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Édouard Joseph Dantan
Édouard Joseph Dantan (26 August 1848 – 7 July 1897) was a French painter in the classical tradition. He was widely recognized in his day, although he was subsequently eclipsed by painters with more modern styles. Biography Édouard Joseph Dantan was born on 26 August 1848 in Paris. His grandfather, who had fought in the Napoleonic Wars, was a wood sculptor. His father, Antoine Laurent Dantan, and uncle, Jean-Pierre Dantan, were both well-known sculptors. Dantan was a pupil of Isidore Pils and Henri Lehmann at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the age of nineteen he won a commission for a large mural painting of ''The Holy Trinity'' for the Hospice Brezin at Marne (Seine-et-Oise). Dantan's first exhibit at the Paris Salon was ''An Episode in the Destruction of Pompeii'' in 1869. In 1870 the Franco-Prussian War interrupted his work, and he enlisted in the defence force. He was given the rank of a sergeant, and was later promoted to lieutenant. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villerville
Villerville () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. the commune is located towards the eastern end of the coastline called the Côte Fleurie (Flowery Coast). Composer Francis Bayer (1938–2004) was born in Villerville. Population International relations Villerville is twinned with: *Hausen bei Würzburg (in Bavaria, Germany) See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regio ... References External links Official site *Extraordinary history of ththeatre inside a whale, at Villerville Communes of Calvados (department) Seaside resorts in France Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Calvados-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agostina Segatori Sitting In The Café Du Tambourin
''Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Café du Tambourin'' was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1887. Agostina Segatori owned the Café du Tambourin that Van Gogh knew intimately. It was a gathering spot for Parisian artists, a place where their work was exhibited. Van Gogh, unable to pay in cash for his meals, exchanged paintings for his fare. The paintings then adorned the restaurant. He held a special exhibit of his Japanese prints in the café as well. His connection with Agostina and the cafe came to a sad end when she went bankrupt and van Gogh's paintings were confiscated by creditors. This painting, however, demonstrates an artistic discovery that culminated in his unique, creative style not quite on the brink of being understood and revered. Van Gogh's influence in Paris In 1886 van Gogh left the Netherlands, never to return, for Paris and the guidance of his brother Theo. He entered Paris as a shy, somber man and while his personality would never change, he emerged art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée Des Beaux-Arts De Bordeaux
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux is the fine arts museum of the city of Bordeaux, France. The museum is housed in a dependency of the Palais Rohan in central Bordeaux. Its collections include paintings, sculptures and drawings from the 15th century to the 20th century. The largest collection is composed of paintings, and its strong points are works by French and Dutch painters. In front of the building, there is the Galerie des Beaux-Arts, where temporary exhibitions are housed. History Established in 1801 by the painter Pierre Lacour,History of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux Official website it is one of the largest art galleries in France outside Paris. The museum holds several paintings that were looted by the French during the |
Pierre Paul Prud'hon
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (, 4 April 1758 – 16 February 16, 1823) was a French Romantic painter and draughtsman best known for his allegorical paintings and portraits such as ''Madame Georges Anthony and Her Two Sons'' (1796). He painted a portrait of each of Napoleon's two wives. He was an early influence on Théodore Géricault. Biography Pierre-Paul Prud'hon was born in Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, France. He received his artistic training in the French provinces and went to Italy when he was twenty-six years old to continue his education. On his return to Paris, he found work decorating some private mansions. His work for wealthy Parisians led him to be held in high esteem at Napoleon's court. His painting of Josephine portrays her not as an Empress, but as a lovely, attractive woman, which led some to think that he might have been in love with her. After the divorce of Napoleon and Josephine, he was also employed by Napoleon's second wife Marie-Louise. Prud'hon was at time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musée Des Beaux-Arts De Rouen
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen is an art museum in Rouen, in Normandy in north-western France. It was established by Napoléon Bonaparte in 1801, and is housed in a building designed by and built between 1877 and 1888. Its collections include paintings, sculptures, drawings and objets d'art. History The museum was established by Napoléon Bonaparte in 1801. The museum building was built between 1877 and 1888 to designs by . The collections include paintings, sculptures, drawings and objets d'art from the Renaissance to the present day, including a collection of Russian icons dating from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth century, and some 8000 drawings. The Depeaux collection of Impressionist works was donated to the museum in 1909. Paintings The museum holds paintings of several European schools from the sixteenth century to the present day. Among them is work by: * sixteenth century: Jacopo Bassano, Annibale Carracci, François Clouet, Gerard David, Perugino and V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules-Élie Delaunay
Jules-Élie Delaunay (; June 13, 1828 – September 5, 1891) was a French academic painter. Biography He was born at Nantes in the Loire-Atlantique ''département'' of France. Delaunay studied under Flandrin, and at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris under Lamothe. He worked in the classicist manner of Ingres until, after winning the Prix de Rome, he went to Italy; in 1856, and abandoned the ideal of Raphaelesque perfection for the sincerity and severity of the quattrocentists. After his return from Rome he was entrusted with many important commissions for decorative paintings, such as the frescoes in the church of St Nicholas at Nantes; the three panels of Apollo, Orpheus and Amphion at the Paris Opera house; and twelve paintings for the great hall of the council of state in the Palais Royal. His ''Scenes from the Life of St Genevieve'', which he designed for the Panthéon The Panthéon (, from the Classical Greek word , , ' empleto all the gods') is a monume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Jules Dumoulin
Louis-Jules Dumoulin (Paris, 1860–1924) was a French artist and painter. He traveled in East Asia and was the founder of the Société Coloniale des Artistes Français La Société Coloniale des Artistes Français (founded 1908) renamed Société des Beaux-Arts de la France d'Outre-mer in 1946, and closed in 1970, was a French artistic society, and rival to the Société des Peintres Orientalistes Français. The s ... in 1908.Louis Dumoulin, peintre des colonies. Essai de Michel LOIRETTE. Editions de L'Harmattan 2010 Dumoulin is an Orientalist painter linked to the official artistic circles and a great traveler from the various missions that will be entrusted to him. He made his first major trip outside Europe in 1888 on the occasion of an official mission to Japan ordered by the Ministry of Education. 2. In 1908 he co-founded the Colonial Society of French Artists and was its president until his death in 1924. References Artnet, s.v. "Dumoulin, Louis-Jules" Accessed 10 Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Sickert
Walter Richard Sickert (31 May 1860 – 22 January 1942) was a German-born British painter and printmaker who was a member of the Camden Town Group of Post-Impressionist artists in early 20th-century London. He was an important influence on distinctively British styles of avant-garde art in the mid- and late 20th century. Sickert was a cosmopolitan and eccentric who often favoured ordinary people and urban scenes as his subjects. His work includes portraits of well-known personalities and images derived from press photographs. He is considered a prominent figure in the transition from Impressionism to Modernism. Decades after his death, several researchers and theorists suspected Sickert to have been the London-based serial killer Jack the Ripper, but the theory has largely been dismissed. Training and early career Sickert was born in Munich, Germany, on 31 May 1860, the eldest son of Oswald Sickert, a Danish artist, and his English wife, Eleanor Louisa Henry, who was the il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ De Mars
The Champ de Mars (; en, Field of Mars) is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh ''arrondissement'', between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. The park is named after the Campus Martius ("Mars Field") in Rome, a tribute to the Roman god of war. The name alludes to the fact that the lawns here were formerly used as drilling and marching grounds by the French military. The nearest Métro stations are La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle, École Militaire, and Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel, an RER suburban-commuter-railway station. A disused station, Champ de Mars, is also nearby. History Originally, the Champ de Mars was part of a large flat open area called Grenelle, which was reserved for market gardening. Citizens would claim small plots and exploit them by growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers for the local market. However, the plain of Grenelle was not an especially fertile place for farming. The constructio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
