Jacques de Lajoue
Jacques de Lajoue the Younger, also de Lajoüe and de La Joue II. (* 1686 in Paris ; † 1761 ibid) was a French painter and decorator who can be assigned to the Rococo style.
The artist, influenced by François Boucher (1703–1770), mainly created ornaments and architectural motifs. In 1721 he was admitted to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and in 1740 published a collection of engravings with decorative Rococo motifs entitled "Paysages and Perspectives" (landscapes and perspectives).
Factory selection
- 1737: "La famille de l'artiste", Paris, Musée du Louvre
- 1737: "Paysage composé: la rivière", Paris, Musée du Louvre
literature
- Marianne Roland Michel: Lajoüe et l'art rocaille. Arthéna 1984.
- Christoph Martin Vogtherr : French paintings I: Watteau • Pater • Lancret • Lajoüe , 2011. ISBN 978-3-05-004652-5 . Inventory catalogs of the art collections
Web links
- Jacques de la Joue: “Allegory of Winter”, Sopraporte, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Jacques de Lajoues works in the Louvre
- Jacques de Lajoues works in the Frick Collection
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SURNAME | Lajoue, Jacques de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | de Lajoüe, de la Joue |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter and decorator |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1686 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | 1761 |
Place of death | Paris |