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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres ( / ˈæŋɡrə, ˈæ̃ɡrə / ANG-grə, French: [ʒɑ̃ oɡyst dɔminik ɛ̃ɡʁ]; 29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style.
Jun 12, 2024 · Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (born August 29, 1780, Montauban, France—died January 14, 1867, Paris) was a painter and icon of cultural conservatism in 19th-century France. Ingres became the principal proponent of French Neoclassical painting after the death of his mentor, Jacques-Louis David.
With a daring blend of traditional technique and experimental sensuality, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres reimagined Classical and Renaissance sources for 19 th century tastes. A talented draftsman known for his serpentine line and impeccably rendered, illusionistic textures, he was at the center of a revived version of the ancient debate: is ...
1780 - 1867. Image: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 'Self Portrait' Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi © Photo Scala, Florence Courtesy of the Ministrio per i Beni e le Attività Culturali. Ingres was steeped in the academic tradition, which centred on study from the nude and classical art.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres /ʒɑ̃ o g yst dɔminik ɛ̃ g ʁ/, né le 29 août 1780 à Montauban et mort le 14 janvier 1867 à Paris, est un peintre français également excellent musicien — il fut second violon auprès de l'Orchestre de Toulouse — ce qui l'amena à se lier d'amitié avec les plus grands violonistes de son temps, Niccolo Paganini et Pierre ...
Biography. Born in 1780 in the southern French town of Montauban, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres had early instruction from his father, an artist in the town's employ. The boy showed a precocious musical and artistic talent.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was an artist of immense importance during the first half of the nineteenth century. His father, Jean-Marie-Joseph Ingres was a decorative artist of only minor influence who instructed his young son in the basics of drawing by allowing him to copy the family’s extensive print collection that included ...
Aug 29, 1780 - Jan 14, 1867. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French Neoclassical painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian...
Jun 12, 2024 · French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1860, who is now considered one of the greatest and most compelling masters of the 19th century. (more) Ingres’s death marked the symbolic end of the tradition of monumental history painting in France.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres ( ANG-grə, French: [ʒɑ̃ oɡyst dɔminik ɛ̃ɡʁ]; 29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic style.
