François-Alexandre Verdier (c. 1651–1730) was a French painter, draftsman and engraver. He was a student and assistant of

Charles Le Brun Charles Le Brun (; baptised 24 February 1619 – 12 February 1690) was a French Painting, painter, Physiognomy, physiognomist, Aesthetics, art theorist, and a director of several art schools of his time. He served as a court painter to Louis XIV, ...

Biography

François-Alexandre Verdier was born in Paris around 1651. He studied under Charles Le Brun. In 1668 he was awarded the 1st prize in drawing at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. From 1668 to 1671 he lived in Italy at the Medici Villa. He won the

Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

for drawing in 1668 for his work ''Première conquête de la Franche-Comté'', and again in 1671 for ''Le Roi donnant la paix à l'Europe''. He was admitted to the Academy in 1678. By 1684 he was a Professor. He exhibited at the Salon of 1704. He died in Paris in 1730.

Works

Many of his drawings and paintings are at the

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. They include: * ''Saint Paulin de Nole'', drawing in red with white chalk highlights, 36.5 cm x 28.5 cm *''Le triomphe de la religion'', oil on canvas, 53x43cm, Paris,

. *''La Chute des anges rebelles'', oil on canvas, 163x134cm, Paris,

. A number of his drawings on religious subjects were made into prints by the engraver Nicolas-Henri Tardieu and are now held in the

Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy The Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy (), one of the oldest museums in France, is housed in one of the pavilions on the Place Stanislas, in the heart of the 18th-century urban ensemble, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The museum displays an impor ...

Gallery

File:Bacchanales - François Verdier.jpg, Bacchanales File:Daniel-In-The-Den-Of-Lions FrancoisVerdier.jpg, Daniel in the lion's den visited by an angel (detail) File:François Verdier - Boreas Abducting Oreithyia - 1688.jpg, Boreas Abducting Oreithyia (1688)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Verdier, Francois 17th-century French painters French male painters 18th-century French painters 1730 deaths Year of birth unknown French draughtsmen Year of birth uncertain 18th-century French male artists Members of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture