Pierre Le Tellier
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Pierre Le Tellier was a French
painter
. Nephew and student of Poussin
, Pierre Le Tellier spent 14 years at his side in Rome
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He painted many paintings distinguished for their simplicity of composition, 6 of which are now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
- Vision de saint Bernard, Apparition de Jésus à saint Pierre, Siméon et l’enfant Jésus, Le repos en Égypte, Saint Joseph et l’enfant Jésus, Trois anges, Jésus et saint Pierre, Christ mort, Notre Dame du rosaire and Les pèlerins d’Emmaüs.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
painter
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...
. Nephew and student of Poussin
Nicolas 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...
, Pierre Le Tellier spent 14 years at his side in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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He painted many paintings distinguished for their simplicity of composition, 6 of which are now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
The musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen is an art museum in Rouen, northern France. Founded in 1801 by Napoleon I, its current building was built between 1880 and 1888 and completely renovated in 1994...
- Vision de saint Bernard, Apparition de Jésus à saint Pierre, Siméon et l’enfant Jésus, Le repos en Égypte, Saint Joseph et l’enfant Jésus, Trois anges, Jésus et saint Pierre, Christ mort, Notre Dame du rosaire and Les pèlerins d’Emmaüs.
Sources
- Philippe de ChennevièresCharles-Philippe de Chennevières-PointelCharles-Philippe, marquis de Chennevières-Pointel, known as Jean de Falaise was a French writer and art historian....
, Recherches sur la vie et les ouvrages de quelques peintres provinciaux de l'ancienne France, Paris, Dumoulin, 1847–1862