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Corneille.
French family of artists. Originally from Orléans, (1) Michel Corneille (i) established himself in Paris as a painter of religious pictures, although he also carried out some interior decorations as well as cartoons for tapestries. He was a founder-member of the Académie Royale in 1648. His elder son, (2) Michel Corneille (ii), who became the family’s most successful member, was a prolific artist; like his younger brother (3) Jean-Baptiste Corneille, he concentrated on religious pictures for both private and ecclesiastical patrons. Both these sons also practised as engravers. The following members have entries:
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