Jean-Pierre Camus (1584-1652) was a French bishop, preacher and author of fiction and religious publications. He was a friend of St Francis de Sales, the author of a large number of satirical bon mots, the pious and fervent bishop of Bellay, who refused the diocese of Arras and Amiens and preferred to die in the hospice of the Incurables in Paris, is depicted almost with the face de face and decorated with the pastoral cross, in an octagonal border.
| Artist |
Jean Morin
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Philippe de Champaigne
RKD
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| Title | Portrait of Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Paris TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription outside the depiction: ILLVSTRISSIMO . ECCLESIÆ . PRINCIPI . IOANNI . PETRO . COMVS . EPISCOPO . DE . BELLEY |
| watermarks top centre | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
etching
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-EH-2 |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-EH-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8362/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11P3113
archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic)
Iconclass
11P31131 insignia of bishop, e.g. mitre, crozier Iconclass 11Q7146 liturgical vestments, canonicals Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(JEAN-PIERRE CAMUS) historical person (JEAN-PIERRE CAMUS) Iconclass |
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