Raymond Lafage
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Raymond Lafage was a Baroque French artist, notable for his mythological prints and drawings.
, and in turn he taught that painter's son Antoine Rivalz
, and the painter François Boitard
. He travelled to Italy to make drawings after Italian masters, and is registered as having worked in Toulouse. He planned a second sojourn in Italy, but died en route in Lyon.
According to Houbraken he was able to draw a crowd in a tavern with his ingenious method of drawing a complicated version of the Pharaoh entering the red sea in two hours, from what appeared to be random scratches on a piece of paper. His student Boitard could repeat this trick, but not quite as well. Houbraken became familiar with his other work through the prints published by Jan van der Brugge
, who made a series titled "Effigies Raymundi la Fage" with engravings by Cornelis van der Meulen
, Gérard Audran
, Franz Ertinger, and Charles Louis Simonneau. This series was later published in Amsterdam in 1785 by J. Yntema.
Biography
According to the RKD he was a student of Jean-Pierre RivalzJean-Pierre Rivalz
Jean-Pierre Rivalz was a French painter.Rivalz was born at Labastide-d'Anjou, in the diocese of Saint-Papoul. A pupil of Ambroise Frédeau, in 1667 he was made an architect to the city of Toulouse. In 1666 he married Perette de Caillavel, by whom he had ten children, including the painter Antoine...
, and in turn he taught that painter's son Antoine Rivalz
Antoine Rivalz
Antoine Rivalz was a French painter. The son of Jean-Pierre Rivalz , Antoine was the official painter to the town of Toulouse, a talented portraitist of the society of the city in the 18th century...
, and the painter François Boitard
François Boitard
François Boitard , was a French Baroque artist.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Raymond Lafage who later followed his style of making drawings and prints...
. He travelled to Italy to make drawings after Italian masters, and is registered as having worked in Toulouse. He planned a second sojourn in Italy, but died en route in Lyon.
According to Houbraken he was able to draw a crowd in a tavern with his ingenious method of drawing a complicated version of the Pharaoh entering the red sea in two hours, from what appeared to be random scratches on a piece of paper. His student Boitard could repeat this trick, but not quite as well. Houbraken became familiar with his other work through the prints published by Jan van der Brugge
Jan van der Brugge
Jan van der Bruggen , was a Flemish Baroque painter and engraver.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was a great admirer of Raymond Lafage, who could draw a crowd in a tavern with his ingenious method of drawing a complicated version of the Pharaoh entering the red sea in two hours, from what...
, who made a series titled "Effigies Raymundi la Fage" with engravings by Cornelis van der Meulen
Cornelis van der Meulen
Cornelis van der Meulen , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he was a portrait painter who had been a pupil of Samuel van Hoogstraten....
, Gérard Audran
Gérard Audran
Gérard Audran , was a French engraver of the Audran family, the third son of Claude Audran....
, Franz Ertinger, and Charles Louis Simonneau. This series was later published in Amsterdam in 1785 by J. Yntema.