Gres
GRESSET : Amiens, 1709 ; Amiens, 1777
School : France
3 649 works referenced in French museums
Style and technique
Il évolue dans le cadre du peinture. Son médium de prédilection est peinture à l'huile, toile. Son champ d'activité est peinture.
Legacy and influence
Plusieurs institutions muséales possèdent des oeuvres de Gres. Les oeuvres de Gres se trouvent dans 13 musées.
Works in public collections
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Works in French museums
Gres is among the artists whose works are preserved in « Musée de France » labeled museums. The Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture lists 20 works attributed to this artist in French public collections.
Curator museums
The works of Gres are preserved in the following museums: musée de la Loire, musée des beaux-arts et d’archéologie, musée Grobet-Labadié, musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie, musée national de la céramique. These institutions bear the « Musée de France » label and ensure the conservation and accessibility of their collections.
Artistic fields
The works of Gres belong to the following fields: imprimé, vie sociale - culturelle, peinture, dessin, phaléristique, dessin, arts décoratifs.
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
Century
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
The Joconde database references 3649 works attributed to Gres in museums of France. 10 of them have a digitized image available online. These works cover various fields: peinture, dessin, imprimé, vie sociale - culturelle, phaléristique, dessin, arts décoratifs.
Works by Gres are held in 13 labeled 'Museum of France', including the musée Grobet-Labadié. 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 Gres 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 Gres belong to the following fields: peinture, dessin, imprimé, vie sociale - culturelle, phaléristique, dessin, arts décoratifs. The Joconde database documents the technique, period, and holding museum for each work.
According to the records in the Joconde database, works by Gres employ the following techniques and materials: peinture à l'huile, toile, toile, peinture à l'huile, crayon noir, papier (blanc). 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 Gres 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.
The Joconde database references over 50,000 artists. Explore the artist directory on DellArte to discover other creators from the same field or era as Gres.