Théobald Michau
Théobald Michau (1676–1765) was a conservative Walloon painter of landscapes, more famous in his own time than he is today. Michau was born in Tournai and was a pupil of Lucas Achtschellinck. Subjects of the country festivals (Kermesse) that were popularized by David Teniers, father and son to the extent that paintings and tapestries showing such rustic themes were called Ténières.
Also recorded as Theobald Michan · Theobald Micheau · Theobald Michaud · Theobald Mischau
Théobald Michau
Pymouss · CC BY-SA 1.0
- Born
- 1676 · Tournai.
- Died
- 1765 · Antwerp.
- Nationality
- Southern Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- River Landscape
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Théobald Michau (1676 – 1765) figure comme « genre artists », « draftsmen (artists) » et peintre dans les notices d'autorité de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, de la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek et de la Getty Union List of Artist Names.
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La naissance de Théobald Michau est enregistrée en 1676, et le décès en 1765. Pour le lieu de naissance de Théobald Michau, Tournai (Belgique) est enregistré par la Bibliothèque nationale de France et Doornik par la Getty Union List of Artist Names. Le lieu de décès de Théobald Michau est Anvers, Belgique, selon la Bibliothèque nationale de France et la Getty Union List of Artist Names.
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Michau painted designs and perhaps provided full-scale cartoons for tapestry weavers, for surviving records of the Brussels tapestry workshop of Pieter van der Borcht record Teniers peints par le fameux Sr Michau, such Teniers-like subjects painted by "the famous Sieur Michau". Among his work, on wooden or copper panels, in public collections are the Summer and Winter landscapes in Vienna. Also he was a teacher and died in Antwerp. Among his pupils was Martin J. Geeraerts, who specialised in painted bas-reliefs en camaïeu.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Brussels and Antwerp. Works named in the authority record are River Landscape. Work by Théobald Michau is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museo del Prado, Art Museum of Estonia and Nationalmuseum.
• Illustration — Estuary with dock and tower • Illustration — The Four Seasons, Autumn • Illustration — River with people and cattle • Illustration — The Four Seasons, Spring • Illustration — Landscape on a river
Théobald Michau, Michau - Retour de la pêche
Théobald Michau · Own work, Pymouss, 15 May 2010
A River Landscape with Villagers Unloading Their Boats by Théobald Michau
Théobald Michau · Sotheby's London, 02 May 2012, lot 77
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- 1.Cita web https://rkd.nl/explore/artists/55859 Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie
- 2.Cita web http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/peinture/Michau/153455 Enciclopedia online Larousse
- 3.Cita web http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/theobald-michau/ Enciclopedia online Treccani
- 4.Biografisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden.
- 5.Guide des amateurs de tableaux.
- 6.Cita web http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/peinture/Baudewyns/151030 Adriaen Frans Boudewijns in Enciclopedia online Larousse
- 7.A biographical and critical dictionary of painters and engravers.
- 8.Cita web https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_River_Landscape_with_Villagers_and_Carts_on_a_Path_by_Th%C3%A9obald_Michau.jpg Paesaggio fluviale con contadini e carri per un sentiero - Commons
- 9.Cita web https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_River_Landscape_with_Villagers_Unloading_Their_Boats_by_Th%C3%A9obald_Michau.jpg Paesaggio fluviale con persone che scaricano barche - Commons
- 10.Cita web https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michau_-_Retour_de_la_p%C3%AAche.jpg Ritorno dalla pesca - Commons
- 11.Cita web https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michau_-_Sc%C3%A8ne_champ%C3%AAtre.jpg Scena campestre - Commons
- 12.Cita web https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paesaggio_Estivo_-_T._Michau.png Paesaggio estivo - Commons
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