Gilles Garcin
| Gilles Garcin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1647 Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Died |
1702 Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Painter |
Gilles Garcin (1647–1702) was a French painter.
Biography
Early life
Gilles Garcin was born in 1647 in Aix-en-Provence.
Career
Three of his paintings are displayed inside the Église Saint-Jean-de-Malte: Le Christ apparaissant à sainte Madeleine au jardin, Le Miracle de saint Blaise, and Notre-Dame de Bon-Repos.[1][2] Additionally, his painting entitled La Vierge et Saint Jean is displayed in the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur.[3]
Most of his work was done in his hometown of Aix-en-Provence. He also spent time working in Apt, Rians and Toulon.[4] He visited Rome, Italy with a patron and painters Nicolas Pinson (1636-1681) and Reynaud Levieux (1613-1699).[5]
Death
He died in 1702 in Aix-en-Provence.
References
- ↑ Jean-Marie Roux, Saint-Jean-de-Malte: Une église de l'ordre de Malte à Aix-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence:Édisud, 1987, p. 51.
- ↑ Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique Auzias, Best of France, Le Petit Futé, 2008, p. 838
- ↑ J. Charles-Roux, Aix-en-Provence, 1907, Raphèle-lès-Arles: Marcel Petit (1984 reedition), 1984, p. 97
- ↑ Alauzen,La Peinture en Provence, Marseille: Jeanne-Laffitte, 1984, p. 385
- ↑ Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des chartes, vol. I-X, January–June 2003, Geneva and Paris: Librairie Droz, p. 307
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