Jean Raoux Explained
Jean Raoux (1677 - 10 February 1734), French painter, was born at Montpellier.
After the usual course of training he became a member of the Academy in 1717 as an historical painter. His reputation had been previously established by the acclaimed decorations executed during his three years in Italy on the palace of Giustiniani Solini in Venice, and by some easel paintings, the Four Ages of Man (National Gallery), commissioned by the grand prior of Vendôme. To this latter class of subject Raoux devoted himself, refusing to paint portraits except in character.
The list of his works is a long series of sets of the Seasons, of the Hours, of the Elements, or of those scenes of amusement and gallantry in the representation of which he was immeasurably surpassed by his younger rival Watteau. After his stay in England (1720) he lived much in the Temple, where he decorated several rooms. He died in Paris in 1734. His best pupils were Chevalier and Montdidier. His works were much engraved by Poilly, Moyreau, Dupuis, etc.
Further reading
- Book: Bénézit, Emmanuel. Emmanuel Bénézit. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Gründ. 2006. 2-7000-3081-8. 11. Paris. 671–672. first published in French in 1911–1923. the Internet Archive.
- Book: Bataille, Georges. Georges Bataille. Raoux. Les peintres français du XVIII-e siècle. Dimier. Louis. Louis Dimier. fr. Paris, Bruxelles. G. Van Oest. 1928–1930. vol. 2, pp. 267–282. 564527521.
- Book: Dezallier d'Argenville, Antoine Joseph. Antoine Joseph Dezallier d'Argenville. Abregé de la vie des fameux peintres. De Bure l'aîné. 1762. 1745. 4. 374–385. Paris. 1038747111. the Internet Archive.
- Book: Heck, Michèle-Caroline. Jean Raoux (1677–1734): peintre de la Régence. exhibition catalogue. Somogy. 2009. 978-2-7572-0287-6. Paris.
- Book: Kalnein, Wend Graf.
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. Levey. Michael. Michael Levey. Art and Architecture of the Eighteenth Century in France. Penguin Books. 1972. 14-056037-8. Harmondsworth. 1008263215.
- Encyclopedia: Klingsöhr–Le Roy. Cathrin. 1996. Raoux, Jean. Turner. Jane. The Dictionary of Art. 25. New York. Grove's Dictionaries. 895–896. 1-884446-00-0. the Internet Archive.
- Encyclopedia: Mesuret. Robert. 1979. Raoux (Jean). Michel Laclotte. Laclotte. Michel. Petit Larousse de la Peinture. Paris. Librairie Larousse. 2. 1533. 2-03-020149-9.
- Encyclopedia: Raoux, Jean. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art. McGraw-Hill. New York. 1969. Myers. Bernard S.. 4. 477. 1150274387. the Internet Archive.
- Book: Percival, Melissa. Fragonard and the Fantasy Figure: Painting the Imagination. Routledge. 2017. 978-1-4094-0137-7. London, New York. 2012. Google Books.
- Book: Réau, Louis.
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. 1925–1926. Histoire de la peinture du XVIIIe siècle. fr. Bruxelles, Paris. G. Van Oest. vol. 1, p. 65. 491647984.
- Book: Thuillier, Jacques. Jacques Thuillier. Châtelet. Albert. 1964. French Painting. Geneva. Skira. registration. 1193944713. the Internet Archive.
- Encyclopedia: Raoux, Jean. Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler. E. A. Seemann. Leipzig. 1934. Vollmer. Hans. 28. 14–15. de.
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