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Apr 5 2011
Apotheosis of Homer
French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “The Apotheosis of Homer” of 1827 by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. The French master artist was forty-seven when he produced this painting and had finally become a critical success in Paris three years before. The government commissioned this work which he quickly completed. It is designed to show the homage that should be paid to Homer, the first European poet, by the great men of Greece, Rome and subsequent times. The original painting is 515 cm by 386 cm and is in the Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Dec 22 2010
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.
Nov 17 2010
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.
Jul 25 2010
Zeus et Thetis, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1811
French / Greco-Roman / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This powerful images by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres by painted in 1811 in France. It depicts poignent moment from Book One of the Iliad when Thetis beseaches Zeus on behalf of her son Achilles.
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