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Henry D'Arles
Jean Henry, known as Henry d'Arles (14 September 1734 - 14 September 1784) was a French painter, mainly known for seascapes and mythological scenes. Life Born in Arles to a clerk at the "bureau des fermes" in that town, from a very young age Jean Henry was devoted to art and he was presented to Jean-Joseph Kapeller, a painter who had come to the town to decorate the hôtel des fermes. Kapeller recognised Henry's talent and took him to Marseille to study at that city's painting academy, which Kapeller had set up in 1752. Henry graduated from that academy's first-ever competition the following year. Around that time Claude Joseph Vernet had come to Marseille to paint its port. He asked Kapeller to loan him one of his students as a studio assistant and Kapeller selected Henry, on whom Vernet became a major influence, so much so that he was given the hostile nickname "Vernet's monkey". He frequented Marseille's port, dockyards and quays, never hesitating to spend a day out at sea in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arles
Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of Provence. A large part of the Camargue, the largest wetlands in France, is located on the territory of the commune, making it the largest commune in Metropolitan France in terms of geographic territory. (Maripasoula, French Guiana, is much larger than Arles). The city has a long history, and was of considerable importance in the Roman province of Gallia Narbonensis. The Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1981 for their testimony to the history of the region. Many artists have lived and worked in this area because of the southern light, including Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin, Jacques Réattu, and Peter Brown. The Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh lived in Arles from 1888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
