Israel Silvestre

French Baroque Era Engraver, 1621-1691,called the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was a prolific French draftsman, etcher and print dealer who specialized in topographical views and perspectives of famous buildings. Orphaned at an early age, he was taken in by his uncle in Paris, Israel Henriet, an etcher and printseller, and friend of Callot. Between 1630 and 1650 Silvestre travelled widely in France and Italy, which he visited three times, and later worked up his sketches as etchings, which were sold singly and in series. His work, especially of Venetian subjects published in the 1660s, influenced eighteenth-century painters of vedute such as Luca Carlevaris and Canaletto, who adapted his compositions. In 1661 he inherited the stock of plates of his uncle, the printseller Israel Henriet, among which was a large part of the works of Jacques Callot, and many of those of Stefano della Bella. In 1662 he was appointed dessinateur et graveur du Roi and in 1673 he was appointed drawing-master to Louis, le Grand Dauphin. From 1668 he was granted workshop space in the galleries of the Louvre, where the practice of housing eminent artists and craftsmen was a tradition that was originated under Henri IV. Silvestre's atelier was large: he had at least two pupils who had careers as engravers, Franqois Noblesse and Meunier, and In 1670 Charles Le Brun recommended him for membership in the Acadeemie royale de peinture et de sculpture. In 1675 his son, the artist Louis Silvestre, was born at Sceaux.


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Israel Silvestre Detail of the flower garden at Vaux-le-Vicomte oil


Detail of the flower garden at Vaux-le-Vicomte
Painting ID::  48521
Detail of the flower garden at Vaux-le-Vicomte
mk190 1665
mk190 1665
   
   
     

Israel Silvestre Rueil,the Grande Cascade oil


Rueil,the Grande Cascade
Painting ID::  48546
Rueil,the Grande Cascade
mk190 1661
mk190 1661
   
   
     

Israel Silvestre Portrait of Maria Josepha of Austria oil


Portrait of Maria Josepha of Austria
Painting ID::  83042
Portrait of Maria Josepha of Austria
Date 1719 cyf
Date_1719 _cyf
   
   
     

Israel Silvestre Portrait of Elzbieta Helena Sieniawska in male coat delia oil


Portrait of Elzbieta Helena Sieniawska in male coat delia
Painting ID::  92092
Portrait of Elzbieta Helena Sieniawska in male coat delia
1720(1720) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 129 X 160 cm (50.8 X 63 in) cyf
   
   
     

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     Israel Silvestre
     French Baroque Era Engraver, 1621-1691,called the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was a prolific French draftsman, etcher and print dealer who specialized in topographical views and perspectives of famous buildings. Orphaned at an early age, he was taken in by his uncle in Paris, Israel Henriet, an etcher and printseller, and friend of Callot. Between 1630 and 1650 Silvestre travelled widely in France and Italy, which he visited three times, and later worked up his sketches as etchings, which were sold singly and in series. His work, especially of Venetian subjects published in the 1660s, influenced eighteenth-century painters of vedute such as Luca Carlevaris and Canaletto, who adapted his compositions. In 1661 he inherited the stock of plates of his uncle, the printseller Israel Henriet, among which was a large part of the works of Jacques Callot, and many of those of Stefano della Bella. In 1662 he was appointed dessinateur et graveur du Roi and in 1673 he was appointed drawing-master to Louis, le Grand Dauphin. From 1668 he was granted workshop space in the galleries of the Louvre, where the practice of housing eminent artists and craftsmen was a tradition that was originated under Henri IV. Silvestre's atelier was large: he had at least two pupils who had careers as engravers, Franqois Noblesse and Meunier, and In 1670 Charles Le Brun recommended him for membership in the Acadeemie royale de peinture et de sculpture. In 1675 his son, the artist Louis Silvestre, was born at Sceaux.

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