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Pierre Courteys (d. 1602? ) was a French enamel painter, working in Limoges.

Life

Courteys, one of the best enamel painters of Limoges, and an excellent designer and colourist, was probably a disciple of

Pierre Reymond Pierre Reymond (1513-1584) was a French enamelist. Reymond managed a large workshop in Limoges, where one of his disciples was Pierre Courteys. As was the practice of the time, pieces produced in his workshop bore his initials even though they w ...

. The dates affixed to his works range from 1550 to 1568. In 1559 he executed twelve oval medallions with life-sized figures of the Virtues and the

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, for the façade of the château of Madrid, built by

Francis I Francis I or Francis the First may refer to: * Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407) * Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450 * Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547 * Francis I, Duke of Saxe ...

and Henry II in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. Nine of these are now in the Hôtel de Cluny, and three are in England. They are the largest enamels which have ever been made at Limoges. Courteys is thought to have died in 1602. Many of his works are in the Louvre.

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* Year of birth unknown 1602 deaths 16th-century French painters French male painters French enamellers 16th-century enamellers People from Limoges Limoges enamel {{France-painter-stub