biography
| name: |
Vallayer-Costa, Anne
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pronunciation:
[valayay kosta]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1744–1818)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Paris, France. Elected to the Académie in 1770, she painted mainly still-lifes and flowers, athough some of her portraits and genre paintings still exist. Chief painter at the queen's court (1769–87), her reputation as a still-life artist rivalled that of Chardin and Oudry. Her works include ‘Deux coqs morts’ (1785). |
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