Fine Canvas Art Blog
The Art of Making Art
Archive for posts tagged with ‘Terror’
May 23 2011
Ruins of Nimes, Orange and St-Remy
Academician / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “The Ruins of Nimes, Orange and Saint-Remy-de-Provence” by Hubert Robert of 1789. This French artist was fifty-six when he created this masterpiece. He was born in Paris and in 1754 went to Rome in the entourage of the ambassador from the French court. He spent eleven years there and supported himself in the latter years through his work as an artist. He returned to Paris is 1765 and soon became a success in the art circles. He was imprisoned during the Revolution and was almost executed during the Terror. He was released after the death of Robespierre. He became one of the directors of the new museum of the Louvre and continued his success focusing on Neoclassical works. He died in Paris on April 15, 1808. The original of this masterpiece is on display at the Bode-Museum In Berlin.
Reproduction for sale on Zazzle
May 19 2011
The Return of Marcus Sextus
Academician / French / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “The Return of Marcus Sextus” of 1799 by Baron Pierre-Narcisse Guerin. This masterpiece was a success at the Salon of 1799 being an allegory of the return of the the émigrés following the extremes of the Terror during the French Revolution. Marcus Sextus is a fictional character returning home from having fled the proscriptions of the Roman dictator Sulla. He returns to find his wife has died and his daughter is beside herself with grief. The artist was twenty-five years old when he created this masterpiece and he was able to study in Italy after the sensation caused by this painting. He continued popular through the Napoleonic Period and in the Restoration as well. He became director of the French Academy in Rome in 1822 and was created Baron Guerin in 1828. In an effort to regain his broken health, Guerin returned to Rome in 1833 where he died on July 6. This masterpiece measures 243 cm wide and 217 cm high. It is in the Musee de Louvre, Paris.
Reproduction for sale on Zazzle
-
-
More options
0
107