ALEXIS-SIMON BELLE (1674-1734) Portrait of Louis Lerambert Oil on canvas (130 x 99 cm) To enlarge the image, right-click on it and choose "Open in a new tab" Born into a family of artists Alexis-Simon Belle trained under Francois de Troy. He followed the teaching dispensed by the Royal Academy and won the Prix de …
Tag: French 17th century painting
A View of Versailles
JEAN-BAPTISTE MARTIN (1658-1735) View of the Forecourts of the Chateau de Versailles and the Stables (1688) Oil on canvas (260 x 184 cm) Chateau de Versailles Leading onto the Gallery, the Cool Room at Trianon linked the King's apartments, of which it was part, to those of Mme de Maintenon. The painting over the mantelpiece, …
Portrait of a Portraitist
MARC NATTIER (1642-1705) Portrait of Gilbert de Seve Oil on canvas (117 x 88 cm) Chateau de Versailles To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and choose "Open in a new tab" We normally associate the surname Nattier with Jean-Marc (1685-1766) the famous portraitist of Louis XV and his court, or even Jean-Baptiste (1678-1726). The …
Old Masters 