Poem of the Soul (1854)

Louis Janmot was a student of Ingres, among others. His paintings reflect his staunch Catholicism. One of his major works was the 18-part Poem of the Soul. Exhibited at the 1855 Universal Exhibition, these paintings were apparently not well received.

 Divine Generation

  

 The Soul's Journey

  

 The Angel and the Mother

  

 Spring

  

 Memories of the Sky

  

 Father's House

  

 Bad Path

  

 The Nightmare

  

 The Grain Seed

  

 First Communion

  

 Virginitas

  

 The Golden Stairs

  

 Rays of the Sun

 

 On the Mountain

  

 One Evening

  

 The Soul's Flight

  

 Ideal

  

Reality

Portrait du révérend Père Henri Lacordaire (1847)

Louis Janmot: Portrait du révérend Père Henri Lacordaire

Les Fleurs des Champs (1845)

Louis Janmot: Les Fleurs des Champs

Janmot was born into a very religious family (Catholic) and many of his paintings do have a religious theme. He studied with Ingres. This painting (translation: Flower of the Fields) attracted the attention of Baudelaire and gained him access to the Salon of 1846.