Louis Masreliez (1748 – 19 March 1810), born Adrien Louis Masreliez, was a French born,
Swedish
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painter and
interior designer
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.
Biography
Masreliez was born in
Paris
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and came to Sweden at the age of 5 in 1753. He was the son of French ornamental sculptor
Adrien Masreliez
Jacques Adrien Masreliez (Grenoble 15 May 1717 - 28 October 1806) was a French ornamental sculptor called to Sweden in 1748 to head the interior decoration of the new Royal Palace in Stockholm. The work involved the completion of 250 rooms in an ...
(1717-1806) and the elder brother of sculptor
Jean Baptiste Masreliez (1753–1801).
He began his education at the
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts ( sv, Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna), commonly called the Royal Academy, is located in Stockholm, Sweden. An independent organization that promotes the development of painting, sculpture, architec ...
(''Ritakademien'') at the age of 10. Since the academy did not teach painting, he studied in Stockholm at the workshop of ornament painter Lorens Gottman (1708-1779).
In 1769 he was given a study grant which he used to travel to
Paris
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,
Bologna
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and
Rome
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to study. In Rome he spent time with several of the French, Italian and German artists who would shape the
Neoclassicism decorative style. In 1783, Louis Masreliez was called back to Sweden after his twelve-year absence. Following his returned to Sweden, he became a member (''ledamot'') of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
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. The following year he was made a professor of art history. He became rector of the Academy in 1802 and director in 1805.
His work is represented in the Swedish
Nationalmuseum, the
Gothenburg Museum of Art
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It claims to be the third largest art museum in Sweden by size of its collection.
Collections
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, and the
Royal Palace.
Selected works
* Interior of
Gustav III's Pavilion at
Hagaparken
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Hagaparken is located along the western shoreline of Brunnsviken ...
in
Solna
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(1792)
* Interior of
Tullgarn Palace
Tullgarn Palace ( sv, Tullgarns slott) is a royal summer palace in the province of Södermanland, south of Stockholm, Sweden. Built in the 1720s, the palace offers a mixture of rococo, Gustavian and Victorian styles. The interior design is rega ...
(''Tullgarns Slott'') in
Södermanland
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(1790s)
* Altar paintings of:
**'' Adoration of the Shepherds'' at
Maria Magdalena Church
The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene ( sv, S:ta Maria Magdalena kyrka) is a church on Södermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to and named for Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene.
The church plan has a nave but no aisles. In its eastern e ...
(''Maria Magdalena kyrka'') in
Stockholm (1800)
**commemorative motifs at Romfartuna Church (''Romfartuna kyrka'') near
Västerås
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Västerås is the se ...
in
Västmanland
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Västmanland means "(The) Land of the Western Men", where the "western men" (''väst ...
(1769)
**
Santo Stefano, Venice (''Chiesa di santo Stefano'') in Diocese of
Alessandria, Italy
* Restored suite of rooms at in Hotell Östergötland at
Salviigränd in the
Gamla Stan Gamla stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan ...
in Stockholm; created for the tradesman Wilhelm Schwardz (1791).
See also
*
Masreliez
References
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1748 births
1810 deaths
Artists from Stockholm
18th-century Swedish painters
18th-century Swedish male artists
Swedish male painters
19th-century Swedish painters
19th-century Swedish male artists