Joseph Vivien ( fr. Joseph Vivien ; 1657 , Lyon - December 5, 1734 , Bonn ) - French portrait painter.
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| Date of Birth | 1657 |
| Place of Birth | Lyon , France |
| Date of death | December 5, 1734 |
| A place of death | Bonn |
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| Awards | [d] [d] ( January 29, 1678 ) |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Selected Portraits
- 3 Gallery
- 4 References
Biography
In 1677 he left his native Lyon and went to Paris , where he hired to work in the studio of the famous artist Charles Lebrun , studied the art of painting under the guidance of the master.
He became famous thanks to his portraits painted using the pastel technique. Vivienne became the main promoter of pastel portrait in France. His contemporaries admired the complex use of color; one fan called him " Van Dyck pastels."
In 1698 he was admitted to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture . Soon he was appointed adviser to the Academy, received a salary and housing at the royal manufactory of tapestries .
From Paris he went to Brussels . Then he was invited by the Elector of Cologne , worked in Munich , as the court painter Maximilian Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria .
He created a number of portraits of members of ruling families, aristocrats, heads of government, prominent representatives of the culture and church of several European states.
Selected Portraits
- Maximilian II, Elector of Bavaria and his family,
- Robert de Cote , the largest French architect of the early Rococo era,
- Fenelon , priest, writer, author of the famous novel The Adventures of Telemachus
- Jules Arduin-Mansard , architect
- Francois Girardon , sculptor and many others.
Gallery
Portrait of Maximilian II, Elector of Bavaria
Portrait of Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
Portrait of Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska , wife of Maximilian II
Portrait of Prince Philip of Anjou