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Gilles Garcin

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Gilles Garcin
Born1647
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Died1702
Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPainter

Gilles Garcin (1647–1702) was a French painter.

Biography

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Early life

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Gilles Garcin was born in 1647 in Aix-en-Provence.

Career

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Three of his paintings are displayed inside the Église Saint-Jean-de-Malte: Le Christ apparaissant à sainte Madeleine au jardin, Le Miracle de saint Blaise, and Notre-Dame de Bon-Repos.[1][2] Additionally, his painting entitled La Vierge et Saint Jean is displayed in the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur.[3]

Most of his work was done in his hometown of Aix-en-Provence. He also spent time working in Apt, Rians and Toulon.[4] He visited Rome, Italy with a patron and painters Nicolas Pinson (1636-1681) and Reynaud Levieux (1613-1699).[5]

Death

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He died in 1702 in Aix-en-Provence.

References

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  1. ^ Jean-Marie Roux, Saint-Jean-de-Malte: Une église de l'ordre de Malte à Aix-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence:Édisud, 1987, p. 51.
  2. ^ Jean-Paul Labourdette, Dominique Auzias, Best of France, Le Petit Futé, 2008, p. 838 [1]
  3. ^ J. Charles-Roux, Aix-en-Provence, 1907, Raphèle-lès-Arles: Marcel Petit (1984 reedition), 1984, p. 97
  4. ^ Alauzen,La Peinture en Provence, Marseille: Jeanne-Laffitte, 1984, p. 385
  5. ^ Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des chartes, vol. I-X, January–June 2003, Geneva and Paris: Librairie Droz, p. 307