Joseph François Parrocel

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WA-00048927

Painting

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WikidataQ3184969

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Aic
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Joseph François Parrocel was a French painter of historical and military scenes whose compositions drew on the grand tradition of history painting. Active in eighteenth-century Paris, he worked in oil on large canvases, depicting battles and ceremonial events with dramatic perspective and narrative clarity. His approach to military subject matter established him as a significant practitioner of the academic tradition during the reign of Louis XV.

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (1)

De charmes van de muziek

1770 · etching on paper, ink

width: 205 cm, height: 146 cm

Rijksmuseum

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1 published of 4 catalogued · 4 with image

Rijksmuseum
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De charmes van de muziek
1770 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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