Jacques de Lajoue
Illustration — Self-portrait of Lajoue (right) with his wife Mariane Derlin and son Jacques-Gabriel (1730-1810), 1737 Jacques de Lajoue, a French architectural painter, was born in 1687 in Paris. He became a member of the Academy in 1721, and is noticed for a 'Perspective' which he executed in 1732 at the Library of St. He also designed the title-page to the works of Wouwerman.
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Jacques de Lajoue
Jacques de Lajoüe (1687 - 1761) Details on Google Art Project · WwHkUWax7Fn6yg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level · Public domain
- Died
- 1761 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · printer · artist
- Fields
- Rococo
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Self-portrait of Lajoue (right) with his wife Mariane Derlin and son Jacques-Gabriel (1730-1810), 1737 Jacques de Lajoue, a French architectural painter, was born in 1687 in Paris. He became a member of the Academy in 1721, and is noticed for a 'Perspective' which he executed in 1732 at the Library of St. He also designed the title-page to the works of Wouwerman.
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Born at Paris in 1686, died in Paris in 1761.
The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Rococo. François Boucher is recorded as an influence. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Work by Jacques de Lajoue is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Nationalmuseum, The Frick Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Eine elegante Gesellschaft an einem Brunnen vor dem Hintergrund eines Schlosses
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Roland Michel, Marianne. Lajoüe et l'art rocaille. Arthena. 1984. 2-903239-03-7.
- Bénézit, Emmanuel. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Gründ. 8. 322–323. 2006. 2-7000-3078-8.
- Roland Michel, Marianne. Lajoüe, Jacques de. The Dictionary of Art. Grove's Dictionaries. 18. 653–655. 1996. 1-884446-00-0.
- Roman d’Amat, Ariane. Lajoue (Jacques de). Dictionnaire de biographie française. Letouzey et Ané. 19. col. 376–377. 1997. 2-7063-0201-1.
- E. A. Seemann. Lajoue, Jacques de, II. Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler. 22. 232. 1928. 165485974.
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