FRANCOIS ANDRE VINCENT (1746-1816) Belisarius (1776) Oil on canvas (98 x 130 cm) Musee Fabre, Montpellier Vincent initially trained with his father, Francois Elie, a miniaturist from Geneva that had settled in Paris. He was then taught by Joseph-Marie Vien. At the age of 22, he won the Prix de Rome and spent the years …
Tag: Neoclassical painting
A mysterious Gentleman
FRANCOIS-ANDRE VINCENT (1746-1816) Portrait of a gentleman (maybe Monsieur Baillon) Oil on canvas 117 x 89,5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam To enlarge the image, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" It gives me a great deal of pleasure to rescue a fine artist from oblivion. This is the case of François-André Vincent, who …
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