1784 - 1867

Factsheet

  • Works on this site: 1
  • Nationality: France
  • Art period: 19th Century
  • Top-ranked work: The Angelic Salutation
  • Copyright status: Public domain

A Life of Devotional Artistry

Born in Vannes, France, Adèle de Kercado was a prolific French copyist who maintained an active artistic career from at least the late 1830s until around 1860. Coming from an affluent Breton family, her life was marked by the shifting fortunes of her family's colonial holdings in Saint-Domingue. While her name has often been absent from later art-historical narratives, she was a significant figure in the production of large-scale religious oils intended for churches, courts, and municipal buildings throughout France.

Her professional output focused on reproducing Old Master religious paintings. Notable commissions included:

Artistic Legacy and Final Years

De Kercado's skill as a copyist was recognized by the French state, which provided her with financial assistance through the Secours et encouragements aux artistes series. Her work was widely disseminated across provincial institutions, serving as a vital link to classical religious imagery. In addition to her religious reproductions, she produced several versions of a Pietà with Saint Francis and Mary Magdalene, after Carracci, which were sent to various churches including Marsac-sur-l'Isle, Navarrenx, Brécey, and Gimel-les-Cascades.

In her later years, she resided in the Batignolles-Monceau neighbourhood of Paris. Adèle de Kercado passed away at her home on the rue du Havre and was buried in the Cimetière de Montparnasse.

Küsimused ja vastused

Kust leida Adèle de Kercado teoseid teemade järgi jaotatuna?

Adèle de Kercado teoseid teemade järgi klassifitseerib leht Teemade ülevaade.

Millises linnas ja riigis on Adèle de Kercado sündinud?

Adèle de Kercado sündis Vannes, France.

Kust saan vaadata Adèle de Kercado teoseid meeleolu järgi sorteerituna?

Adèle de Kercado lehekülg Tunnetunoodete tuba on koondanud kunstniku teosed meeleolu järgi.

Millistes suunades Adèle de Kercado töötas?

Adèle de Kercado teoseid saab kunstniku Kõik suunad lehel sirvida kunstisuunata jaotatud kujundite kaupa.

Self-test

Iga küsimuse kohta on ainult üks õige vastus.

Küsimus 1:
In which city was Adèle de Kercado born?
Küsimus 2:
What was the primary focus of Adèle de Kercado's artistic career?
Küsimus 3:
Which king of France made a gift of de Kercado's copy of Murillo's Madonna of the Assumption to a church in Virginia?
Küsimus 4:
In 1837, de Kercado received a grant of 500 francs from which organization?
Küsimus 5:
Where is Adèle de Kercado buried?