Jean Antoine Vernet (1716 - n.a.)

Like Claude Lorrain (1600–1682), the 18th century marine painters Claude-Joseph and Jean-Antoine Vernet, highly acclaimed by their contemporaries all over Europe, carried out earnest observations of the Mediterranean natural world. The brothers‘ landscapes are in the tradition of Gaspard Dughet (1615– 1675) and Salvator Rosa (1615–1673). They received their initial training from their father, a simple decorative artist. Nothing is known about Jean-Antoine’s training, except that his style is very similar to that of his brother.

Author: Habersatter Thomas

Literature: DUCKE Astrid, HABERSATTER Thomas, OEHRING Erika: Masterworks. Residenzgalerie Salzburg. Salzburg 2015, S. 134