Guillaume Courtois, dit Il Cortese, SAINT-HIPPOLYTE 1628 - 1679 ROME
THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT ANDREW
Oil on canvas
64,5 x 45 cm ; 25 3/8 by 17 3/4 in
Private collection
Andrew the Apostle (from the early
1st century – mid to late 1st century AD), also known as Saint Andrew was
a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter.
The name "Andrew", like other
Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews, Christians, and other
Hellenized people of Judea. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him.
According to Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Saint Andrew is the
Patriarch of Constantinople. More Andrew the Apostle
Most references to Andrew in the New Testament simply
include him on a list of the Twelve Apostles, or group him with his brother,
Simon Peter. But he appears acting as an individual three times in the Gospel
of John. When a number of Greeks wish to speak with Jesus, they approach
Philip, who tells Andrew, and the two of them tell Jesus. (It may be relevant
here that both "Philip" and "Andrew" are Greek names.)
Before Jesus feeds the Five Thousand, it is Andrew who says, "Here is a
lad with five barley loaves and two fish." And the first two disciples
whom John reports as attaching themselves to Jesus are Andrew and another
disciple (whom John does not name, but who is commonly supposed to be John
himself). Having met Jesus, Andrew then finds his brother Simon and brings him
to Jesus. Thus, on each occasion when he is mentioned as an individual, it is
because he is instrumental in bringing others to meet the Saviour. In the
Episcopal Church, the Fellowship of Saint Andrew is devoted to encouraging
personal evangelism, and the bringing of one's friends and colleagues to a
knowledge of the Gospel of Christ. More Andrew
Guillaume Courtois was born in Saint-Hippolyte, Doubs, in France as the son of the obscure painter Jean-Pierre Courtois. Very little is known about Guillaume’s youth but it is assumed he received his initial training from his father. The father and his sons went to Italy circa 1636 when Guillaume was still a child. They travelled to Milan, Bologna, Venice, Florence and Siena.
The movements of the brothers Courtois are not very well documented, which has led to alternative theories. It is possible Guillaume Courtois settled in Rome by 1638 where he entered the studio of Pietro da Cortona. Here he is supposed to have supplemented his training by drawing from life and copying works of Giovanni Lanfranco and Andrea Sacchi. Another view of the movements of the brothers that has gained support with modern scholars is that Guillaume and Jacques remained together until the later 1640s and that Guillaume Courtois only came under the influence of da Cortona when he worked under him in 1656.
Guillaume Courtois spent most of his active life in Rome where he died of gout on 15 June 1679. More on Guillaume Courtois
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