pierre-étienne monnot was a french sculptor from the franche-comté who settled in rome in 1687 for the rest of his life. he was a distinguished artist working in a late-baroque idiom for international clients. in italian sources he is often referred to as pietro stefano monnot, an italianised version of his name.monnot was born at orchamps-vennes near besançon in the franche-comté. trained by his father, a woodcarver, he subsequently worked for jean dubois, a sculptor in dijon, for a year. he then took on independent commissions for religious works in besançon and poligny. monnot also visited…