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Bernard-Joseph Wamps (30 November 1689,Lille - 9 August 1744, Lille) was a French painter; mostly of religious subjects.
His father was listed in the "Registre aux Bourgeois" and he received his first lessons in his hometown fromArnould de Vuez.[1] Later, he studiedporcelain painting at the local manufactory and went to Paris, where he worked in the studios ofPierre-Jacques Cazes. Around 1706, he painted his first major work: "Saint John Preaching in the Wilderness", commissioned by the Lancry family.
In 1715, he was awarded thePrix de Rome of theAcadémie royale de peinture et de sculpture with his rendering ofJudith beheading Holofernes,[1] and received a pension to study at theFrench Academy in Rome, where he spent five years.
After returning in 1720, he received numerous commissions from religious institutions and created decorations for the Governor's residence. He worked throughout the area, painting murals and other works at churches and convents inDouai,Cambrai,Arras,Tournai,Ghent andValenciennes. Eventually, he acquired enough money to purchase the home of his former teacher, Vuez.
The loom-worker Guillaume Werniers produced a series of tapestries on the life of Christ, after drawings by Wamps. These were installed in the choir room of the "Église Saint-Sauveur". Most were later moved to museums, but one went to the "Église Saint Pierre d'Antioche" inVilleneuve-d'Ascq.
His paintings forAnchin Abbey were destroyed during World War II and are now preserved only as sketches. Other major works include "The Dream of Saint Joseph" and "The Resurrection of Christ" at theHospice Comtesse and "The Judgment of David" at thePalais des beaux-arts de Lille.
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