Étienne Allegrain
Classical landscape with staffage, painted in Poussin's style
(Wilanów Palace in Warsaw).
Étienne Allegrain (1644 – 2 April 1736) was a French topographical painter. Inspired by Nicolas Poussin, he evoked still ambiences and atmospherics bathed in a deep play of light and shade.
His grand-son Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain becamea famous sculptor.
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References
- Anne Lossel-Guillien, À la recherche de l'œuvre d'Etienne Allegrain, paysagiste de la fin du règne de Louis XIV, Histoire de l'art, n° 4 1998.
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