The Soul of the Animalier: The Life and Legacy of Christophe Fratin In the pantheon of nineteenth-century sculpture, few names evoke the raw, breathing vitality of the natural world as poignantly as Christophe Fratin. A pioneer of the animalier movement, Fratin possessed a rare ability to transmute cold bronze into living, pulsing muscle and bone. His journey began in the quiet, meticulous atmosphere of Metz, France, where he was born…