French, 15th – 17th century (?), male.
Active in Limoges.
Monogram of an enameller.
The monogram A. V., listed by Ris Paquot, appears on an enamel in the Le Carpentier Collection.
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Aa, Dirk van der
Dutch, 18th century, male.
Active also active in France.
Born 1731, in The Hague; died 1809.
Painter, decorative artist. Allegorical subjects.
Dirck van der Aa was originally a pupil of Johann Heinrich Keller, and later of Gerrit Mes. He had a remarkable gift for composition and execution and was a talented colourist and draughtsman - all the qualities required to be a fine decorative artist. Later in his career he worked in partnership with his former teacher Gerrit Mes. Decorative panels for carriages were very fashionable at the period and the two artists established a strong reputation in this field. One of van der Aa's most important pieces is a room he decorated in the house of Baron de Heeckeren in The Hague. He is also known for the decoration he executed for the arrival of William IV at The Hague on ...
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Aalto, Alvar
Finnish, 20th century, male.
Born 3 February 1898, in Kuortane; died 11 May 1976, in Helsinki.
Architect, designer, painter, draughtsman, watercolourist. Figures, landscapes, landscapes with figures, urban landscapes, still-lifes. Models (furniture/glass).
Alvar Aalto was adamant that his experience as a painter was an indispensable adjunct to his profession as an architect, noting repeatedly that modern architecture had its roots in painting. As an architecture student, he took private lessons with the Finnish painter Eero Järnefelt. He moved in artistic circles and was frequently to be found in the company of the sculptor Wäinö Altonen and the painters Henry Ericsson and Eemu Myntti. For a period, he also worked as an art critic....
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Abadie-Landel, Pierre
French, 20th century, male.
Born 22 August 1896, in Paris; died 23 September 1972.
Painter, decorative designer. Genre scenes, seascapes.
Abadie-Landel was a pupil in the painting department of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris until 1917. He featured in numerous annual Parisian salons, such as the Salon des Artistes Français, Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and Salon des Indépendants, through which he received various awards between ...
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Aballain, Arthur
French, 20th century, male.
Born 10 February 1944, in Rocroi (Ardennes).
Painter (including gouache), draughtsman, decorative designer. Stage costumes and sets.
Aballain graduated from the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1965.
He designed the stage sets and costumes for A Season in Hell...
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Abate, Pier Antonio dell'
Italian, 15th century, male.
Active at the end of the 15th century.
Sculptor. Religious subjects. Decorative schemes.
Venetian School.
According to records, from 1462 to 1486 Pier Antonio dell'Abate, together with the brothers Lorenzo and Cristoforo Canozi da Lendinara, produced woodcarvings for stalls in the churches of S Antonio in Padua, Santa in Monta in Venice and S Francisco in Treviso. Elements of his work can still be found in Ferrara....
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Abbati, Pietro Giovanni
Italian, 18th century, male.
Active at the beginning of the 18th century.
Painter, decorative designer.
A pupil of Fernando Galli, Abbati was involved in various decorative projects in Parma. He is known to have been in Turin in 1700, and subsequently in Bologna and Vienna (where he was still active in ...
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Abbéma, Louise
French, 19th – 20th century, female.
Born 30 October 1858, in Étampes; died 1927, in Paris.
Painter (including gouache), watercolourist, pastellist, engraver, draughtswoman, illustrator. Allegorical subjects, genre scenes, portraits, interiors, flowers. Decorative panels.
Abbéma was a pupil of Chaplin, Henner and Carolus-Duran. Until 1926, she exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français, gaining an honourable commendation in 1881 and a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900. She was made a Chévalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1906....
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Abellon, Andreas
French, 15th century, male.
Active in St-Maximin (near Marseilles).
Born c. 1375; died May 1450.
Painter. Religious subjects, figures. Decorative schemes.
Andreas Abellon was a Dominican prior. Archives studied by Albanès record that the convent bought three historiated tapestries in 1444, which could have been painted by Abellon. He may have been the decorator of the chancel of the chapel, which was built between ...
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Abreu, Simão de
Portuguese, 16th century, male.
Painter, decorative designer.
Simão de Abreu collaborated with Domingos Vieira and other artists on the decoration of the convent of Christ in Tomar. He is known principally for his seven altarpieces for the church's charola (processional way).
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Abt, Jacob
German, 16th century, male.
Died 1518.
Painter, decorative designer.
Augsburg School.
Jacob Abt was made a master painter in Augsburg in 1510. He painted arabesques to decorate the buildings in a court of the stately home owned by the Fugger family. This decorative work, which carries the monogram: A, had previously been attributed to Altdorfer....
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Achmann, Friedrich
Swiss, 16th century, male.
Active in Laufenburg.
Painter, decorative designer.
According to accounting records, Achmann was contracted in 1598 to undertake decoration work at the castle in Lenzburg, the residence of the governors of Bern. He is usually recorded as a painter of coats of arms....
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Acke, Johan Axel Gustav
Swedish, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 1 April 1859, in Stockholm; died 1924.
Painter, engraver, decorative designer. Genre scenes, landscapes.
Johan Axel Gustav Acke worked at the academy of art in Stockholm from 1876 to 1881 before going to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and travelling in Italy, Holland, Belgium and Finland, where he stayed for a considerable time....
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Acquarelli
Italian, 17th century, male.
Active in Naplesc.1640.
Painter. Architectural views. Decorative schemes.
Neapolitan School.
Reputed as a skilful decorator and architectural painter, Acquarelli worked predominantly in church, palazzo and theatre decoration, frequently in co-operation with Scoppa.
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Acquerman, Pierre
French, 17th century, male.
Active in Dunkirk during the second half of the 17th century.
Painter, decorative designer.
Dunkirk School.
His name occurs in 1663 as an assistant to Jean de Reyn, who painted the armorial bearings of the town of Dunkirk.
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Adam D'avesne
French, 16th century, male.
Active in Arras at the beginning of the 16th century.
Painter. Religious subjects. Decorative schemes.
Arras School.
In 1501 Adam d'Avesne restored the panel of the master altar and painted banners for the church of La Ste-Croix in Arras.
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Adam, Henri Albert
Swiss, 18th – 19th century, male.
Born 1766, in Geneva; died 1820, in St Petersburg.
Enameller, miniaturist. Figures.
He worked in Geneva, subsequently in Russia. A miniature by him (a portrait of a man) was sold by René Ch. in 1919 for 520 francs.
Geneva: Adrienne Lecouvreur...
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Adam, Hippolyte Benjamin
French, 19th century, male.
Born 28 September 1808, in Paris; died 1853, in Paris.
Painter, decorative artist. Portraits, genre scenes.
Hippolyte Adam studied first under Langlois, and then under Paul Delaroche at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He exhibited at the Paris Salon between ...
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Adam, J. Louis
French, 19th century, male.
Born 1789, in Paris.
Painter, decorative artist.
J. Louis Adam is known principally for his Taking of the Trocadero, now in the town hall in Angoulême (Charente), and his decorative work for the Hotel Rothschild and the Hotel Schickler in the Place Vendôme in Paris....
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Adam, Nicolas-Sébastien
French, 18th century, male.
Born 22 March 1705, in Nancy; died 27 March 1778, in Paris.
Sculptor, art restorer, decorative designer.
The second son of Jacob-Sigisbert Adam, Nicolas-Sébastien Adam left Nancy at the age of 16 and went to continue his studies in Paris. He made rapid progress and became widely known. The treasurer general of Languedoc summoned him to the Château de La Mosson, near Montpellier, and commissioned him to embellish his château with sculptures. He remained there for four years and in ...
