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Jean Pierre Franque

1683 - 1758

Quick Facts

  • Topics explored:
    • portraiture
    • nobleman
  • Art period: Early Modern
  • Movements: baroque
  • Museums on APS:
    • The Louvre
    • Musée National Magnin
    • Ministère de la Défense Nationale
    • Hôtel Matignon
    • Ministère Des Finances
  • Typical colors: phthalo green
  • Top 3 works:
    • Allegory of the State of France before the Return from Egypt
    • JEAN, COMTE DE GASSION, MARECHAL DE FRANCE (1609 1647)
    • ALLEGORIE SUR L'ETAT DE LA FRANCE AVANT LE RETOUR D'EGYPTE
  • Corpus themes: classical ideals
  • Copyright status: Public domain
jean-pierre franque, a french painter, was born at le buis in 1774. he studied under david together with his twin brother joseph, and excelled in historical subjects and portraiture, imitating the style of his master. he married lucile messageot, also an artist, who died in 1802, at the age of twenty-two years. franque died in 1860, leaving among others the following works in the versailles gallery:
françois louis de rousselet, marquis de châteaurenault, 1840, now in the palace of versailles
louise adélaïde de bourbon, now in the musée des beaux-arts de valenciennes

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Questions & Answers

Is there a 3D virtual tour of Jean Pierre Franque's works?

Jean Pierre Franque's artworks can be seen in a 3D gallery on the artist's 3D Museum page.

How is Jean Pierre Franque's career divided into periods?

A chronological account of Jean Pierre Franque's work is available on the artist's Chronicle page, where the artworks pass in order of creation, chapter by chapter.

What other names is Jean Pierre Franque known by?

Jean Pierre Franque is also known as Francou.

Art Quiz

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Question 1:
Jean-Pierre Franque was born in which French town?
Question 2:
Under whom did Jean-Pierre Franque study?
Question 3:
What was a significant subject matter in Franque's paintings?
Question 4:
Franque married another artist named…
Question 5:
Many of Franque's later works are found in which palace?