Meiffren Conte or Comte (c.1630 - c.1705) was a French painter. He was born in Marseille, but completed his artistic training in Rome, where he was strongly influenced by the work of Francesco Noletti (1611-1654). He worked in Paris and Aix-en-Provence, before moving back to his hometown, where he died. He is most notable for his still lifes.
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Sources
edit- Claude-Gérard Marcus, « Un maître de la nature morte redécouvert : Meiffren Comte, Peintre d'Orfèvrerie », Art et Curiosité, mai 1966.