Étienne Allegrain (1644 – 2 April 1736) was a French topographical

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

. Inspired by

Nicolas Poussin Nicolas Poussin (, , ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a ...

, he evoked still ambiences and atmospherics bathed in a deep play of light and shade. His grand-son

Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain (11 October 1710, Paris – 17 April 1795, Paris) was a French sculptor who tempered a neoclassical style with Rococo charm and softness, under the influence of his much more famous brother-in-law, Jean-Baptiste P ...

became a famous

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

External links

Étienne Allegrain in Artcyclopedia

References

* Anne Lossel-Guillien, ''À la recherche de l'œuvre d'Etienne Allegrain, paysagiste de la fin du règne de Louis XIV'', Histoire de l'art, n° 4 1998. 1644 births 1736 deaths 17th-century French painters French male painters 18th-century French painters 18th-century French male artists {{France-painter-17thC-stub