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Jean Belin (9th Nov, 1653 - 2nd Dec, 1715)

Corbeille de fleurs, branche de lys et guirlande de liseron, figure de lion couché en bronze doré

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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Gérard Blot

Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon

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bouquet (flowers)

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About the artwork

Title:

Corbeille de fleurs, branche de lys et guirlande de liseron, figure de lion couché en bronze doré

Periods:

XVIIIth century

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Dimensions:

1830 x 1020

Inventory number:

MV7208

Location:

Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon

About the author(s)

Author:

Also known as:

de Fontenay Blain

Born:

9th Nov, 1653

Dead:

2nd Dec, 1715

Country:

France

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay I (1653–1715), also called ‘Jean-Baptiste Belin the Elder’, was a French painter who specialized in flowers. He was born in Caen, France in 1653 and died in Paris in 1715. Early in life he was forced to choose between his Protestant religion and his career. The revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 forced most Protestants to flee France to escape religious persecution. Belin decided to renounce his Protestant faith and converted to Catholicism in order to… Read more...