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Jean-Joseph Bellel
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[[File:Bellel Nadar 1876.jpg|thumb|185px|Jean-Joseph Bellel (1876), photograph by [[Nadar]]]]
[[File:Bellel-Caravan.jpg|thumb|375px|Caravan in the Mountains]]
'''Jean-François-Joseph Bellel''' (28 January 1816, [[Paris]] - 13 November 1898, Paris) was a French painter, who specialized in landscapes with figures. He is also known for his [[Orientalism|Orientalist]] works, depicting Egypt and Algeria.
==Biography==
His father was an architect. He studied painting from 1832 to 1835 in the studios of [[Pierre Justin Ouvrié]], a landscape and cityscape artist who became his [[foster father]]. Years later Bellel would, in turn, become the foster father of a future artist; .<ref>[https://ift.tt/2ShnGkj J. J. Bellel] @ Geneanet.</ref>
The year 1836 saw his debut at the [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]] and he would exhibit there regularly for the rest of his life. He entered the [[École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts|École des beaux-arts de Paris]] for further studies in 1845.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2LlzqBz Un paysage en Auvergne]</ref> For a time, he served as an Assistant Custodian at the [[Palais du Luxembourg]].
He made numerous trips to Italy and Algeria; each followed up by paintings of local scenes. His first Orientalist works date from 1856. He also held showings in Vienna and London, where he was awarded several medals. In 1860, he created an album of twenty charcoal drawings, with text by his friend [[Théophile Gautier]], that he offered to the General Council of the [[Vosges (department)|Vosges]] as a gift for [[Napoleon III]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/2Skxk5z lettre de J.J. Belle à Th. Gautier, 4 7bre 1863, correspondance générale]</ref> That same year, he was decorated with the [[Legion of Honor]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/2Lnz5hN Citation] @ the [[Base Leonore]].</ref>
He received a large number of commissions from official sources. His "Arab Caravan" may be seen at the [[Palais de l'Élysée]]. The [[Senate (France)|French Senate]] is in possession of a tapestry from the [[Gobelins Manufactory]], bearing one of his designs. Two large panels, depicting the edge of the [[Marne (river)|Marne]] in [[Champigny, Marne|Champigny]] and a view of [[Arcueil]] were created for the [[Hôtel de ville de Paris]], but were destroyed during the [[Paris Commune]]. Sketches have been preserved at the [[Musée Carnavalet]].
==References==
== Further reading ==
* André Roussard, ''Dictionnaire des peintres à Montmartre'', éd. A. Roussard, Roissy-en-Brie, 1999, /640.pp.
* Théophile Gautier, ''Les Vosges'', 20 planches hors-texte de dessins d'après nature de J.J. Bellel, lithographiées par J. Laurens, Imprimerie A. Morel, 1860.
== External links ==
*[http://www.artnet.com/artists/jean-joseph-françois-bellel/ More works by Bellel] @ ArtNet
[[Category:1816 births]]
[[Category:1898 deaths]]
[[Category:French painters]]
[[Category:French landscape painters]]
[[Category:French orientalists]]
[[Category:Artists from Paris]]
[[File:Bellel-Caravan.jpg|thumb|375px|Caravan in the Mountains]]
'''Jean-François-Joseph Bellel''' (28 January 1816, [[Paris]] - 13 November 1898, Paris) was a French painter, who specialized in landscapes with figures. He is also known for his [[Orientalism|Orientalist]] works, depicting Egypt and Algeria.
==Biography==
His father was an architect. He studied painting from 1832 to 1835 in the studios of [[Pierre Justin Ouvrié]], a landscape and cityscape artist who became his [[foster father]]. Years later Bellel would, in turn, become the foster father of a future artist; .<ref>[https://ift.tt/2ShnGkj J. J. Bellel] @ Geneanet.</ref>
The year 1836 saw his debut at the [[Salon (Paris)|Salon]] and he would exhibit there regularly for the rest of his life. He entered the [[École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts|École des beaux-arts de Paris]] for further studies in 1845.<ref>[https://ift.tt/2LlzqBz Un paysage en Auvergne]</ref> For a time, he served as an Assistant Custodian at the [[Palais du Luxembourg]].
He made numerous trips to Italy and Algeria; each followed up by paintings of local scenes. His first Orientalist works date from 1856. He also held showings in Vienna and London, where he was awarded several medals. In 1860, he created an album of twenty charcoal drawings, with text by his friend [[Théophile Gautier]], that he offered to the General Council of the [[Vosges (department)|Vosges]] as a gift for [[Napoleon III]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/2Skxk5z lettre de J.J. Belle à Th. Gautier, 4 7bre 1863, correspondance générale]</ref> That same year, he was decorated with the [[Legion of Honor]].<ref>[https://ift.tt/2Lnz5hN Citation] @ the [[Base Leonore]].</ref>
He received a large number of commissions from official sources. His "Arab Caravan" may be seen at the [[Palais de l'Élysée]]. The [[Senate (France)|French Senate]] is in possession of a tapestry from the [[Gobelins Manufactory]], bearing one of his designs. Two large panels, depicting the edge of the [[Marne (river)|Marne]] in [[Champigny, Marne|Champigny]] and a view of [[Arcueil]] were created for the [[Hôtel de ville de Paris]], but were destroyed during the [[Paris Commune]]. Sketches have been preserved at the [[Musée Carnavalet]].
==References==
== Further reading ==
* André Roussard, ''Dictionnaire des peintres à Montmartre'', éd. A. Roussard, Roissy-en-Brie, 1999, /640.pp.
* Théophile Gautier, ''Les Vosges'', 20 planches hors-texte de dessins d'après nature de J.J. Bellel, lithographiées par J. Laurens, Imprimerie A. Morel, 1860.
== External links ==
*[http://www.artnet.com/artists/jean-joseph-françois-bellel/ More works by Bellel] @ ArtNet
[[Category:1816 births]]
[[Category:1898 deaths]]
[[Category:French painters]]
[[Category:French landscape painters]]
[[Category:French orientalists]]
[[Category:Artists from Paris]]
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