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Benoît Alhoste

A Life in the Shadows of the 17th Century Benoît Alhoste lived through a quiet era of French history, moving between the small corners of the country. His life likely began in Marsonnas around 1620. He spent his years working with color and form, eventually settling in Bourg-en-Bresse, where he died in 1677. His presence in the historical record is felt most strongly through the objects he left behind in the religious spaces of his time

. His hands worked within the traditions of the 17th century, focusing on the needs of the local community and the church. There is a sense of stillness in the way his work was preserved, kept within the walls of the Convent of the Visitation. This connection to a specific place helped ensure that his hand remained visible to those who walked through those halls long after he was gone. The Work of the Hand The traces of Alhoste's brus…