Theseus 1839

Pierre Joseph Célestin François

Peinture à l'huilePanneauPeindre
60 ⨯ 47 cm
ConditionExcellent
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• Sur l'oeuvre d'art
  Pierre Joseph Célestin François (Namur 1759 - Brussels 1851): Theseus, oil on panel.
  The stone (down right) with the name of the artist as well the (nick)name of the model and the occasion the painting was made.
  
  Pierre François studied in Charleroi and later at the art academy of Antwerp. In 1778 and 1789 he went to Rome and stayed there both times for a few years. After his return François worked mainly in Brussels, where he specialized in historical and mythological subjects; he also got commissions for religious paintings as well as portraits. François was professor at the Brussels Royal Art Academy and made the drawing for this painting during a class he organized for his students in 1821. The family name of the model is difficult to read, but the nickname 'Hercule de Lyon' makes all clear. Hercule was a very searched after model: not only was he present in Brussels in 1821 but according to an article in a newspaper from Gent dated December 1833, Hercule stood model for the students of the art academy there.
  According to the text on the stone down right François made the drawing for this painting during his class of 1821 but made this painting some years later, in 1839.
  Work of François are also present in several churches and the Royal Museums of art in Belgium as well as in the palace of Malmaison, the residence of Napoleon outside of Paris.
  
• Sur l'artiste
  Pierre Joseph Célestin François, peintre historique, de genre et miniature flamand, ainsi qu'un graveur, est né à Namur en 1759. Élève de Lens, il a voyagé en France, en Italie et en Allemagne, mais s'est finalement établi à Bruxelles, où il devient professeur à l'Académie. Ses élèves étaient très nombreux, parmi lesquels Navez, Decaisne, Madou et d'autres. Il mourut en 1851. Parmi ses œuvres figurent: -Marius assis sur les ruines de Carthage. (Brussels Gallery.) -Un médecin consulté par deux vieilles femmes. (Musée de Haarlem.) -L'assomption. (Académie de Gand.)

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