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''The Dauphin's Entry Into Paris'' is an oil-on-canvas painting by
''The Dauphin's Entry Into Paris'' is an oil-on-canvas painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres ( , ; 29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassicism, Neoclassical Painting, painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic ...
, executed in 1821. It is now in the Wadsworth Atheneum
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collection in Hartford
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, Connecticut
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.
It belongs to the painter's Troubador style
Taking its name from medieval troubadours, the Troubadour Style (french: Style troubadour) is a rather derisive term, in English usually applied to French historical painting of the early 19th century with idealised depictions of the Middle Ages a ...
period and shows the future Charles V of France
Charles V (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380), called the Wise (french: le Sage; la, Sapiens), was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked an early high point for France during the Hundred Years' War, with his armi ...
returning to Paris on 2 August 1358 after a revolt there. It was commissioned by Amédée-David Pastoret, whose ancestor Jehan Pastoret, president of the parliament of Paris
The Parliament of Paris (french: Parlement de Paris) was the oldest ''parlement'' in the Kingdom of France, formed in the 14th century. It was fixed in Paris by Philip IV of France in 1302. The Parliament of Paris would hold sessions inside the ...
, is shown in red.
Bibliography
*Daniel Ternois, ''Ingres'', Paris, Fernand Nathan, 1980 () *Robert Rosenblum, ''Ingres'', Paris, Cercle d'Art, coll. « La Bibliothèque des Grands Peintres », 1986 () {{DEFAULTSORT:Dauphin's Entry Into Paris, The Paintings by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 1821 paintings Horses in art Paintings in the Wadsworth Atheneum