Sébastien Bourdon (French pronunciation:[sebastjɛ̃buʁdɔ̃]; 2 February 1616 – 8 May 1671) was a French painter and engraver. His chef d'œuvre is The Crucifixion of St. Peter made for the cathedral of Notre Dame.
Bourdon was born in Montpellier, France, the son of a Protestant painter on glass. He was apprenticed to a painter in Paris. In spite of his poverty he managed to get to Rome in 1636. There he studied the paintings of masters such as Nicolas Poussin, Claude Lorrain and Caravaggio. He was forced to flee Rome in 1638, fearing prosecution for his Reformed Protestant faith.[1][2]
He lived in Paris from 1637 to 1652.[2] In 1648, Bourdon was one of the founders of the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and was elected as one of the original twelve elders in charge of its running.[3]
Bourdon's facility rendered him adept at portraiture, whether in a dashing Rubens manner[4] or in intimate, sympathetic bust-length or half-length portraits isolated against plain backgrounds that set a formula for middle-class portraiture for the rest of the century,[5] landscapes in the manner of Gaspar Dughet or capricci of ruins, mythological "history painting" like other members of Poussin's circle[6] or the genre subjects of the Dutch Bamboccianti who were working in Rome. His eclectic range of styles have given art historians exercise in tracing his adaptation of his models, while the lack of an immediately recognizable "Bourdon style" has somewhat dampened public appreciation. Some of his work was in the neoclassical style of Parisian Atticism.
Bourdon spent most of his working career outside France, where, though he was a founding member of the Académie royale, he was for long largely dismissed as a pasticheur, a situation partly rectified by a comprehensive exhibition in 2000 of his work at the Musée Fabre, Montpelier (whose collection includes a fine Lamentation painted in the last years of his life).
His success required the establishment of an extensive atelier, where his pupils included Nicolas-Pierre Loir and Pierre Mosnier. He died in Paris in 1671.
Referencesedit
^Benedict, Philip (1999). "Calvinism as a Culture?". In Finney, Paul Colby (ed.). Seeing Beyond the Word. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. p. 36. ISBN9780802838605.
^ abThierry Bayou, Bourdon, Sébastien, Grove Art Online.
^Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de l'Académie royale de Peinture et de Sculpture depuis 1648 jusqu'en 1664, Ed. Anatole de Montaiglon, Paris 1853, vol. I, p. 36.
^The Finding of Moses, c. 1650, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Bacchus and Ceres with Nymphs and Satyrs, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, etc
Further readingedit
Laureati, Laura, 1983. in Giuliano Briganti, Ludovica Trezzani, and Laura Laureati. The Bamboccianti: The Painters of Everyday Life in Seventeenth Century Rome (Rome) pp. 238–45
External linksedit
Media related to Sébastien Bourdon at Wikimedia Commons
Sébastien Bourdon on-line
Web Gallery of art: Sébastien Bourdon
. A genre scene set in a fantastic landscape of lowering cliffs.
sébastien, bourdon, french, pronunciation, sebastjɛ, buʁdɔ, february, 1616, 1671, french, painter, engraver, chef, œuvre, crucifixion, peter, made, cathedral, notre, dame, self, portrait, 1652, 1658the, finding, moses, 1650, national, gallery, washington, burn. Sebastien Bourdon French pronunciation sebastjɛ buʁdɔ 2 February 1616 8 May 1671 was a French painter and engraver His chef d œuvre is The Crucifixion of St Peter made for the cathedral of Notre Dame Self portrait 1652 1658The Finding of Moses c 1650 National Gallery of Art Washington Burning bush by Bourdon portrays Moses and the burning bush Hermitage MuseumLe Camp de Bohemiens oil on wood Musee Fabre Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksBiography editBourdon was born in Montpellier France the son of a Protestant painter on glass He was apprenticed to a painter in Paris In spite of his poverty he managed to get to Rome in 1636 There he studied the paintings of masters such as Nicolas Poussin Claude Lorrain and Caravaggio He was forced to flee Rome in 1638 fearing prosecution for his Reformed Protestant faith 1 2 He lived in Paris from 1637 to 1652 2 In 1648 Bourdon was one of the founders of the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and was elected as one of the original twelve elders in charge of its running 3 In 1652 he departed for Sweden where Queen Christina of Sweden made him her first court painter Bourdon s facility rendered him adept at portraiture whether in a dashing Rubens manner 4 or in intimate sympathetic bust length or half length portraits isolated against plain backgrounds that set a formula for middle class portraiture for the rest of the century 5 landscapes in the manner of Gaspar Dughet or capricci of ruins mythological history painting like other members of Poussin s circle 6 or the genre subjects of the Dutch Bamboccianti who were working in Rome His eclectic range of styles have given art historians exercise in tracing his adaptation of his models while the lack of an immediately recognizable Bourdon style has somewhat dampened public appreciation Some of his work was in the neoclassical style of Parisian Atticism Bourdon spent most of his working career outside France where though he was a founding member of the Academie royale he was for long largely dismissed as a pasticheur a situation partly rectified by a comprehensive exhibition in 2000 of his work at the Musee Fabre Montpelier whose collection includes a fine Lamentation painted in the last years of his life His success required the establishment of an extensive atelier where his pupils included Nicolas Pierre Loir and Pierre Mosnier He died in Paris in 1671 References edit Benedict Philip 1999 Calvinism as a Culture In Finney Paul Colby ed Seeing Beyond the Word Grand Rapids MI Eerdmans p 36 ISBN 9780802838605 a b Thierry Bayou Bourdon Sebastien Grove Art Online Memoires pour servir a l histoire de l Academie royale de Peinture et de Sculpture depuis 1648 jusqu en 1664 Ed Anatole de Montaiglon Paris 1853 vol I p 36 Queen Christina on Horseback 1653 Museo del Prado Madrid Queen Christina Nationalmuseum Stockholm Unknown Man Musee Fabre Montpellier Corfitz Ulfeldt Frederiksborg Denmark The Finding of Moses c 1650 National Gallery of Art Washington Bacchus and Ceres with Nymphs and Satyrs Museum of Fine Arts Budapest etcFurther reading editLaureati Laura 1983 in Giuliano Briganti Ludovica Trezzani and Laura Laureati The Bamboccianti The Painters of Everyday Life in Seventeenth Century Rome Rome pp 238 45External links edit nbsp Media related to Sebastien Bourdon at Wikimedia Commons Sebastien Bourdon on line Web Gallery of art Sebastien Bourdon The Encampment c 1636 38 Oberlin College A genre scene set in a fantastic landscape of lowering cliffs Portrait engraving of Sebastien Bourdon by Laurent Cars at University of Michigan Museum of Art Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sebastien Bourdon amp oldid 1213119853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
