Pierre-Jacques Volaire
painter from France (1728-1799)
Pierre-Jacques Volaire (30 April 1729 – 1799/1802?) was a French painter.
Also referred to as le chevalier Volaire (the knight Volaire), he was born in Toulon as the son of the official city painter and writer, Jacques Volaire (1685-1768) and his second wife, Claire Marie Serre. Volaire's art career started when he became the pupil of Claude-Joseph Vernet in 1754, where he served as Vernet's assistant for eight years. Vernet was in France painting a series of seascapes for King Louis XV, which resulted in his Views of the Ports of France series (1754–1765). Despite his connections to Vernet, Volaire's exact artistic role in the series is uncertain. After serving under Vernet, Volaire left France for Rome in 1764, bringing with him his talents in landscape and seascape painting. He settled in Naples in 1769 where he lived until he died in 1799 or 1802.
Personal life
Volaire married Vicenza Borelli (d. after 1799/1802) probably after arriving in Naples around 1769, and they had five children together: Giacomo (born 1775), Gennaro (born 1782), Maria Chiara (born 1785), Emanuele (born 1787), and Maria Rosa (born 1794). There is little else known about Volaire's personal life.
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