PIERRE, Jean-Baptiste-Marie
(b. 1714, Paris, d. 1789, Paris)

Landscape with Peasants Playing Music and Dancing

1735-40
Oil on canvas, 61 x 77 cm
Private collection

Winner of prize for painting at the Academy in 1734, this success earned Pierre stay at the Academy of France in Rome as a pensioner of the King from 1735 to 1740 under the direction of Nicolas Vleughels then Jean-Francois de Troy. The present painting was executed during the artist's stay in Rome.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 2 minutes):
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux, March