Louis-Félix Rhénasteine (1718–1799) was a painter from what is now Belgium. He was born in Malmedy, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, where he also died. He was notable for his religious works and portraits. He is also known as Louy Phélix Rhénasteine in writings of the period.
Life edit
A son of the painter Nicolas Rhénasteine, he worked for the courts of the Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy and of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.[1] He had three sons, who all also became portraitists:
- Nicolas Joseph Rhénasteine or Renasteie (1750-1830) [2]
- Louis Joseph Félix Rhénasteine (1754-1795), painter of the portrait of prince-bishop François-Charles de Velbrück now in the Curtius Museum in Liège *Englebert Rhénasteine (1758-1831).[3]
Paintings edit
Portraits edit
- Portrait of Charles-Nicolas d'Oultremont, prince-bishop of Liège, c.1763 : Liège, Palais provincial.[4]
- Portrait of François-Charles de Velbrück, prince-bishop of Liège, 1782 : Liège, Curtius Museum.[5]
- Portrait of Nicolas Massin, prince-abbot of Stavelot-Malmedy:[6] Malmedy Cathedral
- Portrait of Joseph de Nollet, prince-abbot of Stavelot-Malmedy, 1757 : Malmedy Cathedral
- Portrait of Jacques-Maximilien-Joseph de Rubin, prince-abbot of Stavelot-Malmedy, c. 1770:[7] Malmedy Cathedral
- Portrait Francis I of Lorraine, oil on canvas, 1757 : Treasury of Malmedy Cathedral[8]
Religious works edit
- Resurrection of Christ : Bellevaux, église Saint-Aubin.[7]
- Isidore of Seville, c.1730 : Bévercé, chapelle Saint-Antoine Ermite.[7]
- The Dead Christ in a Shroud with the Virgin and St John, 1755 : Malmedy, chapelle Saint-François.[7]
- Resurrection of Christ, c.1755 : Malmedy, chapelle de la Résurrection.[7]
- Holy Family, c. 1745 : Robertville, high altarpiece of the église saint-Joseph.[7]
Manuscripts and drawings edit
- Arcus triumphalis reverendissimo ... D. Nicolao de Massin ... abbati Stabulen. & Malmundarien., manuscript book of painted emblems, dedicated to Nicolas Massin : Cambridge (Massachusetts), Houghton Library, Harvard University, cote Ms. lat. 419.[9]
- Frontispiece to the psalter for the Benedictine monastery at Malmedy, manuscript, 1745-1755 : Treasury of Malmedy Cathedral.[8]
- Report on the coats of arms of Stavelot Abbey, series of 7 drawings: Liège, Archives de l'État.[10]
References edit
- ^ (in French) Notice IRPA.
- ^ (in French) Paul Piron, Dictionnaire des artistes plasticiens de Belgique des XIXe et XXe siècles, Ohain-Lasne, 2003, p. 353.
- ^ (in French) Bénézit, Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, Paris, Gründ, 1999, tome 11, p. 631
- ^ Maquet 2005, p. 116
- ^ "François Charles de Velbrück". Belgian Art Links and Tools (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-12..
- ^ "Nicolas Massin". Belgian Art Links and Tools (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-12..
- ^ a b c d e f Bolly 1978
- ^ a b George 2005
- ^ "Arcus triumphalis". Houghton Library. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-12..
- ^ "Louis-Félix Rhénasteine". Belgian Art Links and Tools (in French). Retrieved 2017-01-12..
Bibliography edit
- Bolly, Jean-Jacques (1978). Province de Liège Canton de Malmedy (in French). Bruxelles: Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique. OCLC 901066151.
- George, Jean Philippe (2005). "Le Trésor de la Cathédrale de Malmedy". Bloc-Notes. Trésor de la cathédrale de Liège (in French). 3 (5): 4–9.
- Maquet, Jean Julien (2005). "Le portrait de Monseigneur de Grady († 1767), une œuvre inédite de Louis-Félix Rhénasteine ?". Chroniques d'archéologie et d'histoire du pays de Liège (in French). 2 (11, juillet-septembre 2005): 114–117.
- (in French) Paul-André de Fossa, « Portrait du « chevalier » Alexandre de Franquinet (1711–1788), par Louis-Félix Rhénasteine », Le Parchemin, vol. 417, mai-juin 2015, p. 245–249.
External links edit
- (in French) Dictionnaire des peintres belges (IRPA)