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Audran, Claude III
Audran, Claude III (b Lyons, 25 Aug. 1658; d Paris, 28 May 1734). The best-known member of a family of French painters and decorators. He was one of the leading decorative painters of the time, his output including such things as painted panelling and harpsichord cases, but most of his work has been destroyed or obscured by later additions. A great number of drawings survive, however (mainly in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm), and these show him to have been a significant figure in the creation of the Rococo style. In 1704 he was appointed curator at the Luxembourg Palace, Paris, where Rubens's Marie de Médicis cycle was then housed, and he introduced his assistant Watteau to this masterpiece by an artist who was to have an enormous influence on his work.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Audran, Claude III." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Audran, Claude III." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-AudranClaudeIII.html IAN CHILVERS. "Audran, Claude III." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-AudranClaudeIII.html |
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Audran, Claude III
Audran, Claude III (1658–1734). The best-known member of a family of French painters and decorators. He was one of the leading decorative painters of the time, his output including such things as painted panelling and harpsichord cases, but most of his work has been destroyed or obscured by later additions. A great number of drawings survive, however (mainly in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm), and these show him to have been a significant figure in the creation of the Rococo style. In 1704 he was appointed curator at the Luxembourg Palace, Paris, where Rubens's Marie de Médicis cycle was then housed, and he introduced his assistant Watteau to this masterpiece by an artist who was to have an enormous influence on his work.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Audran, Claude III." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Audran, Claude III." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-AudranClaudeIII.html IAN CHILVERS. "Audran, Claude III." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-AudranClaudeIII.html |
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