Louis Galloche

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Portrait of Louis Galloche by Louis Tocqué , 1734

Louis Galloche (born August 24, 1670 in Paris , † July 21, 1761 in Paris) was a French painter. He is best known as a teacher of important painters such as François Lemoyne , Charles-Joseph Natoire and François Boucher .

Life

Louis Galloche: portrait of the writer Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

Louis Galloche was intended for a spiritual career by his father, a woodcarver. When he was thirteen he received the tonsure . Because of his talent, he left theology and entered the painting school of Louis de Boulogne. In 1695 his picture, The Sons of Jacob Bringing Joseph's Skirt to Their Father, was awarded a first prize. After a stay in Italy, he returned to Paris, where he opened his own painting school.

In 1711 he was accepted into the Académie Royale , appointed professor in 1720, rector in 1746 and chancellor in 1754. Galloche created numerous paintings with historical and religious motifs. After he could no longer paint due to health problems at the age of 80, he wrote five discourses that were read at the academy's conferences.

literature

  • Johann Samuelesch: General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts in alphabetical order. Leipzig, p. 213 ( books.google.com ).
  • Galloche, Louis . In: Hans Wolfgang Singer (Ed.): General Artist Lexicon. Life and works of the most famous visual artists . Prepared by Hermann Alexander Müller . 3rd, revised and updated edition up to the latest time. tape 2 : Gaab – Lezla . Literary Institute, Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt a. M. 1896, p. 8 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  • Frédéric Villot: Notice des tableaux exposés dans les galeries du Musée impérial du Louvre , Paris 1855, p. 133 ( books.google.com ).
  • Ch. Weiss: Biographie universelle, ou, dictionnaire historique des hommes qui se sont fait un nom , Volume 4, Paris 1848, p. 26 ( books.google.com ).

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personal data
SURNAME Galloche, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French painter
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1670
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 1761
Place of death Paris