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Description: | This painting is a pair to EU 707. Courtois, also known as Il Borgognone, trained under his father, Jean Pierre Courtois. He moved to Italy in 1636 and entered the army aged only fifteen. He served for three years during which time he drew battles and landscapes from life. On settling in Rome by 1638, he first painted religious subjects, but then turned to what was to be his forte, battle-pieces, for which he became renowned. Towards the end of his life, he joined the Jesuit order and eventually became a priest. | Subjects: | military and war | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Courtois, Jacques (French painter and printmaker, 1621-1676, active in Italy) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8385... | Go to resource |
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