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The catalog raisonné of the work of Joseph-Benoît Suvée published by Sophie Join-Lambert, curator-in-chief and director of the Museum of Fine Arts of Tours, and Anne Leclair, art historian, published by Arthena en October 2017 has just received the Eugène Carrière prize from the Académie française, as indicated by the city of Tours on Wednesday.

This prize, founded by the Académie française in 1994, rewards the author each year. work of History of Art. This catalog raisonné, Joseph-Benoît Suvée 1743-1807, an artist between Bruges, Rome and Paris, publishes the entire work of this artist, which includes nearly five works, paintings and drawings. It was published on the occasion of the exhibition presented at the Museum of Fine Arts of Tours, from October 21, 2017 to
January 22, 2018, indicates the municipality.

The writing of this book began in 2011 Sophie Join-Lambert and Anne Leclair worked in different archive centers, notably in Bruges, the artist's birthplace, in France but also in Rome and in particular at the Villa Medici where Sophie Join-Lambert had the chance to be a guest curator for a month

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