Charles Caryl Coleman
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Charles Caryl Coleman (1840, Buffalo, New York
–1928, Capri, Italy) was an American-born Italian painter.
Born and raised in Buffalo, New York
, Coleman studied art under William Holbrook Beard
"and an itinerant painter, Andrew Andrews whose real name was Isaacs." Between 1859 to 1862, Coleman studied in Paris
under Thomas Couture
, returning during the American Civil War
to serve with the Union Army during which he was seriously wounded and recovered in New York City
. He returned to Europe in 1866 with fellow painters William Morris Hunt
and Elihu Vedder
.
After time in Paris and Brittany, he moved to a Roman apartment previously occupied by poet John Keats
before finally settling in Capri
. He converted the former Santa Teresa convent into Villa Narcissus in 1870. A part of that villa was dedicated to a "palace of art" with antiquities and his own paintings. He remained in Capri until his death.
His work was exhibited in the United States and England.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
–1928, Capri, Italy) was an American-born Italian painter.
Born and raised in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, Coleman studied art under William Holbrook Beard
William Holbrook Beard
William Holbrook Beard was an American painter.Beard was born in Painesville, Ohio. He studied abroad, and in 1861 moved to New York City, where, in 1862, he became a member of the National Academy of Design. Beard was a prolific artist...
"and an itinerant painter, Andrew Andrews whose real name was Isaacs." Between 1859 to 1862, Coleman studied in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
under Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture was an influential French history painter and teacher. Couture taught such later luminaries of the art world as Édouard Manet, Henri Fantin-Latour, John La Farge, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Karel Javůrek, and J-N Sylvestre.-Life:He was born at Senlis, Oise, France...
, returning during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
to serve with the Union Army during which he was seriously wounded and recovered in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He returned to Europe in 1866 with fellow painters William Morris Hunt
William Morris Hunt
William Morris Hunt , American painter, was born at Brattleboro, Vermont to Jane Maria Hunt and Hon. Jonathan Hunt, who raised one of the preeminent families in American art...
and Elihu Vedder
Elihu Vedder
Elihu Vedder was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator, and poet, born in New York City....
.
After time in Paris and Brittany, he moved to a Roman apartment previously occupied by poet John Keats
John Keats
John Keats was an English Romantic poet. Along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, he was one of the key figures in the second generation of the Romantic movement, despite the fact that his work had been in publication for only four years before his death.Although his poems were not...
before finally settling in Capri
Capri
Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy...
. He converted the former Santa Teresa convent into Villa Narcissus in 1870. A part of that villa was dedicated to a "palace of art" with antiquities and his own paintings. He remained in Capri until his death.
His work was exhibited in the United States and England.
Works
- A study of friend Elihu Vedder
- Coleman was also commissioned to do a portrait of poet and essayist Walter Savage LandorWalter Savage LandorWalter Savage Landor was an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity...
. - "The Bronze Horses of San Marco, Venice" (1876, Whitney Museum of American Art).
- "Vesuvius from Pompeii" (date unknown, Detroit Institute of Arts)
- "The Vesuvius Eruption of 1906" (date unknown, Brooklyn Museum)
- Mural designs for the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York City for the Ecclesiastical Department of the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company.