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| Michel Corneille the Elder The Resurrection ca. 1640-50 vault fresco Église Saint Nicolas des Champs, Paris |
Michel Corneille the Elder - French painter, etcher and engraver, born in Orléans, 1602, died at Paris, 1664. He was one of many who studied with that celebrated master, Simon Vouet, who exerted a despotic influence over the French School, and impressed his artistic personality strongly on all his pupils. Michel devoted himself to historical paintings, and was one of the twelve original members of the Royal Academy at its foundation in 1648. He became its rector in 1656. He was an excellent colourist – in this more Venetian than French – and his early style resembled that of Simon Vouet; later his work had all the merits and all the faults of the post-Raphaelite, or decadent, "sweet" school of Italian art, showing the far-reaching influence of the Carracci. He was long employed in the decoration of churches in Paris.
– excerpted from the Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1914)
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| attributed to Michel Corneille the Elder Virgin and Child before 1664 oil on canvas private collection |
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| Michel Corneille the Elder Adoration of the Shepherds before 1664 oil on canvas Église Saint Rémi, Condé-en-Brie |
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| Michel Corneille the Elder The Presentation in the Temple before 1664 oil on canvas Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon |
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| Michel Corneille the Elder after Pier Francesco Mola Joseph and his Brothers ca. 1657-64 oil on canvas private collection |
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| Michel Corneille the Elder after Raphael Massacre of the Innocents before 1664 etching and engraving Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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| Michel Corneille the Elder after Raphael Noli me tangere before 1664 etching and engraving Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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| Michel Corneille the Elder after Andrea del Sarto Holy Family before 1664 engraving Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| Michel Corneille the Elder after Annibale Carracci Mary Magdalene before 1664 engraving Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| Michel Corneille the Elder Allegorical Figures for Ceiling Decoration before 1664 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Michel Corneille the Elder Study of St Nicholas of Bari viewed from the back before 1664 drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Michel Corneille the Elder Study for Two Terms ca. 1657 drawing private collection |
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| attributed to Michel Corneille the Elder Sacrifice of Manoah before 1664 drawing Art Institute of Chicago |
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| attributed to Michel Corneille the Elder Standing Woman with Veil holding a Sheaf of Wheat ca. 1650 drawing Harvard Art Museums |