Joseph Villiet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Villiet

French artist

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1823

Place of Birth: Ébreuil, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1877

Profession: artist, painter, stained-glass artist, archaeologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Joseph Villiet (August 10, 1823 – July 10, 1877) was a French master stained glass artist born in Ébreuil, France.
He trained at the atelier of Émile Thibaud and Étienne Thevenot, at Clermont-Ferrand.
In 1852, he relocated to Bordeaux where he worked until his death in 1877. Villiet became a member of the Bordeaux Imperial Academy of Sciences, Literature and Arts in 1859.
The same year, he published an essay on the history of murals in the academy's collections.