Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder
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Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder (1612, Paris
– 1689, Paris
), was a French portrait painter who was the son of Ferdinand Elle
.
in 1648. His portraits were influenced by Anthony van Dyck
and Charles Errard
, among others. He became the teacher of his son, Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger
.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
– 1689, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), was a French portrait painter who was the son of Ferdinand Elle
Ferdinand Elle
Ferdinand Elle , was a French portrait painter.-Biography:According to the RKD he was the teacher of Nicolas Poussin 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.-References:* on Artnet...
.
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 sculptureAcadémie de peinture et de sculpture
The Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture , Paris, was founded in 1648, modelled on Italian examples, such as the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Paris already had the Académie de Saint-Luc, which was a city artist guild like any other Guild of Saint Luke...
in 1648. His portraits were influenced by Anthony van Dyck
Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...
and Charles Errard
Charles Errard
Charles Errard the Younger was a French painter, architect and engraver, co-founder and director of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture...
, among others. He became the teacher of his son, Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger
Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger
Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger , was a French portrait painter and the son of Louis Ferdinand Elle the Elder.-Biography:...
.