Barthélemy Chasse (1659–1720) was a Kingdom of Naples-born French painter.
Biography
Early life Barthélemy Chasse was born in 1659 in Naples, Kingdom of Naples.Alain Mérot, French Painting in the Seventeenth Century, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1995, p. 299 Arnaud Ramière de Fortanier, Nicolas Cendo, Danielle Maure, Marseille au XVIIe siècle: exposition, Archives communales, Marseille, février-mars 1980, Archives communales, 1980, p. 89 Le Dessin baroque en Languedoc et en Provence, Musée Paul Dupuy, 1992, p. 126
Career He moved to Marseille, where he became a religious painter.Dom Théophile Bérengier, Vie de Mgr Henry de Belsunce, évêque de Marseille, Paris and Lyon: Delhomme et Briguet, 1886, tome 1, p. 106 He sometimes worked alongside painter Michel Serre (1658–1733). He soon became the official painter of Bishop Henri François Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoron (1671–1755). He painted three paintings for the Bishop's personal collection: Le déluge, La sortie de l'arche and Le sacrifice de Noé.
Some of his paintings can be found in Roman Catholic churches, mostly in or around Marseille. For example, four of his paintings are displayed in the Église Notre-Dame-du-Mont in Marseille: La fuite en Égypte, L'atelier de Nazareth, L'adoration des bergers and Le mariage de la Vierge.Jean-Robert Caïn, Emmanuel Laugier, Trésors des églises de Marseille: patrimoine culturel communal, Ville de Marseille, 2010, p. 176 Additionally, his painting La Vierge, Saint-Sébastien, et Saint Clair is displayed in the Église Saint-Sébastien in AllauchLa lettre du maire: Spéciale rénovation Église St-Sébastien , November 2010
More of his paintings are displayed in the Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille.La Peinture en Provence au XVIIe siècle: exposition Musée des beaux-arts, Palais Longchamp, Marseille juillet-octobre 78, J. Laffitte, 1978, p. 14
Personal life He got married in Marseille in 1689.Les belles de mai: deux siècles de mode à Marseille : collections textiles du Musée du Vieux-Marseille (XVIIIe-XIXe siècles)., Alors Hors Du Temps, 2002, p. 39 He died in 1720 in Marseille.
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