Alexandre Antigna
Jean Pierre Alexandre Antigna (March 7, 1817 – February 26, 1878) was a French painter.
Career
Antigna was born in
Orléans, France, where his earliest training took place, under a local painter, François Salmon. On October 9, 1837, he entered the
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he was a pupil of Sebastien Norblin de la Gourdaine as well as the renowned
Paul Delaroche.
Until 1845 his paintings were generally religious scenes and portraits. Yet, after living in the poor quarter of the
ÃŽle Saint-Louis in Paris he would incorporate images of the suffering and burden of urban poor into his works. By the
1848 Revolution
The Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Springtime of the Peoples or the Springtime of Nations, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe starting in 1848. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in Europea ...
Antigna was devoted to the
Realist style, and continued to paint in this manner until c. 1860 when he began to produce paintings in the
Naturalist vein. He exhibited at the
Salon
Salon may refer to:
Common meanings
* Beauty salon, a venue for cosmetic treatments
* French term for a drawing room, an architectural space in a home
* Salon (gathering), a meeting for learning or enjoyment
Arts and entertainment
* Salon (P ...
and received the
Legion of Honour in 1861. He traveled to Spain and
Brittany numerous times in order to paint multifarious scenes, yet he always retained his compassion for the poor.
In 1861 Antigna married
Hélène Marie Pettit, who became a painter herself. Their son, Andre-Marc Antigna, was also a painter and
miniaturist.
Alexandre Antigna.
ARC; Art Renewal Center. Retrieved November 28, 2006. He died in Paris.
Works
Alexandre Antigna - The Lightning - WGA00733.jpg, The Lightning, 1848
L'Incendie.jpg, '' The Fire'', 1850-51
Augustins - La halte forcée - Alexandre ANTIGNA - Ro 1.jpg, The forced stop 1855
CorpusChristiDay.jpg, '' La Fête-Dieu'', 1855
Child at a writing desk, by Alexandre Antigna.jpg, ''Child at a writing desk''
Alexandre Antigna - Scene D'Atelier.jpg, ''Scene from the studio''
References
External links
artfact.comAlexandre Antigna
at Art Renewal Center
1817 births
1878 deaths
19th-century French painters
French male painters
French Realist painters
Artists from Orléans
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