Alphonse Colas (1818-1887), Important Pair Of Portraits Of Qualities, 19th Century

Important pair of portraits, oil on canvas, representing a man and an elderly woman from a good family, signed Alph. COLAS and dated 1885, in a large carved frame in gilded wood and stucco. 19th century Size: 60*73 cm and 91*103 cm with frame Alphonse-Victor Colas born September 25, 1818 in Lille and died July 11, 1887 in the same city, is a French painter. Biography In 1834, Alphonse Colas enrolled at the academic school of drawing in Lille. When the Lille school of painting was created in 1838, he was a student of François Souchon. In 1842, his Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence allowed him to receive a scholarship to go to Rome (Wicar workshop). From 1843 to 1848, he traveled to Italy where he studied the great masters of the Renaissance. In 1856, Colas became a full professor of painting in Lille. Among the greatest religious painters of his time, he carried out numerous commissions for churches in his region. The city of Lille named one of its streets after him. Link: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Colas