Charles Paul Landon
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Charles Paul Landon was a French painter
and popular writer on art and artists.
He was born in Nonant and entered the studio of Jean-Baptiste Regnault
, where he made a lifelong friendship with Robert Lefèvre
. He and won the first prize of the Academy in 1792, for study at the French Academy in Rome
. After his return from Italy, in the disturbed patronage conditions of the French Revolution
, he seems to have abandoned painting and turned to writing, although he began to exhibit in 1795, and continued to do so at various intervals up to 1814. A portrait from this period was purchased in 2003 for the Museum of Grenoble
. http://www.latribunedelart.com/Nouvelles_breves_2005/02_05/Acquisitions_Grenoble.htm.
It is chiefly for his writing on the arts that he made a reputation, however. He published nearly one hundred volumes during his lifetime. Landon was among the collaborators of the influential Journal des arts, des sciences et de la littérature. He was also a part-owner of the Gazette de France, where the extended accounts of annual Paris Salon
s were published. He was a paintings conservator at the Louvre
, a corresponding member of the Institut
and painter to Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry
, whose widow's paintings gallery he catalogued.
His major, on-going work comprised the Annales du musée et de l'école moderne des beaux-arts, published between 1808 and 1835 and running to 33 volumes. It forms a comprehensive resource on European art and artists prior to the 19th century. However it is far from perfect. The work has been criticised for containing many careless biographical mistakes and lacking critical accuracy.
An example of his popular works that has been recently reprinted was Numismatique du voyage du jeune Anacharsis
, ou Médailles des beaux temps de la Grèce which was accompanied by an essay on connoisseurship of medals by Théophile Marion Dumersan and dedicated to Louis XVIII
, 1823. Anacharsis had recently been established in the popular imagination in a historical novel
, while coins were among the few antiquities that the middle class might aspire to own.
Landon also published
He also produced descriptions of the Palais du Luxembourg and its contents, of the Giustiniani collection.
Landon died at Paris in 1826.
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Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and popular writer on art and artists.
He was born in Nonant and entered the studio of Jean-Baptiste Regnault
Jean-Baptiste Regnault
Jean-Baptiste Regnault was a French painter.Regnault was born in Paris, and began life at sea in a merchant vessel. At the age of fifteen his talent attracted attention, and he was sent to Italy by M. de Monval under the care of Bardin...
, where he made a lifelong friendship with Robert Lefèvre
Robert Lefèvre
Robert Jacques François Faust Lefèvre was a French painter of portraits, history paintings and religious paintings. He was heavily influenced by Jacques-Louis David and his style s reminiscent of the antique.-Life:Robert Lefèvre made his first drawings on the papers of a procureur to whom his...
. He and won the first prize of the Academy in 1792, for study at the French Academy in Rome
French Academy in Rome
The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...
. After his return from Italy, in the disturbed patronage conditions of the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, he seems to have abandoned painting and turned to writing, although he began to exhibit in 1795, and continued to do so at various intervals up to 1814. A portrait from this period was purchased in 2003 for the Museum of Grenoble
Museum of Grenoble
The Museum of Grenoble is a city museum of Fine Arts and antiques in the city of Grenoble in France.Located on the left bank of the Isère, place Lavalette, it is known both for its collections of ancient art for its collections of modern and contemporary art..-History:The Museum of Grenoble was...
. http://www.latribunedelart.com/Nouvelles_breves_2005/02_05/Acquisitions_Grenoble.htm.
- His Leda won an award of merit in 1801, and is now in the château de Fontainebleau since 1932 deposit by the LouvreLouvreThe Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
. * - His Mother's Lesson was the subject of a popular engraving.
- Paul and Virginia Bathing (an illustration of Chateaubriand's popular novel, also engraved, his Sleep of Achilles and Daedalus and Icarus (1799, illustrated right) are all at the Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Alençon.
It is chiefly for his writing on the arts that he made a reputation, however. He published nearly one hundred volumes during his lifetime. Landon was among the collaborators of the influential Journal des arts, des sciences et de la littérature. He was also a part-owner of the Gazette de France, where the extended accounts of annual Paris Salon
Paris Salon
The Salon , or rarely Paris Salon , beginning in 1725 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. Between 1748–1890 it was the greatest annual or biannual art event in the Western world...
s were published. He was a paintings conservator at the Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
, a corresponding member of the Institut
Institut
İnstitut is a settlement and municipality in the Samukh Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,946.-References:...
and painter to Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry
Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry
Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, Duke of Berry was the younger son of the future king, Charles X of France, and his wife, Princess Maria Theresa of Savoy....
, whose widow's paintings gallery he catalogued.
His major, on-going work comprised the Annales du musée et de l'école moderne des beaux-arts, published between 1808 and 1835 and running to 33 volumes. It forms a comprehensive resource on European art and artists prior to the 19th century. However it is far from perfect. The work has been criticised for containing many careless biographical mistakes and lacking critical accuracy.
An example of his popular works that has been recently reprinted was Numismatique du voyage du jeune Anacharsis
Anacharsis
Anacharsis was a Scythian philosopher who travelled from his homeland on the northern shores of the Black Sea to Athens in the early 6th century BCE and made a great impression as a forthright, outspoken "barbarian", apparently a forerunner of the Cynics, though none of his works have...
, ou Médailles des beaux temps de la Grèce which was accompanied by an essay on connoisseurship of medals by Théophile Marion Dumersan and dedicated to Louis XVIII
Louis XVIII of France
Louis XVIII , known as "the Unavoidable", was King of France and of Navarre from 1814 to 1824, omitting the Hundred Days in 1815...
, 1823. Anacharsis had recently been established in the popular imagination in a historical novel
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
, while coins were among the few antiquities that the middle class might aspire to own.
Landon also published
- Vie et œuvres des peintres les plus célèbres de toutes les écoles... ("Lives of Celebrated Painters"), in 22 volumes
- An Historical Description of Paris, 2 volumes
- Description of London, with 42 plates
He also produced descriptions of the Palais du Luxembourg and its contents, of the Giustiniani collection.
Landon died at Paris in 1826.
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