Valentin Lefebvre

Valentin Lefevre, born in Brussels in 1642, was already active in Venice by 1664 studying the works of Paolo Veronese in the church of San Giorgio Maggiore.  His master piece was created between 1670 and 1673, Saint Maur in Glory made for the church of Santa Giustina in Padua, his other works include the Dream of Jacob for the stairwell of the Cloister of S. Giorgio Maggiore.  In 1680, Valentin Lefevre produced a large series of etchings for the Van Campen publication of The Works of Veronese and Titian, which was reprinted in 1682.  He is then listed as being active in England between 1680 and 1682, which is often also his considered death date, but most recently scholars believe that Valentin Lefevre di   ...  Displaying 750 of 829 characters.