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MAUPERCHÉ, Henri - b. 1602 Paris, d. 1686 Paris - WGA

MAUPERCHÉ, Henri

(b. 1602 Paris, d. 1686 Paris)

French painter who along with Pierre Patel the Elder was one of the few imitators of Claude Lorraine to work in France. In Rome from 1634 onwards, he came under the influence of the Bamboccianti. In 1648 he was one ot the fourteen founder-members of the French Academy in Paris.

Landscape with Jephthah and his Daughter

Until 1969 the painting was attributed to Pierre Patel the Elder. The subject plays an insignificant role in this essentially decorative canvas. The perspective implies that it was meant to be placed relatively high up.

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