Jean-Joseph Dassy facts for kids

Jean-Joseph Dassy, a French historical and portrait painter, and lithographer, was born at Marseilles on 27 December 1791, and died in the same city on 27 July 1865.

He studied under Girodet-Trioson, and commenced exhibiting at the Paris Salon in 1819. There are several pictures by him at Versailles, among which are 'The Battle of Saucourt' and 'Charibert.'

Biography

Jean-Joseph Dassy was born on 27 December 1791 in Marseille. His father was a mason. His younger brother Louis-Toussaint Dassy was destined for the priesthood while his other two younger brothers, Pierre and Hippolyte, helped their father in his marble workshop. Three of his sisters were nuns.

Initially a student of Goubaud and Aubert at the École des Beaux-Arts in Marseille, he then went to Paris where, in 1817, he became one of the best students of Girodet-Trioson.

Works

Historical scenes

• Historical scenes of Jean-Joseph Dassy
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  Louis François Perrin, Earl of Précy (1742-1820), General at Vendée, 1827

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  Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, at the Siege of Antioch, 1850

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  Caribert, Frankish king of Paris and western Gaul (died in 567), 1837

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  Louis I the Pious (778-840), Emperor of the West, 1837

Museum of Art and History of Cholet

• General Précy, 1829, deposit of the National Museum of the Castles of Versailles and Trianon, 1914.

Hall of the Crusades, Versailles

• Combat of Robert, Duke of Normandy, with a Saracen Warrior

National Museum of the Castles of Versailles and Trianon

• Caribert, Frankish King of Paris and Western Gaul (died in 567)
• Louis I the Pious (778-840), Emperor of the West

Religious scenes

• Religious scenes of Jean-Joseph Dassy
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  Martyrdom of St. Lazarus (St. Lazarus Church, Marseille)

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  Apostolate of St. Lazarus (St. Lazarus Church, Marseille)

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  Resurrection of St. Lazarus (St. Lazarus Church, Marseille)