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Attributed to Joseph CHRISTOPHE (1662-1748) Venus...

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Attributed to Joseph CHRISTOPHE (1662-1748) Venus giving weapons to Aeneas. Canvas. Height : 98 cm Width : 75,5 cm Old restorations Joseph Christophe, pupil of Bon BOULLOGNE, obtained the Prix de Rome in 1687. He was admitted to the Academy in 1702. In 1696 he painted for the corporation of goldsmiths a May for Notre-Dame representing the miracle of five loaves of bread. He exhibited at the Salons from 1704 to 1739. Expert : Cabinet TURQUIN, Stéphane PINTA