Gilles Garcin (1647–1702) was a French painter.

Biography

Early life

Gilles Garcin was born in 1647 in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, s ...

Career

Three of his paintings are displayed inside the

Église Saint-Jean-de-Malte The Church of St. John in Aix-en-Provence, situated at the corner of rue d'Italie and rue Cardinale, is a gothic architecture, Gothic Roman Catholic church, the first in Provence. It was built in the 13th century, mostly in the 1270s. History The ...

: ''Le Christ apparaissant à sainte Madeleine au jardin'', ''Le Miracle de saint Blaise'', and ''Notre-Dame de Bon-Repos''. Additionally, his painting entitled ''La Vierge et Saint Jean'' is displayed in the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur. Most of his work was done in his hometown of Aix-en-Provence. He also spent time working in Apt, Rians and

Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

. He visited

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with a patron and painters

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(1636-1681) and

Reynaud Levieux Paul Reynaud (; 15 October 1878 – 21 September 1966) was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period, noted for his economic liberalism and vocal opposition to Nazi Germany. Reynaud opposed the Munich Agreement of Septembe ...

(1613-1699).''Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des chartes'', vol. I-X, January–June 2003, Geneva and Paris: Librairie Droz, p. 307

Death

He died in 1702 in Aix-en-Provence.

References

1647 births 1702 deaths Artists from Aix-en-Provence Painters from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur French painters {{France-painter-17thC-stub