François Stella
Illustration — Descent from the Cross François Stella (1563, Mechelen – 1605, Lyon), was a French Baroque painter.
Also recorded as Francois I Stallard · Francois, I Stellaert · Francois, I Star · Francois I Stalard
François Stella
François Stella · Own work, Rvalette, 2012-09-16 11:43:42 · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1563 · Mechelen.
- Died
- 1605 · Lyon.
- Occupation
- painter · artist
- Movements
- Baroque painting
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Illustration — Descent from the Cross François Stella (1563, Mechelen – 1605, Lyon), was a French Baroque painter.
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Biography
According to Houbraken, who mentioned him in a list of Flemish painters he intended to write about, he was only mentioned once by Karel van Mander. Houbraken began the first volume of his work on painters called Schouburgh with a list of painters mentioned once by Van Mander that he intended to write biographies of. Houbraken managed to add biographical data to many of these artists, but some of them were never mentioned again, including Stella, who Van Mander claimed was a good landscape painter living in Lyon. According to the RKD he was born in Mechelen and travelled to Rome. He is known for landscapes and was the father of Jacques Stella and Francois the Younger.
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1563
François Stella was born in 1563 at Mechelen.
1605
François Stella died on 1 January 1605.
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Mechelen.
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Lyon.
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scholarly publication
- Stella, François de, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
- Stella, François van der, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2011
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5493412: François Stella
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- “François Stella”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Jacques Stella. novembre 2006.
- 2.François Stella (1603-1647). data.bnf.fr. Ressources de la Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- 3.Abrégé de la vie plus fameux peintres. De Bure l'aîné. 1762.
- 4.Rue Stella. ruesdelyon…net.
- 5.Henri Bouchot. Notice sur la vie et les travaux d'Étienne Martellange, architecte des jésuites (1569-1641), d'après des documents inédits conservés au Cabinet des estampes de la Bibliothèque nationale. Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes. Persée. 47. 1. 17-52. 1886. 10.3406/bec.1886.447435.
- 6.Lyon, la grâce d'une cathédrale. La Nuée bleue. septembre 2011. 978-2-7165-0789-9.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Henry Hours, « François Stella I. Une œuvre retrouvée, l’Assomption d’Oberdorf et essai de catalogue critique », Bulletin de la Société de l’histoire de l’art français, 1974, 1975, p.7-16.
- J. J. L. Whiteley, « Architectural Views by Etienne Martellange and François Stella », Master Drawings, Vol. 33, No. 4, hiver 1995, p.367-387.
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scholarly publication
Stella, François de, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
Institutional witnessscholarly publication
Stella, François van der, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011Crossref registry
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Secondary witnessreference work
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The authorities additionally record the headings Francois I Stallard, Francois, I Stellaert, Francois, I Star, Francois I Stalard and François I. 2 children are recorded: François Stella the Younger and Jacques Stella.
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