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Olympe Pélissier (9 May 1799 [1] – 22 March 1878) was a French artists' model and courtesan [2] and the second wife of the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. She sat for Vernet for his painting of Judith and Holofernes. Honoré de Balzac described her as "the most beautiful courtesan in Paris ". [3]
Nov 22, 2019 · Horace Vernet, Study of Olympe Pélissier for Judith and Holofernes, 1830. The Petite messe solennelle is the ‘final sin’ of Rossini’s old age, dedicated to Comtesse Louise Pillet-Will, and first heard in the private chapel of her newly built house in Paris on Sunday 14 March 1864.
Olympe Pélissier (née Olympe Louise Alexandrine Descuilliers 1 à Paris le 9 mai 1799 et morte le 22 mars 1878 à Paris) était le modèle du peintre Horace Vernet.
Olympe Pélissier was a French artists' model and courtesan and the second wife of the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. She sat for Vernet for his painting of Judith and Holofernes. Honoré de Balzac described her as "the most beautiful courtesan in Paris".
Olympe Pélissier was a French artists' model and the second wife of the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. She sat for Vernet for his painting of Judith and Holofernes. Under the Bourbon Restoration, Pélissier had been a notable figure in Parisian society, admired by the Comte de Girardin, holding salons attended by Baron Schikler, and in ...
Apr 17, 2013 · Colbran and Rossini separated in 1837 and the composer began a liaison with the French artists’ model Olympe Pélissier, who already cooked for him and helped manage his financial affairs.
Olympe Pélissier (9 May 1799 – 22 March 1878) was a French artists' model and courtesan and the second wife of the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini. She sat for Vernet for his painting of Judith and Holofernes. Honoré de Balzac described her as "the most beautiful courtesan in Paris". Biography
