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Portrait of Vien, Joseph-Marie, the elder

Vien, Joseph-Marie, the elder

1716–1809

Nationality: France

Born: 1716, Montpellier

Died: 1809, Paris

Gender: male

Occupations

politician

designer

painter

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Biography

Baroque painter and one of the earliest French painters to work in the Neo-classical style. He influenced some of the most prominent artists of heroic Neo-classicism, including his students Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Jean-François-Pierre Peyron, and Joseph-Benoît Suvée. Comment on works: History

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Notable Works

Two Women Bathing
The sweet melancholy

Artworks

15 artworks

Adoration of the Angels (L’Adoration des anges)

Adoration of the Angels (L’Adoration des anges)

ca.1770

The Arrival of the Wine Vat

The Arrival of the Wine Vat

ca.1755

Pasha grasping a sword at his hip with both hands, from "Caravan of the Sultan to Mecca" (Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque)

Pasha grasping a sword at his hip with both hands, from "Caravan of the Sultan to Mecca" (Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque)

1748

Chef des Eunuques (head of the Eunuchs), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca)

Chef des Eunuques (head of the Eunuchs), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca)

1748

Lot and His Daughters

Lot and His Daughters

1748

Bacchanal: Arrival at the Wine Vat

Bacchanal: Arrival at the Wine Vat

ca.1755

Allegory of the Arts

Allegory of the Arts

1796

Le Grand Visir (The Grand Vizir), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca)

Le Grand Visir (The Grand Vizir), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca)

1748

Sultane Blanche and Le Grand Visir (White Sultaness and The Grand Vizir), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca)

Sultane Blanche and Le Grand Visir (White Sultaness and The Grand Vizir), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca)

1748

View of the Colosseum

View of the Colosseum

ca. 1744–50

Suite de Vases Composée dans le Goût de l'Antique...

Suite de Vases Composée dans le Goût de l'Antique...

1760

Study of the Costume of Monsieur Clément

Study of the Costume of Monsieur Clément

1748

Kneeling Figure Wearing a Cope

Kneeling Figure Wearing a Cope

n.d.

Dido's Sacrifice to Juno

Dido's Sacrifice to Juno

ca. 1772–74

Woman Reclining

Woman Reclining

18th century

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