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French
(1716 – 1809)
Born and trained in Montpellier, Vien moved to Paris in 1740 where he quickly achieved success, largely with the support of Natoire and Boucher. Vien won the Grand Prix in 1743 which allowed him to study in Rome until 1750. He entered the Academy in 1754. In 1775, he became director of the French academy in Rome and served as first painter to Louis XVI for less than a year in 1789.
In the 1750s, V
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Aga des Janissaires (Kommandeur der Janitscharen mit einem Säbel)
Etching
20.5 cm - 13.5 cm (8.07 in - 5.31 in)
WOMEN IN CLASSICAL DRESS ATTENDING A YOUNG BRIDE
Oil on canvas
100 cm - 135 cm (39.37 in - 53.15 in)
STANDING DRAPED FIGURE
Chalk Black and white chalk on blue wove paper
18.8 cm - 11 cm (7.4 in - 4.33 in)
Figure de femme drapée et allongée, les yeux fermés, les bras croisés sur son ventre
Pencil
33 cm - 41.1 cm (12.99 in - 16.18 in)
Religieuses se prosternant devant une apparition de la Vierge
Oil on paper
25.4 cm - 15.7 cm (10 in - 6.18 in)
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