Gabriel Perelle

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Gabriel Pérelle, sheet 4 from a series of views, etching around 1650

Gabriel Perelle , also: Pérelle, (* March 7, 1604 in Vernon (Eure) , Vernon-sur-Seine or Orléans , † June 6, 1677 in Paris ) and his sons ran an extremely productive engraving workshop in Paris. Only a few paintings are assigned to him. Gabriel Perelle worked, probably from 1638, according to his own designs, but also according to models from his contemporaries. His etchings focus on motifs from the French crown land, mostly landscapes and views of royal palaces and gardens. Some sheets go back to suggestions from his Italian student days. Ideal views stand next to topographically accurate reproductions. Individual sheets relate to Swedish castles or depict battles and war scenes. He published his graphic work in extensive engraving publications which were published by N. Langlois, Mariette and Poilly. In his studio he used the help of Callot's sons at times , but above all that of his own sons Nicolas (1625–1692) and Adam (1638–1695), who also continued his workshop. Most of the prints are only signed with the family name. In 1665 he was appointed Director of the Plans et des Cartes du Cabinet du Roi by Louis XIV , whereupon he allegedly gave up graphic practice entirely. His motifs were often adopted by German copper engravers such as Johann Ulrich Krauss and thus passed on to German painters and artisans such as Johann Schaper .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rudolf von Strasser and Walter Spiegl: Decorated glass. Renaissance to Biedermeier . Munich: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1989, p. 46.

literature

  • Larousse: Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle . Paris 1875
  • Thieme-Becker, General Lexicon of Fine Arts , Vol. 26, Leipzig 1932, p. 401 f.
  • André Michel: Histoire de l'art, Vol. 6,2, Paris 1934, pp. 597f. (to his landscapes).

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personal data
SURNAME Perelle, Gabriel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pérelle, Gabriel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter, printmaker, engraver and etcher
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1604
PLACE OF BIRTH uncertain: Vernon (Eure) or Vernon-sur-Seine or Orléans
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 1677
Place of death Paris