Pierre Woeiriot de Bouzey
Pierre Woeiriot de Bouzey , (* 1532 in Neufchâteau , † 1599 in Damblain ) was a French painter, engraver and medalist .
Life
Pierre Woeiriot was born in Neufchâteau in the Vosges department in the Lorraine region. Goldsmith like father and grandfather, from around 1555 onwards he mainly devoted himself to copperplate engraving. In addition to book illustrations, these were primarily portraits of contemporaries, such as Louise Labé and the instrument maker Caspar Tieffenbrucker . He lived and worked alternately in Lyon and Nancy . Under the influence of the poet Louis Des Masures (1515–1574), he converted to Protestantism and created two portraits of the reformer John Calvin . From 1561 to 1580 he illustrated the Old Testament for the merchant Antoine God. After a stay in Augsburg , he settled in Damblain in the Vosges department in 1571 . He died there in 1599.
Works (selection)
- Illustrations for "Lilio Gregorio Giraldi / Clément Baudin: Pinax iconicus antiquorum ac variorum in sepulturis rituum", 1556
- Illustrations for the “Livre d'anneaux d'orfèvrerie”, 1561
- Illustrations for “Nicolas Clément: Rois et Ducs d'Austrasie”, 63 portraits of the dukes of Lorraine, around 1562
- Medallions of Charles IX of France and Charles II of Lorraine, 1572
gallery
Portrait of Caspar Tieffenbrucker (1548).
Portrait of Louise Labé , 1555.
Charles IX medal , 1572, National Gallery of Art , Washington.
Medal of Charles II of Lorraine , 1572, National Gallery of Art , Washington.
literature
- Ulrich Pfisterer : Pierre II Woeiriot de Bouzey. Antiquarum statuarum Vrbis Romae liber primus (around 1575) . Manutius, Heidelberg 2012.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Woeiriot de Bouzey, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Woeiriot, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, engraver and medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1532 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neufchâteau |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1599 |
| Place of death | Lyon |