He was one of the creators of elaborate altarpieces [fr] in a new style invented by sculptors from Laval.
[2] Caris was born in the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century, and was from Laval; in 1630 there is a record of him living there.
[5] Caris's altarpieces are relatively restrained in their ornamentation compared to those of other sculptors in the Laval school, such as Pierre Corbineau and his son Gilles [fr], and the Houdault family [fr].
[11] In 1640, his reputation in Brittany led the chapter of Rennes Cathedral to engage him to oversee the completion of the façade, and he worked there until 1654, when Pierre Corbineau took over; according to Léon Palustre [fr], Caris directed the work as far as the cornice on the first floor.
[12] In 1648 he left Rennes for Nantes,[citation needed] where in 1656 he was contracted to oversee work on the cathedral.