Jean-Bruno Gassies
Illustration — Transfiguration by Gassies, 1824 painting in the centre of the altar of the Basilica of the Saint Sauveur et Notre-Dame des Miracles et des Vertus in Rennes Jean-Bruno Gassies (1786–1832), a French historical and genre painter, was born in Bordeaux. He studied under Vincent and Pierre Lacour, and died in Paris in 1832. He chiefly executed historical subjects from the Old and New Testaments, or from French history; but the pictures exhibited by him embrace a great variety of subjects — historical, poetical, and allegorical — landscapes, marine views, interiors of churches, and striking scenes on the coasts of England and France.
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Jean-Bruno Gassies
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- Born
- 1786 · Bordeaux.
- Died
- 1832 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Movements
- Neoclassicism
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Teachers
- Pierre Lacour the Elder
- Known for
- Castor and Pollux rescuing Helen · Horace at the tomb of Virgil · Virgil reading his Aeneid to Augustus · The Transfiguration
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Transfiguration by Gassies, 1824 painting in the centre of the altar of the Basilica of the Saint Sauveur et Notre-Dame des Miracles et des Vertus in Rennes Jean-Bruno Gassies (1786–1832), a French historical and genre painter, was born in Bordeaux. He studied under Vincent and Pierre Lacour, and died in Paris in 1832. He chiefly executed historical subjects from the Old and New Testaments, or from French history; but the pictures exhibited by him embrace a great variety of subjects — historical, poetical, and allegorical — landscapes, marine views, interiors of churches, and striking scenes on the coasts of England and France.
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Among his works are: • Hagar and Ishmael. (Brussels Gallery) • Virgil reading his Aeneid to Augustus. • Horace at the Tomb of Virgil. • Portrait of Louis XVIII. (Bordeaux Museum) • The Communion of St. • The Clemency of Louis XII. (Versailles Gallery) • View of the Church of Boulogne. • A Bivouac of the National Guard.
Jean-Bruno Gassies studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. Training under Pierre Lacour the Elder is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are France. Works named in the authority record are Castor and Pollux rescuing Helen, Horace at the tomb of Virgil, Virgil reading his Aeneid to Augustus and The Transfiguration. Work by Jean-Bruno Gassies is recorded in the collections of Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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1786
Jean-Bruno Gassies was born on 25 October 1786.
1832
Jean-Bruno Gassies died on 12 October 1832.
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Formation and teaching. Gassies studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. He trained under Pierre Lacour the Elder. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 4: Castor and Pollux rescuing Helen, Horace at the tomb of Virgil, Virgil reading his Aeneid to Augustus and The Transfiguration. His recorded genre is portrait. Gassies received Knight of the Legion of Honour. Recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded as a citizen of France. Classed in the genre portrait. Connected to 5 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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