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Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau

1733 – 1796

French painter

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Lived 1733 – 1796 (aged 62–63). Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau was a French painter and draftsperson.

Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau, Plafond painting in the Royal Opera of Versailles, ca. 1770 Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau (; Paris, 5 October 1733- Versailles, 3 September 1796) was a French painter.

Life A son of Jacques Durameau (master printer in intaglio) and Marie Rocou (or Rocan), he was intended for an engraver by his father and trained in drawing at the studio of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Defernex. He then entered the studio of Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre. In 1757, he won the Grand prix de Rome, with the subject Élie ressuscite le fils de la Sunamite. He died at the age of 62 of a pulmonary congestion after a trip to Paris on foot.

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Important facts

Born

1733, Paris

Birth century

18th century

Died

4 September 1796, Versailles

Occupation

Painter, draftsperson

Nationality

France

Employers

Beaux-Arts de Paris

Awards

Prix de Rome

Also known as

Louis-Jean-Jacques Durameau, Louis Jean Jacques Durameau, Louis Jean Jacques Du Rameau, Louis-Jacques Durameau, Louis Jean Jacques Rameau, Louis Jacques Durameau

Durameau, N. Durameau, M. Durameau, Charles Durameau, Du Rameau, M. Rameau, M. Durameaux, Duramau, M. du Rameau

People in Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre

1714 – 1789

Painter

Jean-Baptiste Defernex

1729 – 1783

Sculptor

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau's

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

Johann Andreas Segner

Frequently asked questions

Who was Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau?

French painter (1733-1796)

When was Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau born?

Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau was born in 1733 in Paris.

When did Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau die?

Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau died on 4 September 1796 in Versailles.

What was Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau's occupation?

Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau was a painter and draftsperson.

What nationality was Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau?

Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau

· Wikidata: Q3262314

· DBpedia: Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau

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