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Buste de Bacchus entouré d'une guirlande de fleurs, avec une corbeille de fruits, de la vaisselle précieuse et deux personnages
Auction: 06/26/2008
Lot: 33
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Jean Baptiste Belin de Fontenay I AUCTION RECORDS
1653 Caen - 1715 Paris. Known for: Painting.
Jean-Baptiste Blin de Fontenay, or Blain de Fontenay, trained in painting with Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, whose daughter he married. He became a member of the Académie in 1687, the year of his marriage.... Read full biography
Jean-Baptiste Blin de Fontenay, or Blain de Fontenay, trained in painting with Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, whose daughter he married. He became a member of the Académie in 1687, the year of his marriage. Fontenay received many commissions, at first thanks to his father-in-law, but later as his equal.... Read full biography
Jean-Baptiste Blin de Fontenay, or Blain de Fontenay, trained in painting with Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, whose daughter he married. He became a member of the Académie in 1687, the year of his marriage. Fontenay received many commissions, at first thanks to his father-in-law, but later as his equal. There are about sixty paintings by him listed in the royal inventories of the Trianon, Meudon and Marly. Notably, he contributed to the decoration of the Queen’s Staircase at the Château de Versailles.... Read full biography
Jean-Baptiste Blin de Fontenay, or Blain de Fontenay, trained in painting with Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, whose daughter he married. He became a member of the Académie in 1687, the year of his marriage. Fontenay received many commissions, at first thanks to his father-in-law, but later as his equal. There are about sixty paintings by him listed in the royal inventories of the Trianon, Meudon and Marly. Notably, he contributed to the decoration of the Queen’s Staircase at the Château de Versailles. He also became a designer of tapestries at the Gobelins manufactory and of carpets at the Savonnerie manufactory. A respected artist, with a pension and lodgings in the Louvre, his success in his lifetime was comparable to that of Monnoyer.... Read full biography
Jean-Baptiste Blin de Fontenay, or Blain de Fontenay, trained in painting with Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, whose daughter he married. He became a member of the Académie in 1687, the year of his marriage. Fontenay received many commissions, at first thanks to his father-in-law, but later as his equal. There are about sixty paintings by him listed in the royal inventories of the Trianon, Meudon and Marly. Notably, he contributed to the decoration of the Queen’s Staircase at the Château de Versailles. He also became a designer of tapestries at the Gobelins manufactory and of carpets at the Savonnerie manufactory. A respected artist, with a pension and lodgings in the Louvre, his success in his lifetime was comparable to that of Monnoyer.... Read full biography
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Jean Baptiste Belin de Fontenay I 
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeCARNATIONS, LILIES, DELPHINIUM, TULIPS, FRITILLARIA IMPERIALIS, IRIS, APPLE BLOSSOM, HONEYSUCKLE, NARCISSI AND OTHER FLOWERS IN A STONE VASE SCULPTED WITH THE FIGURE OF CERES CROWNED BY A PUTTO;
Jean Baptiste Belin de Fontenay I Auction: 12/06/2007Lot: 298Subscribe or get free alerts
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Vase de fleurs sur un entablement de marbre
Jean Baptiste Belin de Fontenay I Auction: 03/09/1988Lot: 35Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeSTILL LIFE OF VARIOUS FLOWERS IN A BRONZE URN, TOGETHER WITH POMEGRANATES, GRAPES, PEARS AND PLUMS ON A MARBLE TABLE DRAPED WITH A CARPET
Jean Baptiste Belin de Fontenay I Auction: 12/08/2005Lot: 342Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA still life of lilies, roses, sunflowers, poppies and other flowers in a gilt bronze vase on a stone ledge with a Red Admiral and a Cabbage White butterfly
Jean Baptiste Belin de Fontenay I Auction: 07/06/2011Lot: 13Subscribe or get free alerts
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