The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Clodion
(kldôN´) (KEY) or Claude Michel (kld mshl´) (KEY) , 17381814, French rococo sculptor. He executed several important commissions under Louis XVI but is best remembered for his bas-reliefs and small figure groups in bronze and terra-cotta representing fauns, nymphs, and children. He is represented in the Louvre and in the Metropolitan Museum.