Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld
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Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld (1758 - 1846) was a French
painter.
A native of the city of Carpentras
, Bidauld first studied painting with his elder brother, Jean-Pierre-Xavier
, in Lyons
. In 1783 he traveled to Paris
, there winning the favor of an art dealer and perfume
seller named Dulac. This latter subsidized Bidauld's travels in Italy
, where for five years he lived in Rome
and traveled widely. Most of his contacts within the French artistic community in that city were history painters
.
In 1790 Bidauld returned to Paris; in 1791 he entered the Salon for the first time. Thereafter he participated regularly. In 1792 he began receiving official commissions, and in 1823 he became the first landscape painter elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts
. 1825 saw him awarded the Légion d'honneur
. His reputation began to decline at about this time; as a member of the Salon jury, he was seen as blocking a new generation
of landscape painters from gaining entry. Chief among these was Théodore Rousseau
. Bidauld was savaged in the press, and as a result became unable to sell his work. By the time of his death, he was near penury.
Camille Corot was among Bidauld's admirers during his career.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
painter.
A native of the city of Carpentras
Carpentras
Carpentras is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It stands on the banks of the Auzon...
, Bidauld first studied painting with his elder brother, Jean-Pierre-Xavier
Jean-Pierre-Xavier Bidauld
Jean-Pierre-Xavier Bidauld was a French painter, mainly of landscapes and still lifes. Born in Carpentras, he died in Lyon. He was the older brother, and first teacher, of Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld; he was also the father-in-law of Jean-Baptiste Guimet and grandfather of Émile Étienne...
, in Lyons
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
. In 1783 he traveled to 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...
, there winning the favor of an art dealer and perfume
Perfume
Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and/or aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces "a pleasant scent"...
seller named Dulac. This latter subsidized Bidauld's travels in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, where for five years he lived in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and traveled widely. Most of his contacts within the French artistic community in that city were history painters
History painting
History painting is a genre in painting defined by subject matter rather than an artistic style, depicting a moment in a narrative story, rather than a static subject such as a portrait...
.
In 1790 Bidauld returned to Paris; in 1791 he entered the Salon for the first time. Thereafter he participated regularly. In 1792 he began receiving official commissions, and in 1823 he became the first landscape painter elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts
Académie des beaux-arts
The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a French learned society. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France.It was created in 1795 as the merger of the:* Académie de peinture et de sculpture...
. 1825 saw him awarded the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
. His reputation began to decline at about this time; as a member of the Salon jury, he was seen as blocking a new generation
Barbizon school
The Barbizon school of painters were part of a movement towards realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time. The Barbizon school was active roughly from 1830 through 1870...
of landscape painters from gaining entry. Chief among these was Théodore Rousseau
Théodore Rousseau
Pierre Étienne Théodore Rousseau , French painter of the Barbizon school, was born in Paris, of a bourgeois family.-Youth:At first he received a business training, but soon displayed aptitude for painting...
. Bidauld was savaged in the press, and as a result became unable to sell his work. By the time of his death, he was near penury.
Camille Corot was among Bidauld's admirers during his career.
Reference
- Philip Conisbee, Sarah Faunce, and Jeremy Strick. In the Light of Italy: Corot and Early Open-Air Painting. New Haven; Yale University Press, 1996.