Jean-August-Dominique Ingres: Portrait of Hippolyte Flandrin
Flandrin (1809-1864) was a fellow painter. At bottom right it says "Ingres to his friend and great artist Hippolyte Flandrin".
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Portrait of Hippolyte Flandrin (1855)
Flandrin (1809-1864) was a fellow painter. At bottom right it says "Ingres to his friend and great artist Hippolyte Flandrin".
Friday, February 27, 2015
Macbeth and Banquo Encountering the Three Witches on the Heath (1855)
Théodore Chassériau: Macbeth and Banquo Encountering the Three Witches on the Heath
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The Meeting of Henri III and the Duc de Guise (1855)
Pierre-Charles Comte: The Meeting of Henri III and the Duc de Guise
These two were bitter enemies. King Henri III eventually had the Duc de Guise assassinated.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1855)
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot: First Leaves, near Nantes
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot: Seine Landscape near Chatou
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot: The Letter
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot: Wall, Côtes-du-Nord, Brittany
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Theatrical Rehearsal in the House of an Ancient Roman Poet (1855)
Gustave Boulanger: Theatrical Rehearsal in the House of an Ancient Roman Poet
Friday, February 20, 2015
Charles-Louis Mozin (1855)
Charles-Louis Mozin: The Port of Rouen
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Charles-Louis Mozin: The New Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert (II)
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Soirée at the Louvre (1855)
François Biard: Une Soirée au Louvre chez le Comte de Nieuwerkerke en 1855
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
La Fête-Dieu (1855)
Alexandre Antigna: La Fête-Dieu
"Fête-Dieu" is the French name for the Feast of Corpus Christi, held sixty days after Easter.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Théodore Chassériau (1854)
Théodore Chassériau: Macbeth Seeing the Ghost of Banquo
Théodore Chassériau: Moorish Woman Leaving the Bath in the Seraglio
Sunday, February 15, 2015
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
Saturday, February 14, 2015
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Friday, February 13, 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Monday, February 9, 2015
The Age of Augustus and the Birth of Christ (1854)
Jean-Léon Gêrome: The Age of Augustus and the Birth of Christ
At the apex of this theatrically arranged study, Augustus Caesar sits in front of the Temple of Janus and touches the shoulder of a man personifying Rome. Surrounding him are scholars and statesmen while foreign tribes gather below. The Nativity scene in the foreground illustrates the coincidental moment of world peace under Augustus when Christ was born.
In 1852, Jean-Léon Gérôme received a state commission to paint a large mural of an allegorical subject of his choosing. In selecting this subject, Gérôme perhaps sought to flatter Emperor Napoleon III, whose government commissioned the painting and who was identified as a "new Augustus."
In preparation for his large mural, Gérôme traveled all over to find the appropriate ethnic types to portray the different peoples of the ancient world. When The Age of Augustus, The Birth of Christ was shown in 1855 at the Universal Exposition, his skill in depicting various nationalities led some to remark that Gérôme gave a lesson whenever he painted a picture. [Getty Museum]
In 1852, Jean-Léon Gérôme received a state commission to paint a large mural of an allegorical subject of his choosing. In selecting this subject, Gérôme perhaps sought to flatter Emperor Napoleon III, whose government commissioned the painting and who was identified as a "new Augustus."
In preparation for his large mural, Gérôme traveled all over to find the appropriate ethnic types to portray the different peoples of the ancient world. When The Age of Augustus, The Birth of Christ was shown in 1855 at the Universal Exposition, his skill in depicting various nationalities led some to remark that Gérôme gave a lesson whenever he painted a picture. [Getty Museum]
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Friday, February 6, 2015
Théodore Chassériau (1853)
Reclining Odalisque
The Tepidarium
Portrait of Comte Oscar de Ranchicourt
Thursday, February 5, 2015
A Classical Courtship (1853)
Auguste Toulmouche: A Classical Courtship
Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1890) was a French painter who painted in the academic realism style. This trend in art was towards realism but also towards greater idealism, which is contrary to realism. The figures depicted were made more abstract and idealized. His themes were in the Regency revival style of genre painting. This would involve both generalizing the forms seen in nature, and subordinating them to the unity and theme of the artwork.
He studied with Charles Gleyre and is known mainly for his portraits of Parisian women; Émile Zola spoke of "Toulmouche's delicious dolls." He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. [Wikipedia]
A more extensive bio of Toulmouche is at Rehs Galleries.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
The Arrest of Charlotte Corday (1853)
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Alfred Dehodencq: The Arrest of Charlotte Corday after the Murder of Marat, 13th July 1793
