Nicolas-René Jollain
Nicolas-René Jollain (1732 – 1804) was a French painter. He was a student of Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.
Also recorded as Nicolas Rene Joullain · Nicolas René Jollain · Nicolas René Joullain · Nicolas Rene Jollain
Nicolas-René Jollain
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- Born
- 1732
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 1804
- Education
- Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture
- Occupation
- Painter
- Nationality
- France
- Teachers
- Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre
- Languages
- French
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Nicolas-René Jollain (1732 – 1804) was a French painter. He was a student of Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.
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Training under Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre is recorded. Jean-Frédéric Schall is recorded as having studied under Nicolas-René Jollain. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Work by Nicolas-René Jollain is recorded in the collections of Musée Cognacq-Jay, Wallace Collection, Hood Museum of Art, Musée de l'Histoire de France and Musée national du Château de Fontainebleau.
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• Born — 1732 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 1804 • Place of death — Paris, France • Education — Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture • Occupation — Painter
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• Year — Image — Title — Location — Ref. Reference • 1765 — — Danaë — Private collection • 1768 — — Apollon pleurant Hyacinthe ou Hyacinthe changée en fleur — Palace of Versailles • — Clytie changée en tournesol • 1769 — Le refuge • 1771 — — Jupiter sous la forme de Diane séduit Calisto — Private collection • 1781 — Jésus au milieu des Docteurs — Palace of Fontainebleau
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The authorities additionally record the headings Nicolas Rene Joullain, Nicolas René Jollain, Nicolas René Joullain, Nicolas Rene Jollain and Nicolas René. His recorded language was French.
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Nicolas-René Jollain is recorded as painter.
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1732
Nicolas-René Jollain born at Paris.
1804
Nicolas-René Jollain died at Paris.
Literature
Literature
Literature
Jollain, Nicolas-René, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Jollain, Nicolas René, the Elder, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Jollain, Nicolas René, the Younger, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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- 1.Peu de traces de ce peintre existent. On trouve par exemple mention de Jeanne-Marie, sa fille, baptisée à Paris le 6 mars 1698, cf. Actes d'État-civil d'artistes français, reprint 1972, .
- 2.Réunion des Musées Nationaux-Grand Palais - Search Result. www.photo.rmn.fr.
- 3.Notice du catalogue général des collections du Château de Versailles, mentionnant la réattribution.
- 4.Bénézit B00095448
- 5.« Jollain », dans Jules Guiffrey, Histoire de l'Académie de Saint-Luc, Paris, 1915, — sur Gallica.
- 6.Fiche tableau exposé Salon 1781, base salons du musée d'Orsay.
- 7.Journal encyclopédique, novembre 1781, .
- 8.[Denis Diderot], Almanach historique et raisonné des architectes, peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs et cizeleurs, Paris , 1776, .
- 9.Fiche exposant Salon 1789, base salons du musée d'Orsay.
- 10.Bulletin des musées de France, Paris, Société des amis du Louvre, 1910, — sur archive.org.
- 11.Notice du tableau intitulé "L'Hospitalité" (sujet tiré de "Paul et Virginie") consultable. Alienor.org.
- 12.Fiche tableau exposé Salon de 1777, base salons du musée d'Orsay.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Gilles Soubigou, « Un tableau du Salon de 1771 retrouvé : L’Entrée du Christ à Jérusalem de Nicolas-René Jollain », La Revue de l'art, 2013, .
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He trained under Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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