1784 - 1867

A Life of Devotional Artistry

Born in Vannes, France, Adèle de Kercado was a prolific French copyist who maintained an active artistic career from at least the late 1830s until around 1860. Coming from an affluent Breton family, her life was marked by the shifting fortunes of her family's colonial holdings in Saint-Domingue. While her name has often been absent from later art-historical narratives, she was a significant figure in the production of large-scale religious oils intended for churches, courts, and municipal buildings throughout France.

Her professional output focused on reproducing Old Master religious paintings. Notable commissions included:

Artistic Legacy and Final Years

De Kercado's skill as a copyist was recognized by the French state, which provided her with financial assistance through the Secours et encouragements aux artistes series. Her work was widely disseminated across provincial institutions, serving as a vital link to classical religious imagery. In addition to her religious reproductions, she produced several versions of a Pietà with Saint Francis and Mary Magdalene, after Carracci, which were sent to various churches including Marsac-sur-l'Isle, Navarrenx, Brécey, and Gimel-les-Cascades.

In her later years, she resided in the Batignolles-Monceau neighbourhood of Paris. Adèle de Kercado passed away at her home on the rue du Havre and was buried in the Cimetière de Montparnasse.

Ερωτήσεις και Απαντήσεις

Πόσα έργα του/της Adèle de Kercado είναι διαθέσιμα για περιήγηση;

Μπορείτε να περιηγηθείτε σε 1 έργα τέχνης έργα του Adèle de Kercado στη σελίδα Όλα τα έργα.

Υπάρχει χρονολόγιο με τα έργα του/της Adèle de Kercado;

Τα έργα του καλλιτέχνη Adèle de Kercado μπορούν να περιηγηθούν χρονολογικά στη σελίδα Χρονολόγιο Έργων.

Πώς μπορώ να βρω όλα τα έργα του/της Adèle de Kercado ανά είδος μέσου;

Για να βρείτε όλα τα έργα του/της Adèle de Kercado ανά τεχνική, επισκεφθείτε τη σελίδα Κατά Τεχνική του καλλιτέχνη.

Πού και πότε γεννήθηκε ο/η Adèle de Kercado;

Ο/Η Adèle de Kercado γεννήθηκε στην/στη Vannes το 1784.

Quick quiz

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Ερώτηση 1:
In which city was Adèle de Kercado born?
Ερώτηση 2:
What was the primary focus of Adèle de Kercado's artistic career?
Ερώτηση 3:
Which king of France made a gift of de Kercado's copy of Murillo's Madonna of the Assumption to a church in Virginia?
Ερώτηση 4:
In 1837, de Kercado received a grant of 500 francs from which organization?
Ερώτηση 5:
Where is Adèle de Kercado buried?