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Jean-Pierre Camus (1584-1652) was a French bishop, preacher and author of fiction and religious publications. He was a friend of St Francis de Sales, the author of a large number of satirical bon mots, the pious and fervent bishop of Bellay, who refused the diocese of Arras and Amiens and preferred to die in the hospice of the Incurables in Paris, is depicted almost with the face de face and decorated with the pastoral cross, in an octagonal border.
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Jean Morin
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Philippe de Champaigne
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| Title | Portrait of Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Paris TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription: ILLVSTRISSIMO . ECCLESIÆ . PRINCIPI . IOANNI . PETRO . COMVS . EPISCOPO . DE . BELLEY |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-EH-2 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-EH-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8362/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11P3113
archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic)
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11P31131 insignia of bishop, e.g. mitre, crozier Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(JEAN-PIERRE CAMUS) historical person (JEAN-PIERRE CAMUS) Iconclass |
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