Bon Boullogne


Image:Lille PdBA boulogne tobie.JPG|thumb|210px|Tobias and Tobit, c. 1705, Palais [des Beaux-Arts de Lille|Palais des Beaux-Arts], Lille
Bon Boullogne was a French painter.

Biography

Image:Bon Boullogne - Triumph of Neptune.jpg|thumb|210px|Neptune bringing Amphitrite in his marine chariot by Bon Boullogne
Boullogne was born in Paris, a son of the painter Louis Boullogne; he was regarded as the most gifted of his children. He took his first lessons from his father, whom he is thought to have assisted in the Grande Galerie of the Louvre. Through his father, who presented a half-length figure of St John by Bon to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Contrôleur Général des Finances, he was sent to the Académie de France in Rome as a Pensionnaire du Roi. In this capacity, he made copies of famous works, in particular some frescoes by Raphael in the Vatican Loggie, intended for reproduction as Gobelins tapestries. The period he then spent in Lombardy helped to complete his training. He studied the work of Antonio da Correggio and the Annibale Carracci, as well as Guido Reni, Domenichino and Francesco Albani. Bon’s painting, especially the mythological work, shows great affinities with the work of the Bolognese school, which was also to be found in the royal collections. Also of influence to Bon was Nordic art, as demonstrated in his female portraits framed by plant like motifs, a device taken up by his pupil Robert Tournières. He died in Paris.

Paintings

Tobias fighting his father, Palais des Beaux-Arts de LilleJephtha's Daughter, Saint Petersburg, Hermitage MuseumSaint Nicolas ressucitant les enfants, Montauban, Le Musée IngresEmigration des Tectosages, Toulouse, Musée des AugustinsZéphyr et Flore, Musée des Beaux-Arts de RouenLe Lavement de pieds, Dijon; Musée des beaux-artsLe Triomphe d'Amphitrite, Dijon, Musée MagninL'enlèvement de Proserpine, Lisieux, Musée d'art et d'histoire de LisieuxPan et Syrinx, Lisieux, Musée d'art et d'histoire de LisieuxDeux anges portant des instruments de musique, Versailles, Musée national du château et des TrianonsJunon et Flore, Versailles, Musée national du château et des TrianonsHercule combat les centaures, Paris, LouvreLa mort de Saint Ambroise, Paris, Louvre

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