Geneviève Boullogne

Geneviève Boullogne, Boullongne or Boulogne (22 August 1645 - 5 or 7 August 1708) was a French painter and member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture.

Biography

She was born in Paris, the sister of the painters Bon, Madeleine and Louis. She trained under their father Louis Boullogne.[1] and collaborated with Madeleine on the grand apartments at the Palace of Versailles.[1] She later worked in Aix-en-Provence (where she died[1]) and married the sculptor Jean-Jacques Clérion.[1]

She and her sister were both admitted to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture on 7 December 1669.[1][2] She mainly painted historical subjects[1] and still lifes,[1][3] especially of flowers and fruit.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ""Boullogne, Geneviève"" (in Dutch). Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie. 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Helen Tierney (1999). Women's Studies Encyclopedia: A-F. Westport: Greenwood Press. p. 536. ISBN 0-313-31071-8. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ↑ ""Boullogne"" (in French). Encyclopédie Larousse. 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.artnet.com/artists/genevieve-boulogne/past-auction-results



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