Noël Coypel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Noël Coypel

French painter

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1628

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1707

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Noël Coypel ([kwap?l]; 25 December 1628 – 24 December 1707) was a French painter, and was also called Coypel le Poussin, because he was heavily influenced by Poussin. Coypel was born in Paris, the son of an unsuccessful artist.
Having been employed by Charles Errard to paint some of the pictures required for the Louvre, and having afterwards gained considerable fame by other pictures produced at the command of the king, in 1672 he was appointed director of the French Academy at Rome.
After four years he returned to France; and not long after he became director of the Academy of Painting.
The Martyrdom of St James in Nôtre Dame is perhaps his finest work.
Coypel was a pupil of Noël Quillerier. Noël died in Paris at age 78, one day before his 79th birthday.
His sons Antoine and Noël-Nicolas were also painters.



Alternative names	Noïl Coypel; Noel Coypel; Noel Coypel le pere; N. Coypel; Coypel [l'ancien]
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	25 December 1628	24 December 1707
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work location	Paris (Palais des Tuileries; Hôtel des Invalides), Versailles, Rennes (Parlement)
Authority control	: Q975135 VIAF: 15045547 ISNI: 0000 0001 1932 5436 ULAN: 500115278 LCCN: no2011082139 GND: 124761305 WorldCat