre stage of the two most prestigious artistic campaigns of his era, the "Altar of Saint Ignatius of Loyola" in the Gesù and the cycle of the twelve huge "Apostle statues" in the nave of the Lateran basilica.