Jean-Baptiste Belin
Jean-Baptiste Belin was a French painter, etcher and graphic artist (1653–1715). He was born at Caen and died at Paris.
Also recorded as Jean-Baptiste Blin de Fontenay; Jean-Baptiste Blain de Fontenay; Blin de Fontenay; Jean Baptiste Blin de Fontenay; Jean Baptiste I Blinde Fontenay; Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay.
Jean-Baptiste Belin in brief
- Born
- 1653
- Died
- 1715
- Known for
- painter, etcher and graphic artist
- Place of birth
- Caen
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Jean-Baptiste Blin de Fontenay, Jean-Baptiste Blain de Fontenay, Blin de Fontenay, Jean Baptiste Blin de Fontenay and Jean Baptiste I Blinde Fontenay. His recorded language was French.
One child is recorded: Jean-Baptiste Belin II.
Catalogued works
14 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1608 to 1811.
Flowers in a Gold Vase, Bust of Louis XIV, Horn of Plenty and Armour, dated 1688, held by Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, inventory INV 4464. Flower Still Life, dated 1650, held by Cincinnati Art Museum, inventory 1988.227. Vase of flowers, held by Fitzwilliam Museum, inventory PD.16-1966. The Story of the Emperor of China, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art. Korg med blommor, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMDrh 101. flowers, dated 1660, held by Führermuseum, inventory 7606. Portrait of Helene Lambert de Thorigny, dated 1698, held by Honolulu Museum of Art, inventory 3577.1. Flowers with landscape., held by Palace Museum in Wilanów. Still Life with Flowers, dated 1608, held by Lyman Allyn Art Museum, inventory 1956.29. Bouquet of flowers in a vase, dated 1680, held by Schorr Collection. Woman in a garland of flowers forming a medallion, dated 1686, held by Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, inventory Inv. 29. Le moraliste mesmérien, ou lettres philosophiques sur l'influence du magnétisme ... / [Jean Baptiste Salaville]., dated 1784, held by Wellcome Collection. De ossium pubis synchondrotomia : dissertatio medico-chirurgica quam sorte objectam in Alma Parisiensi Facultate Medicam, die [30] augusti mensis, anno 1811, praesentibus competitionibus judicibus, competitorum objectionibus publice discutiendam / proponent J.B. Demangeon., dated 1811, held by Wellcome Collection. Le bon fr�ere , parodie de Castor et Pollux, en un acte, en prose; m�ele�e de vaudevilles. Par M. Nougaret., dated 1779, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 12 named public collections.
Department of Paintings of the Louvre: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Führermuseum: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Munich Central Collecting Point: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée Réattu: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musées Nationaux Récupération: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Nationalmuseum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cincinnati Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Fitzwilliam Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Belin, Jean-Baptiste, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Belin [Blain; Blin] (de Fontenay), Jean-Baptiste, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Belin, Jean, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.
Digitised editions and texts
2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
The Audience of the Emperor from the series The Story of the Emperor of China (1685) — Internet Archive. The Memorable Judgement of Sancho Panza from a series of tapestries with scenes from Don Quixote (number twenty-four in a series of twenty-eight) (1727) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
training under Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer is recorded. the recorded working language is French.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Membership is recorded of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.
Work by Jean-Baptiste Belin is recorded in the collections of J. Paul Getty Museum, Nationalmuseum, Louvre Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum and Fitzwilliam Museum.
Chronology
- 1650Flower Still Life (Cincinnati Art Museum).
- 1653Jean-Baptiste Belin born at Caen.
- 1660flowers (Führermuseum).
- 1685The Audience of the Emperor from the series The Story of the Emperor of China digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1688Flowers in a Gold Vase, Bust of Louis XIV, Horn of Plenty and Armour (Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture).
- 1715Jean-Baptiste Belin died at Paris.
- 1727The Memorable Judgement of Sancho Panza from a series of tapestries with scenes from Don Quixote (number twenty-four in a series of twenty-eight) digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Belin [Blain; Blin] (de Fontenay), Jean-Baptiste, Oxford Art Online, 2003
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Belin, Jean-Baptiste, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Jean-Baptiste Belin as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 4.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jean-Baptiste Belin.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 5.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Jean-Baptiste Belin.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 6.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1684612: Jean-Baptiste Belin
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 7.
“Jean-Baptiste Belin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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