Michel-Ange
Wass

France • 1680−1730

Biography and information

Michelle ange UASs (CA. 1680, Paris - 1730, Arpajon), was a pupil of his father, Wassa Rene Antoine. The work of this original artist, long time forgotten, today is increasingly attracting the attention of researchers. A Member Of The KOR. Academy from 1707 ( "Hercules and the Face" Tour, the Museum of fine arts), in April 1715 he was sent to Madrid at the request of the inspector of finances, Orry and shortly after the second marriage of Philip V and Isabella Farnese. He ostavalsya in the service of the Spanish king as a court painter until the last days of his life. In 1727 he was granted leave for treatment in France, where he returned without any tangible result; they went back to France in 1730 he died at the gates of Paris.