French Baroque Era Painter, 1651-1717 The 12th child of a merchant, he was apprenticed to the portrait painter Jean Lemaire before entering the busy studio of the history painter Bon Boullogne. Although he executed some history paintings, he began to specialize in portraiture early in his career. The Portrait of Two Actresses (1699; St Petersburg, Hermitage), clearly influenced by Fran?ois de Troy, shows Santerre's interest in the well-known portrait painters of his time. Nevertheless, he was among the first painters in France to absorb the influence of Rembrandt, as in Young Girl at a Window (Orl?ans, Mus. B.-A.; after Rembrandt, London, Dulwich Pict. Gal.). In such portraits as Girl with a Veil   Related Paintings of Jean-Baptiste Santerre :. | Portrait of Marie | Two Actresses | Self portrait | Portrait of Maria Adelaide of Savoy | Portrait de Louise Adeaide d'Orleans |
Related Artists:
William Salter
painted Sketch of the 1836 Waterloo Banqet by William Salter in 1836
Erik Eriksson Grijs
omkring 1650-1720
diane
comtesse de guiche, known as la belle corisande with her daughter 1580 collection duc de grammont