Ferdinand Elle
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Ferdinand Elle was a French portrait painter.
and his son, the painter Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder
. From 1601 he was court painter to Louis XIII. Very few of his works survive.
Biography
According to the RKD he was the teacher of Nicolas PoussinNicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin was a French painter in the classical style. His work predominantly features clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. His work serves as an alternative to the dominant Baroque style of the 17th century...
and his son, the painter Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder
Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder
Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder , was a French portrait painter who was the son of Ferdinand Elle.-Biography:According to the RKD he was one of the 12 men who were dissatisfied with the Paris Guild of St. Luke and who founded the Académie de peinture et de sculpture in 1648...
. From 1601 he was court painter to Louis XIII. Very few of his works survive.