Duplessis – The art of painting life

June 19 2025

Video: Carpentras

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The Hôtel-Dieu de Carpentras in France has just opened a new exhibition on Joseph-Siffred Duplessis (1725-1802), which will run until 28th September 2025.

According to their website:

The exhibition will bring together sixty masterpieces from Duplessis’ extensive body of work—among the 200 paintings he created. These works come from prestigious collections such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Château de Versailles, and the Louvre Museum. This outstanding selection will allow visitors to (re)discover the virtuosity of Duplessis, particularly his role as the official portraitist of Louis XVI. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalog published by Lienart Editions, documenting nearly two hundred of Duplessis’ paintings.

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