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Romulus, Conqueror of Acron, 1812, Jean Auguste Dominque Ingres

Academician / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of Jean Ingres’ “Romulus, Conqueror of Acron” of 1812. Ingres was born in Montauban in 1780 and at the age of sixteen he went to Paris to study under David. He won the Grand Prix in 1801. He went to Rome in 1807 having secured a following in the art world. He continued to mature and gather a greater gathering until his death in 1867. Romulus, Conqueror of Acron, was created as a large painting for the salon of Napoleon I. It recalls the earliest and mythological history of Rome and reflects the Napoleonic obsession with all things Roman and Classical. The original painting is in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

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The Dream of Ossian by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1813

Academician / French / Inspirational prints / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

This is a reproduction of Jean Ingres’ “The Dream of Ossian” of 1813.  Ingres was born in Montauban in 1780 and at the age of sixteen he went to Paris to study under David.  He won the Grand Prix in 1801.  He went to Rome in 1807 having secured a following in the art world.  He continued to mature and gather a greater gathering until his death in 1867.  The Dream of Ossian reflects the contemporary obsession with the literary bogus Homer of the North, yet the images are striking  The original painting is in the Musee Ingres, Montauban, France.

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Charon Ferrying the Shades by Pierre Subleyras of ca. 1737

Academician / Baroque / French / Greco-Roman / Italian / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc

This French masterpiece of the the Baroque Era was created between 1735 and 1740, the work of Pierre Subleyras.  The artist won the Grand Prix in 1728 at the age of twenty-nine and went to Rome to study further.  He was admitted to the Accademia di San Luca there.  He became favored by the Papal Curia and his output was prodigious.  Claims are made that exhaustion caused his death in 1749.  This work is a sensitive depiction of the mythical Charon ferrying recently departed souls over the River Styx.  It is now displayed in the Louvre in Paris.
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