Claude Audran III, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claude Audran III

French painter

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1658

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 27-May-1734

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Claude Audran III (25 August 1658 – 27 May 1734) was a French painter. Audran was born in Lyon into a family of artists.
He lived with his uncle, Claude Audran the Younger.
Painter to the Louis XIV of France in 1699.
From 1700-1701 he took part in the decoration of the Menagerie of Versailles and the Chapels of Versailles, and the Palace of Fontainebleau, Château d'Anet, Château de Meudon, and Les Invalides.
In 1704, he decorated the new apartment of the Duchess at the Château de Sceaux.
Audran obtained the office of Keeper of the Luxembourg Palace in 1704.
In 1709, he executed a backdrop for King Louis XIV at the Château de Marly.
This setting, now destroyed, is known from preparatory drawings. He was a decorative artist, and made a number of tapestries for the Gobelins.
Audran's style included arabesques, grotesques and singeries.
He died in Paris in 1734.



Alternative names	Claude, III Audran; du Luxembourg Claude Audran; Claude Audran; Claude III Audran; du Luxembourg Audran; Audran du Luxembourg
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	5 August 1658	27 May 1734
Location of birth/death	Lyon	Paris
Work period	Baroque era QS:P2348,Q37853
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q669206 VIAF: 39514750 ISNI: 0000 0001 2278 5812 ULAN: 500030280 LCCN: nr91031269 WGA: AUDRAN, Claude III WorldCat