Louis Caravaque
Louis Caravaque ( January 31, 1684 - June 9, 1754 ) was a French painter .
Life
Caravaque is particularly known as a portrait painter and painter of history paintings in Russia . He grew up in Gascony . After training as a painter in France, he went to Russia, where he continued his life. Among other things, he portrayed various members of the royal family; several pictures are now in the possession of the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow and the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg .
Gallery (selection)
Portrait of Tsarina Anna Ioannovna , 1730, currently in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow
Portrait of Peter the Great
Portrait of the future Tsarina Elisabeth as an Olympic goddess, currently in the Russian Museum , Saint Petersburg
Portrait of Catherine II , 1745, currently in the Gatchina Palace
Portrait of Anna Leopoldowna , after 1733
Peter the Great at the Battle of Poltava
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Web links
- Entry about the painter on the private page Artcyclopedia (English)
- Tretyakov Gallery (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Reference on a page in the Moscow Tretyakov Gallery (English), accessed on March 13, 2013
- ↑ List of works on the Hermitage website , accessed on March 14, 2013
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Caravaque, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1684 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | France |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1754 |
| Place of death | Russia |