Pierre Parrocel

François Palasse is recorded as having studied under Pierre Parrocel. Places of work recorded in the authority are Comtat Venaissin and Paris. Works named in the authority record are Woman Reading in front of a Fireplace. Work by Pierre Parrocel is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, National Galleries Scotland, Musée de l'Histoire de France, Palace of Versailles and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes.

• Name — Pierre Parrocel • Birthplace — Avignon, Papal States • Born — 1664 • Place of death — Paris, France • Died — 1739 • Known for — Paintings and engravings • Relatives — Joseph Parrocel (uncle) Pierre Parrocel (1664–1739) was a French painter of the late-Baroque period.

He was born in Avignon, Papal States, to a large family of artists, including his uncle Joseph Parrocel and his father, Louis Parrocel. He was first instructed by his uncle, and then trained with Carlo Maratti in Rome, and in 1730 became a member of the Accademia di San Luca there.

His principal work, as a painter, was in the gallery of the Hôtel de Noailles at St. Germain-en-Laye, where he represented the history of Tobit in thirteen pictures. He also painted a Coronation of the Virgin in the church of St. Mary at Marseille. He also etched and engraved in a style analogous to that of A. Rivalz; but he was not equally successful with the graver. Of the fourteen etchings left by him, The Triumph of Aphrodite is perhaps the most noteworthy.