Choleau Jean
né vers 1739 ; documenté en 1812
School : France
102 works referenced in French museums
Style and technique
Il évolue dans le cadre du miniature. Il recourt à émail comme moyen d'expression. Choleau Jean intervient principalement en miniature.
Legacy and influence
Les collections muséales comptent des oeuvres de Choleau Jean. Ses oeuvres sont conservées dans 8 musées référencés.
Works in public collections
Works in French museums
French museums preserve works attributed to Choleau Jean. These pieces, listed in the Joconde database, attest to this artist's place in the national artistic heritage. 20 records are currently available.
Curator museums
The works of Choleau Jean are preserved in the following museums: musée du château, musée du Louvre, musée Jean de la Fontaine, musée Jean-Jacques Rousseau, musée Carnavalet – histoire de Paris. These institutions bear the « Musée de France » label and ensure the conservation and accessibility of their collections.
Artistic fields
The works of Choleau Jean belong to the following fields: dessin, miniature, photographie, miniature, émaillerie, horlogerie, métrologie - instruments de mesure.
Data sources
The information presented comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
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Artistic movements
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
The Joconde database references 102 works attributed to Choleau Jean in museums of France. 17 of them have a digitized image available online. These works cover various fields: miniature, photographie, dessin, miniature, émaillerie, horlogerie, métrologie - instruments de mesure.
Works by Choleau Jean are held in 8 labeled 'Museum of France', including the musée du Louvre. Each work entry indicates the holding museum, which allows planning a visit. Check with the museum whether the work is on display or in storage.
The data comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), distributed under Open License v2.0 (Etalab). The records are provided by the holding museums, and biographical information is extracted from the database fields.
No. Only cataloged and digitized works in the Joconde database appear on DellArte. Other works by Choleau Jean may exist in museum reserves, private collections, or foreign museums. Digitization progresses each year.
Consult the work's record to identify the holding museum, then contact it to verify if the work is on display. Find out about opening hours and admission fees on the official museum website.
Works by Choleau Jean belong to the following fields: miniature, photographie, dessin, miniature, émaillerie, horlogerie, métrologie - instruments de mesure. The Joconde database documents the technique, period, and holding museum for each work.
According to the records in the Joconde database, works by Choleau Jean employ the following techniques and materials: émail, procédé photomécanique, phototypie. Each work record details the technique in the 'Materials / Techniques' field.
Textual data are under Open License v2.0 and can be freely reused. For images, rights depend on the artist's date of death: if Choleau Jean died over 70 years ago, their works are in the public domain in France. Otherwise, images remain under copyright.
Use the DellArte contact page to report the error. For corrections at the source (attribution, dating, biography), report them to the Ministry of Culture via data.culture.gouv.fr.
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