Alexis Grimou
Alexis Grimou | |
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![]() Alexis Grimou self-portrait in classical dress. | |
Born |
24 May 1678 Argenteuil,[1] France |
Died |
May 1733 Paris, France |
Nationality | France |
Known for | Painting |
Alexis Grimou (May 24, 1678 – 1733) was a French painter.
Biography
Alexis Grimou was never an apprentice in a studio. His father had been a Swiss guard at Versailles. He trained himself by copying works of Van Dyck and Rembrandt. He painted mainly spirited portraits or portrait scenes, such as women singing and playing musical instruments. He was admitted to the Academy of Paris in 1705, but resigned complaining about the mediocrity of his peers. He then joined the Academy of St. Luke in Rome, where he was admitted in 1709.
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References
- Milizia, Francesco (1797). Dizionario delle Belle Arti del Disegno y Estratto in Gran Parte dalla Enciclopedia Metodica da Francesco Milizia, Seconda Edizione, Tomo Secondo. Bassano, Italy;. pp. page 171.
- This article incorporates text from the article "Grimou, Alexis" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.
External links
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