Died 1720 Occupation Painter Name Barthelemy Chasse | Nationality Italian
French Religion Roman Catholic | |
Barthelemy Chasse (1659-1720) was an Italian-born French painter.
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Early life
Barthelemy Chasse was born in 1659 in Naples, Italy.
Career
He moved to Marseille, where he became a religious painter. He sometimes worked alongside painter Michel Serre (1658-1733). He soon became the official painter of Bishop Henri Francois Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoron (1671-1755). He painted three paintings for the Bishop's personal collection: Le deluge, La sortie de l'arche and Le sacrifice de Noe.
Some of his paintings can be found in Roman Catholic churches, mostly in or around Marseille. For example, four of his paintings are displayed in the Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Mont in Marseille: La fuite en Egypte, L'atelier de Nazareth, L'adoration des bergers and Le mariage de la Vierge. Additionally, his painting La Vierge, Saint-Sebastien, et Saint Clair is displayed in the Eglise Saint-Sebastien in Allauch
More of his paintings are displayed in the Musee des beaux-arts de Marseille.
Personal life
He got married in Marseille in 1689. He died in 1720 in Marseille.