Ferdinand Elle: Louis XIII of France (Chiswick House)
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Artista |
Attribuito a Ferdinand Elle
(fl. 1601–1637) |
Nomi alternativi |
Ferdinand Elie, Ferdinand Helle |
Descrizione |
pittore dei Paesi Bassi del Sud-francese |
Data di nascita/morte |
1570 circa date QS:P,+1570-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
1637 circa date QS:P,+1637-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Luogo di nascita/morte |
Malines |
Parigi |
Periodo di attività |
dal 1601 al 1637 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1601-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1637-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Luogo di attività |
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Authority file |
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artist QS:P170,Q3068556,P5102,Q230768 |
Titolo |
Louis XIII of France (Chiswick House) |
Tipo di oggetto |
dipinto object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
Descrizione |
This painting has traditionally been ascribed to Ferdinand Elle. There were three generations of portrait painters named Ferdinand Elle, they are: Ferdinand Elle the Elder (about 1585-about 1640); his son Louis Elle, (called Ferdinand Elle or Louis Le Père 1612-1689) and his son Ferdinand Elle (also called Louis Le Fils 1648-1717). They all specialised as portraitists in the courtly style. The first two deployed a late Mannerist style dependent on the formulaic examples of Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569-1622), Louis' style being differentiated from that of his father by the occasional use of poses borrowed from Van Dyck. Although the dates of the Ferdinand Elle with which this painting has been associated are those of Louis Elle, it is more likely, given the subject of the two portraits at Chiswick, that they are the work of Ferdinand Elle the Elder or his studio. At an early age the painter of Flemish descent travelled to Paris, here he became court painter to Louis XIII (1601-1643) and is reputed to have been the teacher of Nicolas Poussin. The two paintings given to Ferdinand Elle at Chiswick are, as Horace Walpole described them in 1760 of 'Louis XIII & Anne of Austria his Queen, whole lengths'. Their attribution to Ferdinand Elle the Elder could then correspond to Dodsley's confused attribution of 1761 to 'Fred. Elde' presumably intending Ferdinand the Elder. Louis XIII was the son of Henry IV and Marie de'Medici, during most of his reign (1610-1643) royal power was either in the hands of his mother as regent or of Cardinal Richelieu. |
Data |
1636 circa date QS:P571,+1636-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Tecnica/materiale |
olio su tela medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
Dimensioni |
altezza: 282 cm; larghezza: 226 cm dimensions QS:P2048,282U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,226U174728 |
Collezione |
institution QS:P195,Q1074877 |
Numero d'inventario |
88003002 |
Provenienza |
acquired as part of the Chatsworth Settlement, 1958; transferred when English Heritage took over, 1984 |
Note |
The church in the background of this painting has been identified as that of Sts Paul and Louis for which Derand designed the façade in 1634. |
Riferimenti |
https://www.artuk.org/discover/artworks/louis-xiii-16011643-178876 |
Fonte/Fotografo |
http://nicepaintings.org/works/89466 |