Michel Serre
| Michel Serre | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1658 Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Died | October 10, 1733 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Nationality | Spanish French |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse(s) | Florie Régimonde |
| Parent(s) | Jacques Serre Marie Barbos |
Michel Serre (1658–1733) was a Catalan-born French painter.
Michel Serre was born on January 10, 1658 in Tarragona, Spain. His father was Jacques Serre and his mother, Marie Barbos.
As a painter, he specialized in baroque painting, religious paintings and the Great Plague of Marseille. Many of his paintings can be found in Roman Catholic churches in Provence.
In Marseille, three of his paintings are displayed in the Église Saint-Ferréol les Augustins: Sainte Marguerite, La Vierge à l'enfant apparaissant à Saint Pierre and Saint Paul. Another one is displayed in the Église des Chartreux: Madeleine enlevée par les anges. Three are displayed in the Église Saint-Matthieu de Château-Gombert: Le Christ roi, la Vierge et Saint-Joseph ou Le purgatoire, L'agonie de la Madeleine and Franciscains devant la Vierge ou apothéose de l'ordre de saint François. One painting, La vierge en prière dans l’atelier de Nazareth, is displayed in the Abbey of St. Victor, Marseille and two are displayed in the Église Saint-Cannat: La vierge à l’enfant et le purgatoire and La purification de la Vierge. Another one is displayed in the Église des Grands-Carmes: Cycle de la vie de la Vierge, while the Église Saint Roch in Mazargues is home to Apothéose de saint Roch. Moreover, the Église de la Pomme displays Annonciation, saint Jean-Baptiste et saint Étienne while the Église Saint-Sébastien in Allauch has Mort de Saint-Joseph and La fuite en Égypte.
In Aix-en-Provence, his painting entitled Apothéose de Saint-Augustin is displayed in the Église Saint-Jean-de-Malte while two other paintings, Le repas chez Simon le pharisien and Ex-voto de la peste can be seen in the Église de la Madeleine.
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