Art History at Loggia | Exploring the Neoclassical Artist Joseph-Marie Vien

Portrait of the Artist Joseph-Marie Vien

name | Joseph-Marie Vien

lived | 1716-1809

style | Neoclassicism

paintings | selected works

The Cupid Seller
Venus Wounded by Diomedes

Joseph-Marie Vien was an accomplished French Neoclassical painter who took the occasional detour into the lighter side of Neoclassicism. One work of art that demonstrates this whimsical approach is Vien's charming painting The Cupid Seller.

Select the link to this painting above - or chose Venus Wounded by Diomedes, which is another of the artist's tributes to Classical mythology - to begin your exploration of Joseph-Marie Vien's contributions to the history of art.

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Neoclassicism

This beautiful book (which is a part of the Phaidon Art & Ideas series) features information about the Neoclassical style.

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