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Sébastien Bourdon
(2nd Feb, 1616 - 8th May, 1671)
Portrait d'un écrivain ou d'un artiste inconnu (appuyé sur un livre, sur fond de naufrage
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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
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/
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About the artwork
Title:
Portrait d'un écrivain ou d'un artiste inconnu (appuyé sur un livre, sur fond de naufrage
Periods:
17th century
modern age
XVIIth century
Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
850 x 725
Inventory number:
MV4202
Location:
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
About the author(s)
Author:
Sébastien Bourdon
Also known as:
Sebastien Bourdon
Born:
2nd Feb, 1616
Dead:
8th May, 1671
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Sébastien Bourdon
(2 February 1616 – 8 May 1671) was a French painter and engraver. His
chef d'œuvre
is
The Crucifixion of St. Peter
made for the cathedral of Notre Dame. Bourdon was born in Montpellier, France, the son of a Protestant painter on glass. He was apprenticed to a painter in Paris. In spite of his poverty he managed to get to Rome in 1636; there he studied the paintings of Nicolas Poussin, Claude Lorrain and Caravaggio among his eclectic selection of models, until he was forced to…
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