Jacques de Stella - Artist Info

About Jacques de Stella

Name variants

Jacques Stella
  • Biography

    Jacques Stella, born and trained in Lyon, gained considerable renown in Rome during the 1620s as a painter of small devotional works on copper and various stones, including slate, marble alabaster, onyx and lapis lazuli.

    He enjoyed the most exalted patronage, including Pope Urban VIII and other members of the Barberini family. When he returned to France in 1634, he became the official painter to Cardinal Richelieu and was later appointed peintre du roi. ...

    But wait, there's more...

    Displaying 518 of 1,061 characters.

    Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.

    For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.

    If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.

** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at .

Share an image of the Artist: .