Sébastien Bourdon
(1616–1671) fransk målare
Sébastien Bourdon (France, 1616–1671) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Sébastien Bourdon belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Sébastien Bourdon was born in Montpellier and died in Paris. Sébastien Bourdon became a member of Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The students included Theodor van der Schuer.
The best-known works include ‘The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine’, ‘Queen Christina’, and ‘Johan Leijoncrona (dead 1687), court curator, married to Barbara Dorotea Crumbygel’. The catalogue has 116 works by Sébastien Bourdon with free images. The dated works span the years 1635–1700. Works by Sébastien Bourdon are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Département des peintures du Louvre, Musée Fabre, and Eremitaget.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include François Chauveau, Jacob van Loo, Jean Nocret, Gaspard Dughet, and Johannes Vingboons.