François Dubois (1790–1871) was a French
neoclassical and Orientalist painter.
Life and career
François Dubois (1790–1871) was a French
neoclassical painter. He made several large oil paintings on historical subjects such as l
'''Érection de l'obélisque de Louqsor sur la place de la Concorde'' ("The erection of the
Luxor obelisk
The Luxor Obelisks (French: ) are a pair of ancient Egyptian obelisks, over 3,000 years old, carved to stand either side of the portal of the Luxor Temple in the reign of Ramesses II (). The right-hand (western) stone, high, was gifted by Egy ...
on the
place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde (; ) is a public square in Paris, France. Measuring in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
It was the s ...
", on view at the
Musée Carnavalet
The Musée Carnavalet () in Paris is dedicated to the History of Paris, history of the city. The museum occupies two neighboring mansions: the Hôtel Carnavalet and the former Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau. On the advice of Baron Haussmann, ...
in
Paris
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) and mythological subjects such as ''Le Sommeil d'Oreste'' ("The Dream of
Orestes
In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (; ) was the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia. He was also known by the patronymic Agamemnonides (), meaning "son of Agamemnon." He is the subject of several ...
", which is at the ''Musée des Beaux-Arts'' in
Quimper
Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France.
Administration
Quimper is the ...
, France). Some of his works are also displayed at the
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...
.
Gallery
File:Érection de l'obélisque de Louqsor sur la place de la Concorde.jpg, ''The erection of the Luxor obelisk on the place de la Concorde'' by François Dubois. Musée Carnavalet, Paris
See also
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List of Orientalist artists
This is an incomplete list of artists who have produced works on Orientalism#Orientalist art, Orientalist subjects, drawn from the Islamic world or other parts of Asia. Many artists listed on this page worked in many genres, and Orientalist subj ...
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Orientalism
In art history, literature, and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world (or "Orient") by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. Orientalist painting, particularly of the Middle ...
References
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1790 births
1871 deaths
19th-century French painters
French male painters
French Orientalist painters
19th-century French male artists