Maker/Artist
Vernet, Claude-Joseph
French painter and draftsman, 1714-1789
Claude-Joseph Vernet and his direct descendants are the last representatives of the Avignon School which had provided a continuous line of artists since the 14th century. It originated at the time when Bernard de Goth, Archbishop of Bordeaux, became pope in the name of Clement V and transferred the seat of the papacy to Avignon where he established an influential artistic community. Comment on works: Marines; Views; Landscapes.
