Israel Silvestre Art
French Baroque Era Engraver, Israël Silvestre, called the Younger to distinguish him from his father, was a prolific French draftsman, etcher and print dealer. He specialized in topographical views and perspectives of famous buildings. Orphaned at an early age, he was taken in by his uncle in Paris, Israël Henriet, an etcher and printseller and a friend of Jacques Callot. Between 1630 and 1650 Silvestre traveled widely in France and Italy and later worked up his sketches as etchings, which were sold single and in series. His work, especially of Venetian subjects published in the 1660s, influenced eighteenth-century painters such as Luca Carlevarijs and Canaletto, who adapted his compositions. In 1661, he inherited the stock of plates of his uncle, the printseller Israël Henriet, among which was a large part of the works of Jacques Callot and many of those of Stefano della Bella. In 1662, he was appointed dessinateur et graveur du Roi and in 1673, he was appointed drawing-master to Louis, Grand Dauphin. From 1668 he was granted workshop space in the galleries of the Louvre, where the practice of housing eminent artists and craftsmen was a tradition that originated under Henry IV. Silvestre's atelier was large, he had at least two pupils who had careers as engravers, François Noblesse and Meunier. In 1670, Charles Le Brun recommended him for membership in the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. In 1675 his son, the artist Louis de Silvestre was born at Sceaux. He passed away on October 11, 1691, in Paris, France.
Early 17th Century Old Masters Israel Silvestre Art
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
18th Century Old Masters Israel Silvestre Art
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
Mid-17th Century Baroque Israel Silvestre Art
Engraving
1650s Baroque Israel Silvestre Art
Engraving
1650s Baroque Israel Silvestre Art
Engraving
1650s Baroque Israel Silvestre Art
Engraving
1650s Old Masters Israel Silvestre Art
Ink, Engraving, Paper
1650s Baroque Israel Silvestre Art
Engraving
1690s Realist Israel Silvestre Art
Engraving
2010s Baroque Israel Silvestre Art
Photographic Film, Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Co...
2010s Baroque Israel Silvestre Art
Emulsion, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
1770s Baroque Israel Silvestre Art
Etching
2010s Contemporary Israel Silvestre Art
Paper, Etching, Drypoint
1750s Old Masters Israel Silvestre Art
Etching
Early 18th Century Old Masters Israel Silvestre Art
Drypoint, Engraving, Etching
16th Century Renaissance Israel Silvestre Art
Laid Paper, Engraving
19th Century Baroque Israel Silvestre Art
Paper
19th Century Baroque Israel Silvestre Art
Paper
1790s Old Masters Israel Silvestre Art
Etching
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Israel Silvestre Art
Drypoint, Etching