Charles Parrocel
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Charles Parrocel was a French painter
and engraver and a specialist in battle and hunt paintings.
Parrocel was born in Paris, and studied under his father, Joseph Parrocel
, until his death. Parrocel then became a pupil along with Bon Boullogne
of Charles de La Fosse
. In 1712 Parrocel moved to Italy, where he attended the Académie de France
from 1713 to 1716 as an Academy pensioner, or scholar. Returning to Paris in 1721 Parrocel was commissioned by King Louis XV to complete several paintings of the Turkish ambassador's trip to Paris. These paintings where later recreated as tapestries at the Gobelins manufactory
in Paris. During that same year of 1721 Parrocel was also to become a member of the Académie Royale in Paris, eventually becoming a professor there in 1745. He died in Paris.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and engraver and a specialist in battle and hunt paintings.
Parrocel was born in Paris, and studied under his father, Joseph Parrocel
Joseph Parrocel
Joseph Parrocel was a French Baroque painter, best known for his paintings and drawings of battle scenes....
, until his death. Parrocel then became a pupil along with Bon Boullogne
Bon Boullogne
Bon Boullogne was a French painter.-Biography:Boullogne was born in Paris, a son of the painter Louis Boullogne; he was regarded as the most gifted of his children. He took his first lessons from his father, whom he is thought to have assisted in the Grande Galerie of the Louvre...
of Charles de La Fosse
Charles de La Fosse
Charles de La Fosse , French painter, was born in Paris.He was one of the most noted and least servile pupils of Le Brun, under whose direction he shared in the chief of the great decorative works undertaken in the reign of Louis XIV. Leaving France in 1662, he spent two years in Rome and three in...
. In 1712 Parrocel moved to Italy, where he attended the Académie de France
French Academy in Rome
The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...
from 1713 to 1716 as an Academy pensioner, or scholar. Returning to Paris in 1721 Parrocel was commissioned by King Louis XV to complete several paintings of the Turkish ambassador's trip to Paris. These paintings where later recreated as tapestries at the Gobelins manufactory
Gobelins manufactory
The Manufacture des Gobelins is a tapestry factory located in Paris, France, at 42 avenue des Gobelins, near the Les Gobelins métro station in the XIIIe arrondissement...
in Paris. During that same year of 1721 Parrocel was also to become a member of the Académie Royale in Paris, eventually becoming a professor there in 1745. He died in Paris.