Léon Mignon (1847-1898) Ragazzo Israelita Bronze, lost wax. Marble base. Height : 37 cm Sculpture with a beautiful brown patina on an elegant porphyry marble base in the shape of a shower foot. Léon Mignon, born in Liège in 1847 and died in Schaerbeek on September 30, 1898, was a Belgian sculptor. He trained at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Liège, where he was a pupil of Prosper Drion. He exhibited his first works at the Ghent Salon. He worked in Italy (1872-1875). In 1876, he moved to the Paris area with sculptor Paul de Vigne, before settling permanently in Schaerbeek. Léon Mignon won a gold medal at the Paris Salon for his sculpture Le dompteur de taureau (Li Tore).