Jacques Stella
(1596–1657) French Baroque painter (1596-1657)
Jacques Stella (1596–1657) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Jacques Stella belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jacques Stella was born in Lyon and died in Paris. Jacques Stella worked in Florence, Rome, Lyon, and Paris. Wikidata associates Jacques Stella with Classicism. The students included Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella and Antoine Bouzonnet-Stella.
The best-known works include ‘Repos de la sainte famille’ and ‘La Sainte Famille’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting, mythological art, and portrait. The catalogue has 54 works by Jacques Stella with free images. The dated works span the years 1600–1667. Works by Jacques Stella are held by several collections, among them National Gallery of Art, Vanderbilt Museum of Art, Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon, and Prints in the National Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jacques de, III Gheyn, Jan van Goyen, Cesare Dandini, Jacob van Campen, and Jacob van Es.