Académie de Saint-Luc
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The Académie de Saint-Luc was a painters' guild set up in Paris in 1391 by the Provost of Paris, along the lines of the Guilds of Saint Luke
in the rest of Europe. In the 17th century it was particularly joined by painters who did not have access to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (set up in 1648), such as:
Guild of Saint Luke
The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of artists, who was identified by John of Damascus as having painted the...
in the rest of Europe. In the 17th century it was particularly joined by painters who did not have access to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture (set up in 1648), such as:
- Jean BassangeJean BassangeJean Bassange was a French painter active in Paris in the 17th century and in the Académie de Saint-Luc. He was only known as a name until he was cited for the first time by Jules Guiffey in 1915...
. - Chaise, father of Charles-Édouard ChaiseCharles-Édouard ChaiseCharles-Édouard Chaise was a French neoclassical painter.-Life:His father was a painter, art dealer and member of the Académie de Saint-Luc...
. - Nicolas FouchéNicolas FouchéNicolas Fouché was a French painter. The son of the painter Léonard Fouché, he was received into the Académie de Saint-Luc on 15 March 1679. The abbé de Monville, biographer of Pierre Mignard, called him a student of Fouché...
. - Jean-Baptiste LallemandJean-Baptiste LallemandJean-Baptiste Lallemand was a French artist born in Dijon. He was mainly a painter and draftsman of landscapes and genre works. He sometimes signed himself Lallemant or Allemanus. After a stay in Italy, he went to Paris and became a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc...
. - Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste RaguenetNicolas-Jean-Baptiste RaguenetNicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet was a French painter born in Gentilly.He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Raguenet , actor and painter, and Genevieve Murgues...
. - Guillaume VoiriotGuillaume VoiriotGuillaume Voiriot was a French portrait painter.In the years of 1746-1749 Voiriot went, at its own expense, to Italy. After his return he became a member of the painters and sculptors guild at Académie de Saint-Luc....
. - Jacques, sculptor, faïence artist of the SceauxSceaux, Hauts-de-SeineSceaux is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Wealth:Sceaux is famous for the Château of Sceaux, set in its large park , designed by André Le Nôtre, measuring...
and of Bourg la Reine.