Courtois was internationally famous as a painter of battle scenes. Called Le Bourguignon, Il Borgognone, Giacomo Borgognone and Giacomo Cortese; born on 12 February 1621 in Saint-Hippolyte (Franche-Comté), the son of Jean-Pierre Courtois under whom he first studied. In 1636 he went to Italy and followed the Spanish army in Milan 1636-1639, and proc...
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