Jean MARIEGE (mentioned in Lyon between 1721... Lot 21

Jean MARIEGE (mentioned in Lyon between 1721 and 1728) Views of imaginary ports with statues and oriental characters Pair of paintings Frame: small accidents Height : 49,5 cm Width : 76,5 cm. Old canvas. The "caprices" of Mariège mark the passage of the Louis-Quatorzian architectural paintings (Philippe Meusnier, Jean II Cotelle) to the rocaille. Contemporary of Watteau, they precede those of Jacques de Lajoue. Only a dozen paintings by this charming "little master of the 18th century" are known, probably a itinerant artist, documented for the commission of the theater decor for the Jesuit College in Lyon (no longer in existence), i.e. the present Lycée Ampère. Some of his paintings are preserved in the Fabre Museum in Montpellier and in the Ingres museum of Montauban. We find all the extravagance of this period in the stone arch, unrealistic in its dimensions, above the fountain with the sculptures of a horseman and water nymphs. Bibliography on the artist: Daniel Ternois, "Un peintre oublié du XVIIIe siècle Jean Mariège", Revue du Louvre, 1964, n°3, p. 131 to p.138. Expert : cabinet Turquin, Stéphane Pinta