Nicolas Bertin

Nicolas Bertin
Jacques-François Delyen, Public domain

(1667–1736) fransk rokokokonstnär

Nicolas Bertin (France, 1667–1736) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Nicolas Bertin belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Nicolas Bertin was born in Paris and died in Paris. Nicolas Bertin trained at French Academy in Rome. The teachers included Jean Jouvenet, Louis de Boullogne, and Charles Le Brun. Wikidata associates Nicolas Bertin with Rococo. Nicolas Bertin became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Nicolas Bertin was awarded first Prix de Rome for painting. The students included Aignan-Thomas Desfriches and Louis Tocqué.

The best-known works include ‘Joseph and Potiphar's Wife’, ‘Susanna and the Elders’, and ‘Hercules Delivering Prometheus’. The catalogue has 24 works by Nicolas Bertin with free images. The dated works span the years 1699–1800. Works by Nicolas Bertin are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Kabinet van Heteren Gevers, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, and Musée de Vulliod Saint-Germain. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Rococo’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Pierre Legros d.y., Robert Le Lorrain, Gabrielle-Charlotte Patin, Christoph Ludwig Agricola, and Cristoforo Munari.