Paul Duqueylar, a French

historical painter History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and Bible ...

, born at

Digne Digne-les-Bains (; Occitan: ''Dinha dei Banhs''), or simply and historically Digne (''Dinha'' in the classical norm or ''Digno'' in the Mistralian norm), is the prefecture of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Cô ...

in 1771, was a student of

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

. Most of the subjects painted by him are taken from the classic poets and ancient historians, and are of an elevated character. The ''Judgment of Minos,'' and ''Belisarius,'' both painted at Rome in 1804, are described by

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in his ''Souvenirs d'ltalie.'' He died in 1845.

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* 1771 births 1845 deaths 18th-century French painters French male painters 19th-century French painters People from Digne-les-Bains Pupils of Jacques-Louis David 19th-century painters of historical subjects 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-18thC-stub