Jean-Joseph Dassy, a French historical and

portrait painter Portrait Painting is a genre in painting, where the intent is to represent a specific human subject. The term 'portrait painting' can also describe the actual painted portrait. Portraitists may create their work by commission, for public and pr ...

, and

lithographer Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...

, was born at

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

s on 27 December 1791, and died in the same city on 27 July 1865. He studied under

Girodet-Trioson Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (or ''de Roucy''), also known as Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson or simply Girodet (29 January 17679 December 1824),Long, George. (1851) ''The Supplement to the Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...

, and commenced exhibiting at the

Paris Salon The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...

in 1819. There are several pictures by him at

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, u ...

, among which are 'The Battle of Saucourt' and 'Charibert.'

Biography

Jean-Joseph Dassy was born on 27 December 1791 in

. His father was a mason. His younger brother Louis-Toussaint Dassy was destined for the priesthood while his other two younger brothers, Pierre and Hippolyte, helped their father in his marble workshop. Three of his sisters were nuns. Initially a student of Goubaud and Aubert at the École des Beaux-Arts in Marseille, he then went to Paris where, in 1817, he became one of the best students of Girodet-Trioson.

Works

Historical scenes

File:Dassy-Comte de Précy.jpg, ''Louis François Perrin, Earl of Précy (1742-1820), General at Vendée'', 1827 File:Robert de Normandie at the Siege of Antioch 1097-1098.JPG, ''

Robert Curthose Robert Curthose, or Robert II of Normandy ( 1051 – 3 February 1134, french: Robert Courteheuse / Robert II de Normandie), was the eldest son of William the Conqueror and succeeded his father as Duke of Normandy in 1087, reigning until 1106. ...

, Duke of Normandy, at the

Siege of Antioch The siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria. Two sieges took place in succession. The first siege, by the crusaders against the city held by the Seljuk Empire, last ...

'', 1850 File:Jean-Joseph Dassy (1796-1865) - Caribert, roi franc de Paris et de l'ouest de Gaule (mort en 567).jpg, ''Caribert, Frankish king of Paris and western Gaul (died in 567)'', 1837 File:Louis le Pieux.png, ''

Louis I the Pious Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme; french: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aqui ...

(778-840), Emperor of the West'', 1837

Museum of Art and History of Cholet

*''General Précy'', 1829, deposit of the National Museum of the Castles of Versailles and Trianon, 1914.

Hall of the Crusades, Versailles

*''Combat of Robert, Duke of Normandy, with a Saracen Warrior''

National Museum of the Castles of Versailles and Trianon

* ''Caribert, Frankish King of Paris and Western Gaul (died in 567)'' * ''Louis I the Pious (778-840), Emperor of the West''

Religious scenes

File:Saint Lazare 014 Dassy.jpg, ''Martyrdom of St. Lazarus'' (St. Lazarus Church,

) File:Saint Lazare 032-Dassy-.jpg, ''Apostolate of St. Lazarus'' (St. Lazarus Church, Marseille) File:Saint Lazare 016 Dassy.jpg, ''Resurrection of St. Lazarus'' (St. Lazarus Church, Marseille)