antoine bourdelle (30 october 1861 – 1 october 1929), born émile antoine bordelles, was an influential and prolific french sculptor, painter, and teacher.his studio became the musée bourdelle, an art museum dedicated to his work, located at 18, rue antoine bourdelle, in the 15th arrondissement of paris, france.bourdelle was born at montauban, tarn-et-garonne. he left school at the age of 13 to work as a wood carver in his father's cabinet making shop. he learned drawing with the founder of the ingres museum in montauban, then sculpture at the art school in toulouse. at the age of 24 he won a…