Joseph-Benoit Suvé ( Dutch: Joseph-Benoît Suvée , January 3, 1743 , Bruges - February 9, 1807 , Rome ) - Flemish artist. Director of the French Academy in Rome (1801-1807).
| Joseph Benoit Suve | |
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| Joseph-Benoît Suvée | |
 Cartoon portrait of Joseph-Benoit Suve work thin. F. Vincent | |
| Date of Birth | January 3, 1743 |
| Place of Birth | Bruges , West Flanders |
| Date of death | February 9, 1807 ( 64) |
| A place of death | Rome |
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| Genre | painting portrait |
| Style | neoclassicism |
| Awards | Roman Prize |
| Awards | Roman Prize (1771) |
Biography
He received his first mastering lessons in Bruges under the direction of Matthias de Vischa . In 1762 he left for France and became a student of Jean-Jacques Bachelier.
In 1771 he was awarded the Rome Prize , thanks to which he got the opportunity to go to Rome and live there due to the prize patron. From 1772 to 1778, as a pensioner of the French Academy, he lived in Rome.
After returning to Paris, he was appointed academician. He opened an art school for young women in the Louvre .
One of his students was Constance Mayer . Also one of his students was Joseph-Denis Odewar .
In 1801, he became director of the French Academy in Rome .
In 1807, Sueve suddenly died in Rome.
Suve's paintings are kept in the Louvre, the Palace of Fine Arts in Lille, the Museum of Fine Arts in Nantes , etc.