(12 January 1674 - 21 November 1734) was a French portrait painter, known for his portraits of the French and Jacobite nobility.
Belle was born in Paris, the second child and only son of Jean-Baptiste Belle (born before 1642, died 1703), also a painter, and of Anne his wife (died 1705).
Belle's birth and baptism are recorded in the parish register of the church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, and quoted in Eugene Piot's Le Cabinet de l'amateur for the years 1861 and 1862
Related Paintings of Alexis Simon Belle :. | Portrait of Louis XV of France | Portrait of Louis XV of France | Portrait of Mariana Victoria of Spain | Portrait of Queen Marie Leszczynska | Portrait of Louis Francois, Prince de Conti | Related Artists:
Alexey Danilovich Kivshenkopainted Michail Illarionovich Kutuzov in 1880
Johann Caspar SchneiderRhine valley by Johann Caspar Schneider in 1820
Leo GestelLeo Gestel (11 November 1881, Woerden- 26 November 1941, Hilversum) was a Dutch painter. His father Willem Gestel was also an artist. Leo Gestel experimented with cubism, expressionism, futurism and postimpressionism. Along with Piet Mondrian he was among the leading artists of Dutch modernism.